Tours of Colchester: Explore Britain’s First City with a Recognized Guide

Explore Colchester, Britain’s first city, with a recognized guide. Choose from 6 engaging tours and discover 2000 years of history, including exclusive access to city landmarks.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Colchester - Britain’s first City comes its newest, another milestone of in the 2000 year history of Colchester.\n\nDiscover how the industrial revolution changed the face of Colchester.\n\nFrom the opportunity and wealth it gave to some, and the abject poverty it gave to others.\nSee \’Jumbo\’ the largest water tower in Britain, the Town Hall in…
What's Included
  • Entertaining and informative guided tours
What's Not Included
  • Parking fees
Additional Information

Choose from 4 tours.
It’s your City Tour
Ghost and Witches Tour
Roman Tour
Victorian Tour
Once booked you will be contacted to confirm which tour and what time you would like the tour.
Colchester, Britain’s first City and now its newest.
Discover 2000 years of history and see the legacy the Romans, Saxons, Norman’s and others left on this city.
Led by a…

Location
Colchester War Memorial
High Street
The War Memorial is situated at the Main Gates to Castle Park. The nearest Car Park is All Saints Car park and a larger Car park at Greyfriars hotel behind it, both are pay and display. exit to the main road and walk up 100 meters to the Memorial
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Navigate563444
Feb 6, 2025
Walking history tour of Colchester - Informative and totally absorbing, Ray’s tour was engaging, fun and very interesting. We will never more walk past an old building without looking up at it properly! Well worth it, we highly recommend. Thank you Ray, an excellent guide and a true asset to Colchester.
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Jw17155
Jan 10, 2025
Brilliant walking tour of Colchester - Brilliant! From initial contact to finale ! A walk in winter with just 2 people , might not have been possible , but Ray made it so easy . Communication through and able to work with our timings . Courteous , knowledgable and entertaining , definitely recommend !
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Forcefield9000
Jan 9, 2025
Thanks Ray! - Great walk and tour with, Ray - really appreciate the effort he put in for the two of us on a cold day! And his historic expertise and fun delivery. Thanks a lot - we are planning on coming back for the ghost tour :)
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Sammygarci
Jan 5, 2025
Ghost tour with plenty of local history - Brilliant ghost tour with plenty of local history, loved it! We went on the coldest night of the year but it was well worth it, not too much walking, looking at Colchester with new eyes now
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Grizfest
Dec 28, 2024
Ghost & Witches Tour of Colchester - Colchester History Tours- The Ghost & Witches walking tour with Ray was great. We've lived near Colchester for over 25 years and, despite having visited some of the locations mentioned, we didn't know it's rich history! An interesting walk through time with a sprinkling of the supernatural! Highly recommended
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Michelle
Dec 27, 2024
Brilliant!!! - Absolutely fantastic. Ray makes the tour!!! We attended the ghost and witch tour. It was so good, so interesting Ray’s knowledge is outstanding. We all loved every minute. Will definitely be booking another tour with Ray.
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Suew911186
Nov 19, 2024
The best way to visit Colchester - I would thoroughly recommend the tours as they are a wonderful way to hear about all the history in Colchester and Ray is a fantastic guide. I mainly went for the Ghosts and Witches tour (I think there were about 15 or 20 ghosts!) but the most informative was the Victorian tour as it hadn't occurred to me how much they still influence our lives today. Two special highlights were going inside a haunted hotel on the Ghost and Witches tour and seeing the excavation of a Roman amphitheatre on the city tour.
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Richardmo9400nr
Nov 14, 2024
You will not be disappointed! - An immensely enjoyable tour. Ray was not only very informative but made it all the more interesting by being just plain old fashioned good fun!
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Julie_s
Nov 13, 2024
Great walking tour - Ray knows his stuff. Made it all Very interesting and entertaining. I would definitely recommend this tour
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Andrewh529
Nov 3, 2024
Rays oh so spooky ghost and witches tour of Colchester. - Ray led an outstanding ghost and witches tour of Colchester! His deep knowledge and captivating storytelling brought the city’s eerie history to life. His insights were both informative and spine-chilling, adding a perfect spooky touch. Ray’s passion for Colchester’s haunted past made this tour unforgettable—an absolute must for anyone wanting a thrilling glimpse into the city’s darker side!
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