Why if I can't find something in Colchester, it's not worth finding!
Darius Laws
Awards
- Arts Venue of the Year Shortlist
- Arts Venue of the Year
- Best School Garden
- Upcycling Business Display
- Creative, Cultural and Community Business of the Year
- Indie Retailer of The Year
- Indie Retailer of The Year Shortlist
- Indie Service Business of the Year
- Indie Service Business of the Year Shortlist
- Indie Leisure Business of the Year
- Indie Leisure Business of the Year Shortlist
- Personal Care Beauty Service of the Year
- Personal Care Beauty Service of the Year Shortlist
- Large Leisure Business of the Year
- Large Leisure Business of the Year Shortlist
- Large Retailer of the Year Shortlist
- Best New Business
- Best New Business Shortlist
Blog
- Explore our city with the InColchester App
- Light Up Colchester 2024
- Christmas In Colchester: Your 2024 Guide
- Welcoming the Spooky Season
- Photography Project celebrates Colchester's Creative Community
- Colchester Soapbox Rally moves to North Hill
- Teacher Treats
- The Ever-adapting Indies of Colchester
- Where to watch Euros 2024
- Fathers Day Ideas
- Colchester Business Awards Shortlist 2024
- 3 reasons you should watch Out and Out at The Mercury this April
- Colchester named in Top 40 Most Exciting Cities to Visit in 2024
- Trans+ Awareness Week
- The Festive Light Parade
- New look for Pizza Express
- Celebrating the Colchester Soapbox Rally 2023
- Garden Festival: Gnome Auction
- Soapbox Rally: Design your own Kart
- Student's Guide to Colchester
- Sir Isaacs Walk has a brand new look!
- Window Mural Trail Map
- BTS: Colchester Garden Festival 2023
- Summer Food & Drink Guide
- Colchester Gnome Trail
- Ace Comics: 40th Anniversary
- Visit The Fragrance Shop with us
- Gnome Painting at Community 360
- Pride Month In Colchester!
- What's On: King's Coronation Bank Holiday
- Winners 2023 - Colchester Business Awards!
- Big Eat Out Gift Card Winner!
- Streets Chartered Accountants acquires Whittles
- Palmer & Partners Acquisition of David Martin Group Colchester
- Soapbox Rally Entries to launch!
- We love books!
- Our guide to Mother's Day in Colchester
- Things to do with the kids in Colchester
- Places to find the perfect Valentine outfit!
- Things to do in Colchester
- Alternative date idea's for Valentines Day
- Places to eat on Valentines Day
- Help us name a new giving campaign!
- Vegan Restaurant Guide
- 2022 Christmas Window Competition Winner!
- THE GIVING TREE APPEAL CONTINUES TO BE A FLOURISHING SUCCESS!
- Student Discounts
- Essex and Suffolk Counselling
- Celebrating Essex Green Day
- Winners - Colchester Town Centre Business Awards
- Have your art on display in Colchester!
- Everything you need to know about the Christmas trail
- Things to do in Colchester this Fall
- Staycation guide
- Things to do this summer
- Behind the Business with Mercury Theatre
- Having a chat with Colchester Arts Centre
- The Colchester Gift Card!
- Behind the Business with Colchester Arts Centre
- Pubs and Restaurants in Colchester
- Welcome Back to The George Hotel
- Welcome Back to Headgate Theatre
- Catch Up in Colchester
- Welcome Back to Red Lion Books
- Welcome Back to The Tree Room
- Welcome back Colchester!
- Exploring Colchester with walking guides from Visit Colchester
- Easter Activities for the family
- What does "Shop Local" mean to you?
- The bakery that's out to make Essex feel sweeter!
- Let's talk shopping in Colchester!
- Self-care with Lush Colchester!
- GRIZZ IT!
- Mother's Day in Colchester town centre!
- Looking for things to do in Colchester?
- A Story From Preto
- All I Want For Christmas Is...
