Into Independents

Fol­low­ing a refur­bish­ment in 2023, Clay­don’s has all that you need from fresh pas­tries and cof­fees through to your shop­ping essen­tials. If you’re a City Cen­tre work­ers, there are always great deals on lunch deals and so much more. 

Want to pop in our shop, but are wor­ried about park­ing? With our shop right in the cen­tre of Colch­ester town, it makes it eas­i­ly acces­si­ble for every­one, there isn’t the has­sle of mak­ing a trip just to see us as you can sim­ply tie it in with a shop­ping trip.

If you don’t know what you want or even if you do our team will always be there to lend a help­ing hand when you are choos­ing a floor­ing solu­tion with us. We can show you all options we have in stock, and if we don’t have some­thing that suits you, but you have some­thing in mind, our team will do their very best to source it for you. No job is too big or too small for our team; we will tack­le any chal­lenge you may have head on.

Sales, ser­vice and repairs of cycles and acces­sories. 44 years of ser­vices to the cycling public.

We are a team of strate­gic prob­lem solvers who utilise the pow­er of dig­i­tal to grow businesses. 

We spe­cialise in web­site design, graph­ic design, motion design and videography.

We’ve always been pas­sion­ate about serv­ing the very best, spe­cial­i­ty cof­fee since day one. It’s how so many of us start our day, so we want every­one to have the best kick-start to their morn­ing. Great cof­fee nat­u­ral­ly demands great food, ours is hand­made in our own kitchen, daily.

Cuck­oo dough is a new, excit­ing edi­tion to Colchester’s food and drinks scene.

Locat­ed in the cen­tre of the old town, on the buzzing short Wyre street, we will be serv­ing deli­cious brunch, wood-fired piz­zas and a selec­tion of thirst-quench­ing cock­tails. Our inte­ri­or design is inspired by the great out­doors and offers a quirky, yet relax­ing space to social­ize and unwind. We also have our very own roof ter­race; where on a sun­ny day you can relax and enjoy a piz­za and a drink or two with­in a nature inspired setting.

Darcy’s is a high qual­i­ty sweet shop cater­ing for everyone’s needs with sweet ranges, such as retro sweets, sug­ar-free sweets, old-fash­ioned sweets, Amer­i­can sweets and stock­ing all flavours. The brand reflects the tra­di­tion­al ​‘sweet shoppe’ – which exist­ed as ear­ly as the 1800s — with the more con­tem­po­rary sweets and nov­el­ty ranges

Help­ing peo­ple look after and main­tain their footwear, hand­bags and so much more for longer. DGSL Is a pro­fes­sion­al sneak­er, boots and hand­bag laun­dry ser­vice. From pro­fes­sion­al shoe shines to restora­tion work, Gareth takes a great lev­el of care in his work and his hap­py cus­tomers are great evi­dence of this! 

Café based in Colch­ester town cen­tre with lots of board games to play while your enjoy a cof­fee or a slice of cake!

The only florist in the heart of Colch­ester. The place for bespoke flow­ers and gifts.

Dillys has been cre­at­ing beau­ti­ful and cre­ative designs in Colch­ester town cen­tre since 2006, build­ing a rep­u­ta­tion for our flo­ral qual­i­ty, style and ele­gance for every occasion.

Fish and Chips take­away and restaurant

Unique nail salon in Colch­ester town cen­tre. We offer pedi­cures along with all nail treatments.