Colchester Walking Tours

01/04/2026

Who’s excited about this?! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Primetime! 🤩 Make sure you're watching BBC One tonight at 7pm for an incredible Colchester-related reveal, exclusively on The One Show!

We would say more but we're sworn to secrecy. 🤐

📺 Tune in tonight to find out more! 🙌

31/03/2026

Finally... that afternoon chat you always wanted!
MICK THE HIPPY IN CONVERSATON
SATURDAY 4 APRIL, 12.30PM
A light hearted discussion with local musician, Colchester Arts Centre Box Office Manager and general local legend Mick “The Hippy” Newman, AKA Carpet Bag Mick. Expect Top 5 gigs, tales from his cooking for superstar indie bands and jamming with Blur.

🎟️ https://ow.ly/PGvl50YB9XA..

03/02/2026

📣Cool free event klaxon! 📣

⁉Did you know that every month, FREE lunchtime organ recitals take place in Colchester Town Hall? You can hear the magnificent Moot Hall Organ (which is over 120 years old!!) in the elegant backdrop of (the recently re-opened after major restoration work) ✨ Moot Hall ✨

Each recital has a different guest organist from other cities across the UK📍and is a unique opportunity to hear this impressive instrument in a stunning and historic location 🤩

🕰 Time: 1pm
⏳Duration: 1hour
👛Price: Free! Retiring Collection in aid of the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ

💻Check out the dates at at www.moothallorgan.co.uk (link in comments)🎶👇

📸Image Credits: Friends of the Moot Hall Organ

18/01/2026

❄️ Happy World Snow Day ❄️ to all those who celebrate! Here’s a snapshot of some lovely snowy memories I have walking through Colchester over the years 🥰

11/01/2026

A public information post to say that is perhaps the BEST location for catching the winter rays of sunshine from the comfort of being inside 😎🧣

In fact, I’ll just say that it’s probably the cosiest place to be this Winter. Here me out:

✅ It’s FREE to visit!‼️

✅ Art exhibitions from world class artists 🧑‍🎨

✅ An incredibly reasonably priced and exceptionally tasty food menu!! See the delicious Firstsite Fishfinger Sandwich pictured which cost £3.75 😯

✅ It has huge windows to catch the whatever golden pools of sunshine we can get 🌞

✅ It’s home to a huge Roman mosaic covered in glass so you can walk over it and check it out in DETAIL! 🏛️

✅ It has toilets! 🚻

✅ Good quality colouring pencils on hand for anyone wanting to draw! ✏️

✅ Great location - visit the planted Meanwhile Garden after or take a trip to another fantastic art gallery, or the brilliant vegan cafe .cafe which is a stone’s throw from Firstsite 😌

01/01/2026

New Years Day skies in Colchester 😍

Happy New Year! 🥳

25/12/2025

Happy Christmas from Colchester Walking Tours! Eat, drink and be merry 🎉 It’s a beautiful crisp day out there today so hope you can also get out and enjoy some of that all important sunshine 🌞

1 - Colchester War Memorial. Always beautiful to behold. Designed by Henry Fehr. The statues are bronze!

2 - The Minories. A (brilliant and also free-to-visit) art gallery now but once home to wealthy cloth merchant, Isaac Boggis who gave the building a Georgian glow-up✨

3 - East Hill - a mix of architecture styles from timber framed to Georgian and some more modern day! Also just in sight, the former site of East Gate (one of the gateways in Colchester’s Roman Wall!)

19/12/2025

🎄Some beautiful shop/hotel/bar fronts and winter decs to be had in Colchester at the moment 😍 It’s coming up to the last weekend of shopping before Christmas. I think these sparkly shop fronts make the place feel really special at a time when life can feel quite hectic and frazzling! ✨

📸 credits: Colchester Walking Tours

13/12/2025

An enlightening historical tour of the city, twinkly Christmas lights, a thoroughly festive farmers market to round it all off ✨ We had a great time on this evenings historical walking tour - concrete murals, Roman mosaics, Victorian pomp and modern art all in the mix!

Have a look at my website (link in bio or www.colchesterwalkingtours.co.uk) where I’ll be putting my upcoming tours for the new year!

09/12/2025

🎄It’s nearly time for my Winter Warmer Guided Tour + Farmers Market tour!! This walking tour will take you around the historical locations of the city and show you Colchester in a whole NEW light!💡

Starting at Colchester War Memorial and finishing by the last surviving Roman gateway to the city, ✨Balkerne Gate✨ Also, helpfully, there will be a brilliant evening Christmas Farmers Market in full swing at the finishing point - perfect for buying thoughtful, locally produced Christmas presents for others (or oneself!) 🎁

Buy your tickets online (link in comments) or message me to reserve your space!

📸 credits: Colchester Walking Tours

03/12/2025

🎄Some suitably festive events to take you through the weekend coming up! Loads to enjoy if you’re in the city both paid for AND free 😀

Sat 6th Dec
🧑‍🌾Colchester Farmers Market
⏰10am - 2pm
📍Outside Mercury Theatre
✨This one is the LAST day time farmers market of the year. Perfect time to stock up on goodies!

🎄Hollytrees Museum Christmas Open Day
⏰10am - 4:30pm
📍Hollytrees Museum
✨Enjoy this beautiful 18th Century mansion house and museum for FREE! Christmas pudding tasting, free craft activity and meet the lady of the house, Mrs Round!

Sun 7th Dec
🎅InColchester Festive Market
⏰10am - 5pm
📍Colchester High Street + St Nicholas Square
✨Don’t miss the opportunity to ride the sparkly new ferris wheel too!

🎁 Town Hall Christmas Gift Market
⏰ 10am - 4pm
📍Colchester Town Hall
✨Go for the shopping, stay to admire this whopping Victorian building and its beautiful Moot Hall!