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400 year old tim­ber framed restu­ar­ant, serv­ing clas­sic break­fast & hearty lunches.

The Pas­sage House is a relax­ing, com­fort­able, cof­fee house to vis­it as you trav­el through your day. 

We are open all day for cof­fee, tea, pas­tries and cakes and more… With free WiFi it’s a great place to work or study.

Fam­i­ly run café where your com­fort is our pri­or­i­ty, serv­ing food, cof­fees, wines, spir­its & cocktails.

Cas­tle Estate Plan­ning is an expe­ri­enced fam­i­ly run busi­ness ded­i­cat­ed to help­ing fam­i­lies pro­tect their assets and ensure a secure finan­cial future for the ones they love. We place our cus­tomers at the heart of every­thing we do, pro­vid­ing com­pre­hen­sive Estate Plan­ning Ser­vices includ­ing Wills, Last­ing Pow­ers of Attor­ney and Trusts. 

As mem­bers of The Soci­ety of Will Writ­ers, you can rest assured that you’re in knowl­edge­able hands. Our mis­sion is to pro­vide com­pas­sion­ate sup­port with clear guid­ance so fam­i­lies can make informed deci­sions about secur­ing their estates now and in the future. Our vision is that even­tu­al­ly every­one will have peace of mind know­ing their loved ones are tak­en care of when unex­pect­ed life events occur.

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. 

An authen­tic, fam­i­ly run, Sicil­ian eatery in the heart of Colch­ester with clas­sic Ital­ian dishes. 

Nes­tled in the cen­tre of his­toric Colch­ester, in the shad­ow of the land­mark Vic­to­ri­an water tow­er ​“Jum­bo” & close to the Mer­cury The­atre, Ris­torante Favoloso is an inti­mate, friend­ly Ital­ian restau­rant spe­cial­is­ing in the best fresh­ly pre­pared seafood & an exten­sive selec­tion of wines from Puglia and Sicily. 

Offer­ing a range of menu options, from a £10.95 set lunch menu through to the finest à la carte Ital­ian cui­sine, our name reflects our com­mit­ment to serve you excit­ing & fab­u­lous food pre­pared with only the finest ingre­di­ents, accom­pa­nied by fine wines and a fan­tas­tic atmosphere.

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.