Langham Glass is situated at a collection of 18th Century barn workshops in the lovely North Norfolk village of Langham. Here you can not only buy handcrafted glassware but also learn about and see how glassmaking is done. Learn about...

Interestingly housed in what was All Saints Church, this museum is dedicated to the rich natural heritage of North East Essex. Dominated by the marine environment, many of the habitats are recreated - from the mudflats and marshes around the...

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 and completed in May 1902, costing £55,000. Inside, highlights include a 15ft stained glass window,...

This is Colchester's only standing Saxon building. Built around 1000, it features triangle arches, basket windows and reused Roman bricks - they are the reddish ones on the corners of the tower. In the churchyard look out for the grave...

In the heart of John Constable country, St Mary the Virgin was constructed in 1492 and has undergone numerous changes, mainly internally since then. Many times pictured in the background of a Constable painting, inside hangs one of the few...

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 and worked in Castle House for over 40 years and although it has been restored,...

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 St Bodolph’s Church stood where the ruins are now. Completed in 1835, the present church...

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 urban sprawl of modern-day Colchester but it's well worth seeking out. The dramatic ruins consist...

St Martin's Church is a part-ruined medieval church. The damage to the tower was done during the English Civil War, and the church was never repaired. Most of the building is late medieval though, with the tower dating from the...

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 their houses were spread throughout Colchester, many of them were here in the Dutch Quarter....

If you’ve ever wanted to see Britain’s oldest town from a unique perspective then a hot air balloon flight from Virgin Ballooning is exactly what you need. Glide over this historic town with the largest all-stone built castle in Britain...