- Small Business Saturday In Colchester
- Five places to go for lunch if you work in Colchester
- Dinner at Bill's
- Living in Colchester
- A tour around Five Guys
- Wagamama, lets talk noodles
- Fenwick, home to a new room dedicated to wine!
- Making the town look pretty
- The story of In Colchester
Directory
- The Robin Cancer Trust
- Samuel Barber
- E.M Skin Clinic and Beauty
- Bluebelles Beauty
- Inkskinz Tattoo Studio
- Colchester Children's Counselling
- Tesco Express
- Makerspace
- Jeans Craft Room
- Textile Collective
- Twisted Treats
- Fowler Smith Mortgages & Protection
- Stage Text
- Wax Spiritual
- Vulcano Etna
- MenKind
- Claydons
- Toast UK
- Fred Olsen
- Island Dry Cleaners
- No Name Bar
- Hazelmere Junior School
- Prettygate schools
- Montgomery Junior School
- Age Well East
- InColchester
- Castle Estate Planning
- Moto Pizza
- Milksha
- Brick Lane Bagel Co.
- City Girls Boutique
- BAR 82 The Espresso Lounge
- Other Monkey Brewing
- Castle Park Theatre
- Cafe 21
- Bellas Patisserie
- The OutHouse
- Go Outdoors
- The Passage House
- Timbers
- Ellas Nail House
- Manor Health and Wellness centre
- Zoes Brow and Beauty Bar
- John Fowlers Solicitors
- No 10 Museum Street
- Faces Hairdressing
- Hair Revolution
- This Is Fever
- Rocks and Rubies
- Emberwood
- Matane Sushi
- AFIUK
- HAT Projects
- Park Brasserie
- The Holy Bagel
- Castle Aesthetics
- Mangiare Fresh Pasta Bar
- IGL Boutiques
- Roots and Grooves
- Danielle Styles
- Chicago Coffee and Sandwich Shop
- Brown & White
- Icarus Hairdressing
- Castle Park
- Charter Hall
- One Colchester Community Hub
- The Pitta
- Lion Walk
- Culver Square
- Leisure World
- Aburi
- Koryu
- Oriental House
- ChinaTown
- Cake Box
- Curzon Cinema
- Jumbo Water Tower
- Coda
- Patch
- Stanway Fiveways Primary
- St. James CofE Primary
- Millfields Primary
- PureGym Colchester Retail Park
- Gosbecks Primary
- Langenhoe Primary
- St Lawrence Church Of England Primary School
- Old Heath Community Primary
- Friars Grove Primary
- Essex and Suffolk Counselling
- Models Hair & Beauty
- Patrick James Property Consultants
- Emson Haig
- GLOW Hair and Beauty.
- Top Job
- Gemstone Mortgages
- DGSL
- Kintsu Colchester
- Rock Your Curves
- Tea at the George
- Castle Park
- Mooboo Bubble Tea
- Romano Lounge
- Costa
- Tea Rose Cafe
- JeS Lifestyle
- Salon Central
- Zest Studio
- Wei's Kitchen
- Exwhyzed
- Abigails Collection & Grooms Room
- AB Beauty
- Matrix Fitness Store
- Collectors Cave
- Frippery Sisters
- Visit Colchester Gift Shop
- Darcy's Traditional Sweet Shoppe
- Emmaus - High Street
- It's all at Number 11
- Hsinking
- Creative Hub Digital
- Colchester Carpets and Flooring
- Baccus
- Cuckoo Dough
- Mews Barbers
- Hollytrees Museum
- Natural History Museum
- Pirates and Princesses
- Hair Pimps
- Victoria Yum
- The Tree Room
- Two Brews Colchester
- Best Days Vintage
- Dillys Florist
- Kimchi House
- Venus Beauty Room
- Sir Isaacs Artisan Coffee
- SOS Bus (Open Road)
- Piccolo @42 North Hill
- EAP Property Services Group
- GFB, the Colchester Bookshop
- Pavilion Lounge and Restaurant
- Wildflower
- Adecco
- Invictus
- Cremmaaa
