address: Castle Park, off High Street, Colchester, Essex tel: 01206 282939 fax:01206 282925 email: museums@colchester.gov.uk prices: open: Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm ...

Colchester Castle is easy to visit from London. Image: ... Join one of the daily guided tours to go down into the Roman vaults and prisons, and up on the castle roof.

Today, it houses the Colchester Castle Museum, where visitors can see medieval jail cells and Roman artefacts. But Colchester played a massive role in English history beyond the Roman era.

A 216-year-old pencil drawing by John Constable has gone on display at a castle. The artwork, which dated back to 19 September 1808, shows St Botolph's Priory in Colchester city centre. It was ...

Colchester Castle is built above a Roman temple. Photo: Sannse First major city in Roman Britain. Former capital of Britain. Oldest town in Britain. And now, a city once again.

A 216-year-old pencil drawing by John Constable has gone on display at a castle. The artwork, which dated back to 19 September 1808, shows St Botolph's Priory in Colchester city centre.