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Locat­ed in the cen­tre of Colch­ester, Essex and Suf­folk have enjoyed our icon­ic flumes for gen­er­a­tions. With wild water rapids, waves, tip­per buck­ets, inter­ac­tive beach area, ship­wreck water can­nons and more in our fam­i­ly fun Leisure Pool. Adults can also enjoy from unlim­it­ed access to a gym facil­i­ty , Func­tion­al Train­ing Area, exer­cise class­es, 25m swim­ming pool and free parking.

Your the­atre, your stories

The Mer­cury is an artis­tic pow­er­house in the East – a vital, vibrant, wel­com­ing cen­tre of cul­ture for the peo­ple of Colch­ester, Essex and beyond.

The the­atre takes its name from the Roman mes­sen­ger god, Mercury.

It was Mercury’s task to con­nect the peo­ple with the gods, and so, in keep­ing with our name, con­nec­tion is at the heart of every­thing we do.

24 hour gym from £13.99 a month! No con­tract required.

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Local cin­e­ma with friend­ly and help­ful staff in the heart of Colchester. 

Found­ed back in 1930, ODEON is the largest and best-known cin­e­ma chain in the UK and Ire­land. And, famous the world over, ODEON Luxe Leices­ter Square has host­ed over 700 of Europe’s biggest film pre­mieres since the 1930s and it’s now the first Dol­by Cin­e­ma™ in the UK.

Sig­nals is a cen­tre for cre­ative dig­i­tal learn­ing. We spe­cialise in film edu­ca­tion, dig­i­tal art and use media pro­duc­tion for social, lean­ing and cre­ative out­comes. We are a mul­ti award win­ning arts edu­ca­tion char­i­ty that pro­vides cours­es, work­shops and projects across the region.

Sit­u­at­ed on the main high street of Colch­ester the venue build­ing dates back to 1905 when it was the Grand Palace of Vari­eties some­thing of which is tried to kept alive today with a Grand Vari­ety of dif­fer­ent rooms of enter­tain­ment. Today the beau­ti­ful and orig­i­nal ornate ceil­ing and bal­conies are still on full view for all to admire and com­plete­ly enhanced by our state of the art light­ing and laser sys­tems a tru­ly amaz­ing site to see.