Guidebook for Essex

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Guidebook for Essex

Food Scene

Beautiful food. Big chain but highly recommended.
Bill's Colchester Restaurant
136-137 High St
Beautiful food. Big chain but highly recommended.
A great Italian restaurant to wine and dine in. One of my favourites and very friendly.
ASK Italian
Unit 2 Parkway
A great Italian restaurant to wine and dine in. One of my favourites and very friendly.
Very famous for its Jam. Tip free jam factory. The queen only eats this jam. You can visit and take a tour and even try the beautiful jam, scones and creme tea.
Tiptree
Very famous for its Jam. Tip free jam factory. The queen only eats this jam. You can visit and take a tour and even try the beautiful jam, scones and creme tea.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good music and a good night with food and music. Checkout nights these are on most importantly.
Hudsons Lane
Hudsons Lane
Good music and a good night with food and music. Checkout nights these are on most importantly.

Sightseeing

View of castle park
Castle Park Bandstand
High Street
View of castle park
Castle can be expensive to get in but if you like your history it’s well worth the fees
54 locals recommend
Colchester Castle Park
High Street
54 locals recommend
Castle can be expensive to get in but if you like your history it’s well worth the fees
One of the most beautiful islands I have ever seen. Stunning to visit in the summer with local beaches and also taking a walk round the small town and crabbing is a must.
41 locals recommend
Mersea Island
41 locals recommend
One of the most beautiful islands I have ever seen. Stunning to visit in the summer with local beaches and also taking a walk round the small town and crabbing is a must.
54 locals recommend
Colchester Castle Park
High Street
54 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Voted one of the best zoo’s in the UK and it sure is one amaze zoo. A must see
39 locals recommend
Colchester Zoo station
39 locals recommend
Voted one of the best zoo’s in the UK and it sure is one amaze zoo. A must see
Spa, swimming pool, kids activity pool, gym, has it all. Situated on cowdrey Avenue.
10 locals recommend
Leisure World Colchester
Cowdray Avenue
10 locals recommend
Spa, swimming pool, kids activity pool, gym, has it all. Situated on cowdrey Avenue.
Rollerworld & Quasar
13 Moorside

Arts & Culture

11 locals recommend
Colchester Arts Centre
Church Street
11 locals recommend
So of the best shows I have seen have been here. Even beating west end in london.
21 locals recommend
Mercury Theatre
21 locals recommend
So of the best shows I have seen have been here. Even beating west end in london.

Essentials

Food and essentials
Local small store which is 7 min walk from the apartment to gather all you require.
Co-op Food
2 The Avenue
Local small store which is 7 min walk from the apartment to gather all you require.

Shopping

Colchester has one of the best places to shop. All your high street chains to small business to. Places like lion walk, and culver square offer all high street chain business however coming off these shopping malls you have many small business’s. Colchester will take you all day to get round and view all these exciting shops to explore. Great places to eat and many of the coffee shops to choose from. Local to big changed coffee shops.
70 locals recommend
Colchester
70 locals recommend
Colchester has one of the best places to shop. All your high street chains to small business to. Places like lion walk, and culver square offer all high street chain business however coming off these shopping malls you have many small business’s. Colchester will take you all day to get round and view all these exciting shops to explore. Great places to eat and many of the coffee shops to choose from. Local to big changed coffee shops.