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Colchester Garden Festival Colchester Town Centre

Colchester Garden Festival

Colchester Town Centre
Join us in the town cen­tre for a month long cel­e­bra­tion of plant­i­ng, grow­ing and our won­der­ful sur­round­ing gre…
21 Jul / 2022 - 22 Aug / 2022
Alice in Wonderland Mercury Theatre

Alice in Wonderland

Mercury Theatre
Alice is under a lot of pres­sure. She’s anx­ious­ly about to sit an exam, when she acci­den­tal­ly falls down a rab…
29 Jul / 2022 - 14 Aug / 2022
Colchester Pride Firstsite

Colchester Pride

Firstsite
Colch­ester Pride is back this August! Come and cel­e­brate Pride in Colch­ester with amaz­ing acts, entertainment…
13 Aug / 2022 - 13 Aug / 2022
Book A Bespoke After-Hours Private Tour Of Colchester Castle! Colchester Castle

Book A Bespoke After-Hours Private Tour Of Colchester Castle! 11 Aug - 11 Aug

Colchester Castle

Colch­ester Cas­tle are offer­ing Covid-19 safe and secure ​‘bub­ble’ tours of Colch­ester Ca…

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Escape At The Castle Colchester Castle

Escape At The Castle 11 Aug - 11 Aug

Colchester Castle

Colch­ester Cas­tle are once again offer­ing their sell out Escape Expe­ri­ences. The experi…

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Wicked Spirits? Witchcraft + Magic at Colchester Castle Colchester Castle

Wicked Spirits? Witchcraft + Magic at Colchester Castle 16 Jul - 06 Jan

Colchester Castle

Colch­ester Cas­tle was a key land­mark in the Essex witch tri­als. In the 1500s and 1600s,…

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Colchester Garden Festival Colchester Town Centre

Colchester Garden Festival 21 Jul - 22 Aug

Colchester Town Centre

Join us in the town cen­tre for a month long cel­e­bra­tion of plant­i­ng, grow­ing and our wo…

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Grow with Lush

Grow with Lush 21 Jul - 22 Aug

Come Grow With Us: Lush Seed Plant­i­ng 21 Jul — 22 Aug­Come Grow With Us! 

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Animal Bingo Trail! Natural History Museum

Animal Bingo Trail! 26 Jul - 04 Sep

Natural History Museum

Fol­low our new trail around the muse­um this sum­mer!
Find and match ani­mals around …

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Alice in Wonderland Mercury Theatre

Alice in Wonderland 29 Jul - 14 Aug

Mercury Theatre

Alice is under a lot of pres­sure. She’s anx­ious­ly about to sit an exam, when she acci­den­tal­ly fal…

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Victorian Craft Hollytrees Museum

Victorian Craft 01 Aug - 22 Aug

Hollytrees Museum

Get your craft on with us this sum­mer!
Every Mon­day we will be get­ting the paint,
glu…

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Colchester Castle Family Tours Colchester Castle

Colchester Castle Family Tours 01 Aug - 22 Aug

Colchester Castle

Join us for a spe­cial fam­i­ly tour of the Cas­tle. Trav­el back over 2000 years on a trip into the h…

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Magical Animal Crafts Natural History Museum

Magical Animal Crafts 02 Aug - 23 Aug

Natural History Museum

Get your craft on with us this sum­mer!
Every Tues­day we will be get­ting the paint,
gl…

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Storytelling at Colchester Castle Colchester Castle

Storytelling at Colchester Castle 02 Aug - 23 Aug

Colchester Castle

Sto­ry­telling appeals to all ages, but espe­cial­ly chil­dren
and there is noth­ing more magical…

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Magical Crafts Colchester Castle

Magical Crafts 03 Aug - 24 Aug

Colchester Castle

Inspired by our new exhi­bi­tion Wicked Spir­its? Witch­craft + Mag­ic, join the team to learn more ab…

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Object Handling Colchester Castle

Object Handling 04 Aug - 25 Aug

Colchester Castle

Get up close to Colch­ester Muse­ums col­lec­tions. Join
our won­der­ful cura­tors for the opportu…

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Costumed Characters!