- Bill and Bert's
- Starbucks (Culver Street West)
- Regis
- Roberts Bar and Club
- Headgate Theatre
- LB Group
- Gray Dawes Group
- DNA Networks
- Civica UK
- Abellio East Anglia
- Space Studios
- Towergate
- Sutcliffes Maritime
- Colchester Town Hall
- Buzz Bingo
- Streets Whittles
- Hiscox
- Colchester Arts Centre
- Pizza Express
- Aston Lark
- Magistrates Court
- Colchester Dry Cleaners
- Diva
- W H Smith
- The Entertainer
- Coral
- Red Lion Hotel
- Poundland
- Shoe Zone - High Street
- Primark
- Level Best Art Cafe
- Scrivens Opticians
- The Silk Road
- Colchester Chinese Association
- Valuation Office Agency
- Egan Clinic
- Leaders
- TUI UK
- Pearl Dry Cleaners
- Prezzo
- Saffron Mortgage Finders
- Nationwide Building Society
- Gallant Richardson
- Lepra
- Colchester Billiard and Snooker Club
- Sainsbury's
- Simple Beauty
- Serenity Brides
- The Works
- Specsavers
- Fai's Noodle Bar
- Cornish Kitchen
- Premier
- Noodle Zone
- Community360
- Goody Burrett LLP
- Merkur Slots
- Boots Opticians
- BDG Design
- Banana Moon Day Nursery
- Turners
- China Chef
- Balkerne Gardens
- Beacon House
- Potato Hut
- Youth Enquiry Service (Y.E.S)
- Lloyds Bank
- Leeds Building Society
- HSBC
- NatWest
- KFC
- White Stuff
- X Bar
- Dough & Co
- Iceland Foods
- Attwells Solicitors
- The Green Room
- North Hill Hotel
- Tax Assist Accountants
- Kew Law LLP Solicitors
- Martin & Co
- Sparling Solicitors
- Small Talk Tearooms
- Paddy Power
- The Co-operative Bank
- Fenwick
- Escape
- Barnardos
- Optical Revolution
- Halifax
- Colchester Castle
- Castle Fish and Grill
- Barclays Bank
- Nandos
- Trilogy
- Greyfriars
- North Hill Noodle Bar
- New Look
- Birkett Long
- Belle Love
- Slice - Art Gallery
- Hudson House Sports Bar & Social
- Church Street Tavern
- Yates
- Queen Street Dental Care
- Vision Express
- RDP Accountants
- Game Store
- Superdrug
- The Perfume Shop (Superdrug)
- William H Brown
- Cards Direct
- Fubar Hair Collective
- Signals
- Bang and Olufsen
- Bethell and Clark
- Mirra
- Snappy Snaps
- Kaspas
- Waterstones
- River Island
- Slug and Lettuce
- Edinburgh Woollen Mill
- Dear Grace
- Clintons
- O2
- The Body Shop
- Timpsons
- iStore
- East of England Co-operative Travel Service
- Harvey and Thompson
- Belvoir
- Harris & Wood
- M P Gallery
- Blue Sky Printing
- Twisters Bar
- Firstsite
- Eurochange
- Taco Bell
- Sports Direct
- Odeon Colchester
- Haart
- Walkabout
- Zest
- Chef Canton
- Vinny's Restaurant
- Grapetree
- Franklins
- Fashion Cafe Bar
- Abbotts Countrywide
- OFFICE shoes
- Foneworld
- Vodafone
- Cash Converters
- St Botolphs Convenience Store
- MM Oriental Supermarket
- Ladbrokes (St Botolphs Street)
- The Gym
- Dr Chippy
- Mortgages First
- Three Wise Monkeys
- Connells Estate Agents
- Amplifon
- Ristorante Favoloso
- Camulodunum
- Burger King
- The Wedding Shop
- Heavenly Desserts
- Colchester Cycle Store
- Zizzi
- Open Road
- Marquis
- Colchester Boutique Hotel
- Toni & Guy
- Baker Chapman & Bussey
- Oxfam
- Feathers
- Day Lewis Pharmacy Crouch Street
- Day Lewis Pharmacy Priory Walk
- Dice and Slice
- Card Factory
- Playhouse (Wetherspoons)
- Savers
- Greggs (Long Wyre)
