In search

Enjoy open air the­atre at Colch­ester Cas­tle Park. Pro­duc­tions air­ing through­out the sum­mer season. 

We are sit­u­at­ed in the Low­er Bowls Green in Low­er Cas­tle Park. The clos­est entrance/​gate is the Leisure World side of the Park.

In 2016 we start­ed off on our ​“Great Jour­ney” with our now clas­sic core beer: Great Jour­ney Begins. This was our Pale Ale and it was received very well local­ly. It has remained one of our most steady and reg­u­lar­ly pro­duced beers. It’s an easy drinker and a great ses­sion Pale Ale.

From the con­fi­dence we gained devel­op­ing our first beer we start­ed to exper­i­ment with new styles, vari­eties and tech­niques and before we knew it we had a nice selec­tion to offer our patrons. 

This is when we realised we need­ed a lit­tle bit more space to spread out and con­tin­ue to grow our pas­sion for great tast­ing beer.

We were luck­i­ly able to set up shop in the old Jacks hard­ware store in the heart of Colch­ester city and now we’re flying.

Onwards and upwards. 

Jeans Craft room is a small shop at 23 North Hill. Start­ed in Octo­ber 2023, we are con­cen­trat­ing on pot­tery paint­ing for the time being. Cus­tomers book a table (email, tele­phone or face­book mes­sage) for a 2 hour paint­ing slot. When they arrive they are shown to the table and intro­duced to the ceram­ic items we have for sale. There is no stu­dio fee, glaz­ing or fir­ing fee and prices, which are clear­ly marked on the shelves, start at £10 for a medi­um sized char­ac­ter or ani­mal. Dinosaurs, coin banks, foot­ball, pug, ele­phant to name a few start at £12. Oth­er key items include medi­um plate £15, stan­dard mug £15, large mug £20, Cup and saucer £25, Large teapot £25. Var­i­ous sized vas­es are from £20, Gruffa­lo cook­ie jar £32, large pig­gy bank £28. Clocks

One of Colch­ester’s pre­mier venues, Char­ter Hall presents a wide vari­ety of year-round enter­tain­ment, includ­ing live music, the best tour­ing stand-up com­e­dy, indoor sport­ing events, food and drink fes­ti­vals, and vin­tage fairs.