Attractions near Charter Market

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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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