- Holland and Barrett
- PDSA
- Colchester Library & Community Hub
- Fat Face
- H. Samuel
- EE (Lion Walk)
- Lush
- Dogs Trust
- Beresford
- Cafe Med
- The Perfume Shop
- Claires
- Salvation Army Trading
- British Heart Foundation High Street
- British Heart Foundation Long Wire Street
- Emmaus The Works
- Age UK
- Stock and Bailey
- The Bull
- Greggs (Culver Street)
- Middletons
- Robert Dyas
- Moss Bros
- Mcdonalds
- Millets
- Just Essentials
- Tymperleys
- The Hole in the Wall
- Saxons
- Fenn Wright
- Lisa Marie
- St Nicholas House
- The George Hotel
- Metro Bank
- Castle Inn
- Wagamama
- Turtle Bay
- Five Guys
- After Office Hours
- Spar
- Wimpy
- Loofer's Food and Coffee Place
- Manns Music
- ASK Italian
- The Purple Dog
- Boots Pharmacy
- Boots
- Red Lion Books
- H&M
- TK Maxx
- Attitude Inc.
- Subway
- HMV
- Ann Summers
- Santander
- Flying Tiger
- Hotel Chocolat
- Clarks Shoes
- The Fragrance Shop
- Schuh
- Pandora
- Ernest Jones
- JD Sports
- Accessorize
- Monsoon
- Smiggle
- Paperchase
- Fraser Hart
- Ellisons Solicitors
- Annabelle 87
- Temme English
- Owen Aves Opticians
- Matalan
- Mercury Theatre
- Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) UK
- H Gunton
- Sense
- The Kings Arms
- Mango Hair Design
- Palmers and Partners
- Caffe Nero
- Sands and Son
- Crouch Street News
- Tesco Express
- Caffe Sala
- Shoe Zone (Retail Park)
- Starbucks (Retail park)
- First Essex Buses
- Wilko
- The Centurion
- Boydens Estate Agents
- Preto Colchester
- St Helena Shop Vintage Shop (Sir Isaac's)
- St Helena Shop (Culver Street)
- St Helena Shop (Crouch Street)
- Capel Court PLC
- Haines Watts
- The Original Artshop
- Love Thy Burger
- Bill's
- Ace Comics
Events
- Texas
- Busted
- BOSHH Events Christmas Party
- The Gin Triplets
- The last Open Mic Night
- The last Late Night Shopping
- The Oompah Band
- COLLIDESCOPE Christmas Party
- Open Mic Night
- Late Night Shopping
- Live Music
- Mamma Mia Christmas!
- First Thursdays
- Late Night Shopping
- Live Music
- Sleigh Queen! A Camp Christmas Party!
- Live Music
- The Big Quiz Night for North Essex Mind Charity
- Santa's Grotto
- Colchester High Street Festive Market
- Chris McCausland – YONKS!
- Santa's Grotto at Culver
- Friends Speedquiz
- KEVIN BLOODY WILSON: DiLLiGAF LEGEND, LiVE featuring JENNY TALIA from AUSTRALIA
- UB40 ft. Ali Campbell
- Craig David TS5
- Colchester Castle Ghost Hunt
- Colchester Town Hall
- An Evening with Rick Stein
- Luther Live
- Q The Music’s James Bond Concert Spectacular
- Babatunde Aleshe: High Expectations Tour
- Josh Berry: Best Man
- Sophie McCartney: One Foot in the Rave
- Bobby Davro – Everything is Funny if you can Laugh at it
- Emo Festival
- The Girl Power Experience
- An evening with Father Christmas and Friends
- Colchester Castle Open Evening
- Starlight Grotto
- Tiny Tots Grotto
- Meet Father Christmas - Weekdays
- Meet Father Christmas - Weekends
- The Comedy Store
- Beatlemania: The cast of Magic of the Beatles
- ABBA GOLD
- Heaven Can Wait - A Tribute at Meatloaf
- Ultimate Swift & Styles
- The Comedy Store
- Man in The Mirror
- Tina: What's Love Got To Do With It?
