Sign in with Facebook- Join for free
- Sign In
Sign in with FacebookLatest Colchester hotel reviews
Pro
Great people, pubs, nightlife, music, food, art....
Con
Needs a park and ride service for visitors
In a nutshell
Should be on your list of places to see in Britain
Ash86 Says: Enjoy the amazing views over Britain's oldest recorded town from the comfort of a hot air balloon. Depending on which way the wind is heading you may float over many of the countryside towns and villages in Essex - a spectacular day out.
PeterVancouver Says: Colchester Zoo has some of the best cat and primate collections in Europe. See a White tiger eye to eye in White Tiger Valley, or get closer to the Zoo's Chimpanzees at Chimp World. Other award winning enclosures include Penguin Shores for the breeding group of Humboldt's...
joanj Says: You will not be disappointed with a visit to this lovely zoo. They really do give their animals the best habitat possible. Each time I go back, I can see where the money has been spent. There are a lot more picnic tables and benches to sit and relax on(update 2009) and there...
sourbugger Says: As a city destination for a history vulture, a day trip or weekener to Colchester is worth investigating. It has the longest recorded history of any town in England. Even the historian Tacitus makes mention of it (he would have been great as a VT member). Roman remains...
joanj Says: If you walk behind the castle and either down the path, or up on the grass slope, you can see the beautifully laid out gardens in the park.The best view, and the views which I photographed, were from the grass mound behind the castle.I have had to take 3/4 photographs as the...
joanj Says: It is perhaps wise to start your visit to Colchester by visiting the Tourist Office. They have many leaflets, helpful staff, maps of the town, and books to purchase regarding the surrounding area and counties.The Tourist Office is fully carpeted, well laid out, plenty of...
16th Century - Colchester Castle
joanj Says: Visit the Castle or just walk around and take pictures if you are pressed for time.These are the beautiful gates at the entrance to the Castle Park and the Castle itself. On either side of the gates inside the park there are beautiful floral beds, and the 2nd photograph...
joanj Says: The Town Hall in Colchester is a magnificent building, unfortunately I could not get the whole of the building with the clock tower in the same frame, so I took various snapshots of it. Still a beautiful building to see though.The Town Hall was designed by John Belcher ,...
Tour of the Castle Museum - worth the extra tariff
comagirl Says: The tour lets you explore more of the building itself, with very useful info from the guide. (We were lucky enough to have a guide all to ourselves, but the fun of wandering around "behind the scenes" is worth it even in a larger group.) The guide takes you down into the...
Premier Inn Colchester Central
1 Review and 79 Opinions It was only due to local knowledge that we found this place, as most maps including Google, seem to...
1 Review and 214 Opinions A very good Holiday Inn but is too far out of town to be able to walk into Colchester which is some...
Raj Palace: Recommend you have an Indian
PeterVancouver Says: Although I live in Vancouver Canada, I do try to make it to the Raj Palace Restuarant whenever I am in the UK, as to me it still has one of the best indian meals anywhere in the world and that includes India! I first started to visit when it opened back in the 1980's and...
Nmurfet Says: I'm aware that Thai food is best eaten in Thailand but 'The Thai Dragon' is one of the better places to eat in Colchester for tasty food, a welcome atmosphere and good service. Volcano chicken is full of flavour a little hot and awakens your senses!
catsarethebomb Says: Well, I have no excuse really. I was warned about this place, I was told it was rough, dirty and the worst place to go in Colchester, bar the STI clinic on a Saturday morning. It would seem most people had the opinion that Route in Colchester was not far off being crammed in...