Costumed Characters! 05 Aug - 26 Aug

On a vis­it to Colch­ester Cas­tle this sum­mer, look out for some
very spe­cial char­ac­ters. Ask …

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Animal Bingo Trail Natural History Museum

Animal Bingo Trail 11 Aug - 04 Sep

Natural History Museum
Do you know why some peo­ple think black cats are a sign of bad luck or why toads can be turned into …
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Wizard of Oz Workshop Headgate Theatre

Wizard of Oz Workshop 11 Aug - 12 Aug

Headgate Theatre
Trav­el down the yel­low brick road with us this sum­mer to tell the sto­ry of the Wiz­ard of Oz!
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Sow and Grow Workshop - MERCURY THEATRE Mercury Theatre

Sow and Grow Workshop - MERCURY THEATRE 11 Aug - 12 Aug

Mercury Theatre

Through­out the Colch­ester Gar­den Fes­ti­val Lee Con­nel­ly The Skin­ny Jean Gar­den­er from CBBC, BBC Te…

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Keep Being Amazing -- An Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme Exhibition Firstsite

Keep Being Amazing -- An Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme Exhibition 11 Aug - 21 Aug

Firstsite
Inspired by Hol­i­day Fun, a ground-break­ing pro­gramme from First­site which offers fam­i­lies free days …
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In this week

25% of Afternoon Tea at Tea at the George

25% of Afternoon Tea

at Tea at the George
Cel­e­brate nation­al After­noon Tea Week with us by receiv­ing 25% off when you book direct. Dis­count avail­able on…
08 Aug / 2022 - 14 Jul / 2022
Student Discount at Pure Gym at PureGym Colchester Retail Park

Student Discount at Pure Gym

at PureGym Colchester Retail Park
To grab a dis­count on your stu­dent gym mem­ber­ship, sim­ply ver­i­fy with UNi­DAYS above, then fol­low the steps to …
13 Jul / 2022 - 01 Dec / 2023
Afternoon Tea and Stay at The George at The George Hotel

Afternoon Tea and Stay at The George

at The George Hotel
Sweet Dreams, expe­ri­ence an after­noon tea for two at Tea at the George & relax­ing night at the George Hote…
26 May / 2022 - 01 Dec / 2022
Click and Collect with Lush at Lush

Click and Collect with Lush

at Lush
Lush Colch­ester are now offer­ing Click and Col­lect to their store! Order via lush​.com before 3pm for same day…
11 Aug / 2022 - 11 Aug / 2022
Save money on your parking with Emmaus at Emmaus - High Street

Save money on your parking with Emmaus

at Emmaus - High Street
Save 50p on your park­ing when you spend £25 at Emmaus (high street store) with the MiPer­mit App. Sim­ply downl…
11 Aug / 2022 - 11 Aug / 2022
Travel around Colchester with the Borough Card See & Do

Travel around Colchester with the Borough Card

See & Do
Unlim­it­ed bus trav­el in and around Colch­ester, on First Essex, Arri­va Colch­ester, Pan­ther Trav­el, Ipswich Buse…
11 Aug / 2022 - 11 Aug / 2022
Student Discount at Fenwicks! at Fenwick

Student Discount at Fenwicks!

at Fenwick
Call­ing all stu­dents, shop­ping just got even bet­ter… Receive 10% off* full price orders with a unique UNiDAY…
12 Apr / 2021 - 11 Aug / 2022
20% off for Keyworkers! at Attwells Solicitors

20% off for Keyworkers!

at Attwells Solicitors
Attwells are hap­py to offer a 20% dis­count for key­work­ers this includes NHS staff, Car­ers, Blue Light cardhold…
11 Aug / 2022 - 11 Aug / 2022
Three Wise Monkey Reward Card at Three Wise Monkeys

Three Wise Monkey Reward Card

at Three Wise Monkeys
Mon­key Rewards is a new loy­al­ty scheme for Three Wise Mon­keys, Colch­ester. Now, just by check­ing in when you a…
11 Aug / 2022 - 11 Aug / 2022

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