- Woman Like Me - The Little Mix Show
- Emma Kenny: Keller Couples
- Fleetwood Mac Songbook
- The Greatest Star - Streisand
- Beautiful Trauma - The Live Pink Show
- Al Murray: Guv Island
- Discos for Grown Ups
- The King's Voice: Gordon Hendricks as Elvis
- A Night to Remember: A Motown Show
- Rob Lamberti presents Perfectly George
- UK Queen: The Ultimate Tribute
- The Olivia Rodrigo Experience
- Ellis Live Presents 21st Century Tennessee
- The Comedy Store
- Sleeping with Beauty – Adult Pantomime
- Jason Manford: A Manford All Seasons
- Jim Davidson - The Next Chapter
- Queen of the Night – A Tribute to Whitney Houston
- Cirque De Celine
- Forbidden Nights 2025
- Taylormania
- SING THE MUSICALS THE LIVE BAND SING-ALONG SPECTACULAR
- Thank You for the Music - The Ultimate Tribute to ABBA
- Live at Christmas with Sara Pascoe
- Enlightened 2024
- Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up
- Simon Reeve – To The Ends of The Earth
- MJ: The Legacy - Starring CJ
- 80's Live
- Fairytale of New York - The Ultimate Irish-Inspired Christmas Concert
- 60s Supremes
- Elf - The Musical
- Escape At The Castle
- Book A Bespoke After-Hours Private Tour Of Colchester Castle!
Miscellaneous
- Cookie Policy
- Accessibility
- Getting here
- Help & advice
- Christmas in Colchester
- The BID
- Lock It With Love
- Shop Local
- Colchester Business Awards 2024
- Colchester Garden Festival
- Garden Festival Schools Leaflet
- Trail Maps
- School Pallet Gardens
- Alice Bunny Hunt
- grow your own
- This City Is
- A Year of Celebration
- Easter Mural Trail
- InColchester
- Halloween Activity Trail
Offers
- Monday Supper Club
- Early Bird Christmas Offer
- New Specials
- After Work Squad
- Lunch Deal
- Tuesdays Buy 1 Get 1
- Student Discount at Vision Express
- Student Discount at Accessorize
- Student Discount at The Fragrance Shop
- Student Discount at Office
- Student Discount at JD Sports
- Student Discount at Sports Direct
- Student Discount at ASK Italian
- Student Discount at Zizzi
- Student Discount at Holland & Barrett
- Student Discount at Bills
- Student Discount at The Gym Group
- Kids Piccolo Menu
- Group Ordering at Five Guys
- Student Discount at Love Thy Burger
- Student Discount at Emberwood Vapes
- Student Discount at City Girl Colchester
- Student Discount at Superdry
- Student Discount at Schuh
- Student Discount at The Body Shop
- Afternoon Tea at The Brasserie
- Laundry Scent Booster Multi Buy
- Student Discount at Iceland
- Student Discount at Superdrug
- Student Discount at Vinny's
- Student Discounts at Odeon Cinema
- Student Discount at Mooboo
- Student Discount at Taco Bell
- Student Discount at Hotel Chocolat
- The Body Shop Loyalty Club
- Student Discount at River island
- Student Discount at New Look
- Student Deals at KFC
- Student Deals at McDonald's
- Student Discount at Pizza Express
- Free item of food for Students at Greggs
- Student Discount at DGSL
- Student Discount at Hair Pimps
- Student Discount at The Perfume Shop
- Student Discount at Kaspas
- ABE Pre-Workout and Shaker deals at Matrix
- Student Discount at Pure Gym
- Click and Collect with Lush
- Save money on your parking with Emmaus
- Student Discount at Fenwicks!
- 20% off for Keyworkers!
- Three Wise Monkey Reward Card