Liquid & Envy: Investment Pours in to Liquid Refurb
clubbing Says: INVESTMENT POURS INTO LIQUID REFURBThe launch of the new Liquid and Envy nightclub in Colchester is to receive another £1m investment.It was originally reported that the venue, which replaces the Hippodrome, would receive £1/2m but management have received confirmation of a...
fabric_letters Says: The best way to travel around Colchester is by bus, you can buy a day ticket for around £3.40 and it will get you most places in the town. If you are staying in the centre everything is within walking distance.
arturowan Says: Colchester bus station is 1 of the embarassments of public transport in UK - giving foreign visitors the impression they've arrived in a 3rd world banana republic. NO digital timetable - no sector map to inform as to what service leaves from which bay - inadequate shelters...
fabric_letters Says: Famous worldwide for its jam, you can visit the museum, jam shop and tearooms for free.There is 61 acres of heath land to explore and it is the largest surviving fragment of heathland in Essex and is a site of special scientific interest.About 10miles from Colchester
fabric_letters Says: Dedham is a small riverside village at the heart of Constable Country.You can hire a rowing boat and take a trip down the River Stour, take a stroll down the river to either Flatford Mill or Manningtree or just look round the local shops and art centres.Can be reached from...
Helpfulness
Colchester Judo Club (CJC) has been teaching Judo to the residents of Colchester since 1974, welcoming individuals of all abilities and enabling them to sample a unique and enjoyable sport.
Their mission statement is very simple:
"We wish to share our love of Judo with others, to teach Judo to a high standard, to maintain a well run non-profit making Club for the benefit of our members, and most importantly to have fun whilst doing so."
The Club has recently gone from strength to strength with support from the BJA, the coaches and the Club's supporters. They have successfully moved to a new venue, purchased new mats and promoted the Club throughout the local area.
They offer one of the largest and newest mat areas in the local area, based in a bright and modern dojo with excellent facilities, including plenty of free parking.
Colchester Judo club has been in the town for well over 30 years, and for a good number of these earlier years, was under instruction and development by Dave Greenall and Jack Garrington and held at the Sports Centre in Cowdray Avenue. Two of the most influential instructors through these years was Gary Martina who coached the childrens elite squad and Dave Martin 6th Dan and who was, up to retiring from refereeing in 2011, Britain's most highly ranked IJF referee and who is currently the senior coach of Ipswich Judo Club. The current senior Sensei of CJC is the very welcoming Tony Boyd who took over the instruction of the club from Dave's son, Cliff Greenall at the turn of the Millenium
Regular training sessions are held in a recently built activity room on the St. Mary's site, with ample free parking facilities and an extensive mat area covering an impressive 120 Square Metres, in a striking blue and yellow.
The Club has Sport England Bronze Clubmark and SportSX accreditation, CRB checked instructors who regularly attend courses to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of our members is observed.
Visitors are always welcome to the Dojo which can be found at their new address of St. Mary's School, 91 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3RB. For times and dates see website
Equipment: If no Judo gear, an old sweat, or T shirt is fine with old track suit pants to try out this great sport
Updated Jul 4, 2012
Address: St. Mary's School, 91 Lexden Road
Website: http://www.colchesterjudoclub.co.uk/index.html
Nmurfet Says: Colchester is rammed full of historical places of interest, the Roman Castle being the obvious one, for all the information you need on the attractions and sites to see in Colchester use this webpage:www.colchester.uk.com/history.htm or try this one for some photos:...
Paolo-Italy Says: Colchester is a 100.000 people town, so it's not so big and not too small... If you are a Colchesterian it happens often that you meet people you already know wherever you go. Colchester is even a very active town, and there are too many strangers coming here... Some others...
Sponsored Links
Britain's Oldest Recorded Town
I regard Colchester as my home town because it is the nearest large town to our village. Colchester was the probably the first Roman town in Britain, having been settled soon after the invasion in......
The rich history of this town dates back well over 2000 years and much of the information of its development can be found at the museum at Colchester Castle Although evidence shows that an early...
Colchester: Britain's First City
Colne Chester, the "castrum" of the Colne River... a magnificent town with a mixture of old building and fortifications and modern life...
Colchester: Britain's Oldest Recorded Town
Colchester goes all the way back to very ancient times. It played a key role in Britain's early history. It was founded by Cymbeline, a Celtic chief. In 43 CE, when the Romans conquered the island, it...
Colchester - Britain's oldest recorded town
Sept 2008 - I have now been back for a short visit to Colchester to take some more pictures, unfortunately the great British weather curtailed my picture taking. June 2004 - My visit to Colchester...
Build your own Colchester page
Sponsored Links
Comments