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Colchester Castle
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Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. It is located in, and gives its name to, Castle Park. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to it being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. The castle endured a three-month siege in 1216, but had fallen into disrepair by the seventeenth century when the curtain walls and... — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Comedy Night
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Colchester Audio Tour: Echoes Through Time Tour
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Fri 4 Dec · 18:45
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- Colchester Town 0.3 miles
- Colchester 0.8 miles
- Hythe 1.1 miles
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