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Tours of Colchester: Explore Britain’s First City with a Recognized Guide
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231 Ratings
Essex
Explore Colchester, Britain’s first city, with a recognized guide. Choose from 6 engaging tours and discover 2000 years of history, including exclusive access to city landmarks.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Colchester - Britain’s first City comes its newest, another milestone of in the 2000 year history of Colchester.\n\nDiscover how the industrial revolution changed the face of Colchester.\n\nFrom the opportunity and wealth it gave to some, and the abject poverty it gave to others.\nSee \’Jumbo\’ the largest water tower in Britain, the Town Hall in all its splendor, how the Victorians entertained themselves in the pubs and theatres. And marvel at the feats of engineering around the City. Discover their legacy and how it impacts us today.
What's Included
- Entertaining and informative guided tours
What's Not Included
- Parking fees
Additional Information
Choose from 4 tours.
It’s your City Tour
Ghost and Witches Tour
Roman Tour
Victorian Tour
Once booked you will be contacted to confirm which tour and what time you would like the tour.
Colchester, Britain’s first City and now its newest.
Discover 2000 years of history and see the legacy the Romans, Saxons, Norman’s and others left on this city.
Led by a fully trained Colchester Council recognized Guide and full member of The Colchester Tourist Guide Association (CTGA).
Discover why they came, why they stayed and what they have left us.
With access to city landmarks including a Roman theatre.
Learn about the remarkable history of Britain’s first City, given in an entertaining and informative style.
Tours available are:
Colchester City Tour
Ghost and Witches Tour
Roman Colchester Tour
Victorian Colchester Tour
Location
Colchester War Memorial
High Street
The War Memorial is situated at the Main Gates to Castle Park.
The nearest Car Park is All Saints Car park and a larger Car park at Greyfriars hotel behind it, both are pay and display.
exit to the main road and walk up 100 meters to the Memorial
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jinsongl2024
May 26, 2024
Rediscovering Colchester: A Captivating History Tour with Raymond - My friend and I had an absolute blast on Raymond's history tour. Having lived in Colchester for several years, I thought I knew everything about the place. But Raymond’s storytelling made me realize I didn't know my Romans from my Normans! His eloquence and deep dive into Colchester’s 2000 years of history were nothing short of enlightening. We can't recommend it enough --- follow Raymond’s lead to discover the hidden gems and quirky corners of Britain’s first city, whether it’s sunny or rainy. Trust me, even the rain seems historical with Raymond around!
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U6564uejanicew
May 2, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable morning with Raymond. - Really enjoyed the morning tour. Raymond was both knowledgeable and humorous. He really brought it alive for us. Thoroughly recommend this tour to everyone.
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Abella1o
Apr 29, 2024
Linking past to present - Very fun and informative. Ray brought the history of Colchester to life in a relatable way. We were taken great care of and really learnt about the amazing history of Britain's first and newest city.
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Paulbailey2022
Apr 20, 2024
Brilliant. Not to be missed. - A really very good tour, well worth going on.
Excellently hosted with lots of interesting facts presented in a friendly, entertaining and interesting way.
Thank you very much for a great experience.
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I4071oesilvanas
Apr 13, 2024
Colchester Roman History Tour - Brilliant tour, Ray brought the history of Colchester to life. This is the second of Rays tours I have been on and I would highly recommend them.
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Elenafp3676jt
Apr 5, 2024
Ray's Ghost and Witch Tour - Tour 5th April. Such fun and very informative not just about hauntings but history of Colchester. Ray is a fantastic guide and when I go back to Colchester I will definitely book another tour with him. Highly recommended
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Mollyfudge
Mar 30, 2024
Tours around Colchester - We did 2 tours with tours of Colchester, ghost tour and Roman tour. Both were very good!! Ray is very funny and knowledgeable, his passion for Colchester is clear to see! Absolutely loved the story about the red lion and it was interesting to see how Colchester links to its past through the buildings.
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498bobw
Mar 18, 2024
Historic Colchester - Great in depth knowledge, good humoured and likeable bloke, informative and enlightening tour, definitely recommendes.
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Katel1955
Apr 25, 2024
Great tour of roman Colchester - We all enjoyed this tour. It was full of facts made pleasant and digestible by Ray. We learnt a lot and liked our fellow group members. Good value. Would certainly go again. Unfortunately Ray didn't stop the perishing temperatures!
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Justkimokay
Mar 22, 2024
Entertaining - Myself and friend went on a History Tour with Ray. Ray was very amenable with arranging time, tour lasted 90 minites, Ray presented very knowledgeable and entertaining throughout the tour. We would recommend Ray as a tour guide and his tours if you are visiting Colchester.
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