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Charter Market
Culver Street West, Colchster, Essex C01 - England, UK

Colchester is the oldest recorded town in England, and its market has been running for over 800 years. In 1189, it was granted a charter by King John - hence its name. It runs on Fridays and Saturdays, with stalls...
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Attractions near Charter Market
A selection of attractions close to Charter Market:
The Dutch Quarter  (< 1 Mile)
In the 1500s Flemish Protestant refugees arrived in Colchester, their weaving skills helping to make it one of the richest wool towns in England. Although...
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Colchester Arts Centre  (< 1 Mile)
Colchester Arts Centre offers an astonishing choice of entertainment, ranging from films to farmers markets. The Centre also hosts club nights, poetry, salsa, theatre, world...
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Social History Museum  (< 1 Mile)
Colchester is the oldest recorded town in the country, and therefore has a long and interesting history. Unlike many museums that are concerned with...
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Mercury Theatre  (< 1 Mile)
The Mercury has been described as one of the best repertory theatres in the country. It is home to the Mercury Theatre Company, which performs...
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Castle Park  (< 1 Mile)
A beautiful park based near Colchester town centre, which is situated near a leisure facility, a ten-pin bowling lane, restaurants and shops. It has...
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Colchester Castle  (< 1 Mile)
This Norman castle is laid on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius, destroyed in AD60 by Queen Boudica when she razed Colchester. The...
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St Bodolph’s Priory  (< 1 Mile)
These are the ruins of England's first Augustinian monastery. Founded in 1103, the Priory of St Julian and St Bodolph is now hidden in the...
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Roman Wall  (< 1 Mile)
The Roman Emporer Claudius famously rode into Colchester on an elephant in AD43. The Romans soon turned Colchester – or Camulodunum as they called it...
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St Bodolph’s Church  (< 1 Mile)
St Bodolph's Church is squeezed into a narrow back street right next to the atmospheric ruin of St Bodolph's Priory. In fact, the original Saxon...
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Hollytrees Museum  (< 1 Mile)
An award winning museum which presents the history of the building and Colchester in a light and amusing fashion, making it ideal for family visits....
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Colchester Town Hall  (< 1 Mile)
Colchester's grandest building, the Town Hall, is a 90-roomed baroque masterpiece with a 162ft Victorian tower. Grade I listed, it was designed by John Belcher...
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Colchester Zoo  (4.9 Miles)
Colchester Zoo is one of the finest zoos in Europe with over 200 species set 60 acres of beautiful parkland. Award winning enclosures include the...
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Sir Alfred Munnings Art Gallery & Museum  (9.2 Miles)
Munnings was famous for his depiction of East Anglian rural life in the early twentieth century and later for his paintings of racehorses. He lived...
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Mersea Island Museum  (9.3 Miles)
Mersea Island Museum is an independent museum that was established in 1976. It occupies a purpose-built premises in West Mersea, close to the parish...
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East Anglian Railway Museum  (9.3 Miles)
Based around a country station, this museum has the feel of an 1890s branch line. Many locomotives, wagons and carriages from the eras of steam...
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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)
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