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Tours of Colchester: Explore Britain’s First City with a Recognized Guide
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Essex
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.
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…
- 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 all its splendor, how the Victorians entertained themselves in the pubs and theatres. And marvel at the feats of engineering around the City. Discover their legacy and how it impacts us today.
What's Included
- Entertaining and informative guided tours
- Entertaining and informative guided tours
What's Not Included
- Parking fees
- Parking fees
Additional Information
Select from four exciting tours:
- It’s Your City Tour
- Ghost and Witches Tour
- Roman Tour
-
Victorian Tour
After booking, you will be contacted to confirm your chosen tour and preferred time.
Explore Colchester, Britain’s first city and its most recent. Uncover 2000 years of history and witness the influences left by the Romans,…
Select from four exciting tours:
- It’s Your City Tour
- Ghost and Witches Tour
- Roman Tour
- Victorian Tour
After booking, you will be contacted to confirm your chosen tour and preferred time.
Explore Colchester, Britain’s first city and its most recent. Uncover 2000 years of history and witness the influences left by the Romans, Saxons, Normans, and others on this historic city.
Each tour is led by a fully trained guide, recognized by the Colchester Council and a full member of The Colchester Tourist Guide Association (CTGA).
Discover why these groups came, why they remained, and what they have left behind.
Enjoy access to city landmarks, including a Roman theatre.
Learn about the fascinating history of Britain’s first city, presented in an engaging and informative manner.
Available tours include:
- Colchester City Tour
- Ghost and Witches Tour
- Roman Colchester Tour
- Victorian Colchester Tour
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Johnh4172
May 14, 2026
Ray should write a book - Ray was a very entertaining, enthusiastic and informative guide, he clearly has a passion for history and an extensive knowledge of Colchester’s past.
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Joanna
May 4, 2026
Great tour! - This was a great tour, full of lots of information and the tour guide very knowledgable of the local area. Would recommend!
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Lyn
Apr 19, 2026
Enjoyable and interesting walking tour - Very informative and entertaining tour. Ray knows his stuff!
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P6096ovcarlyl
Apr 12, 2026
Fantastic evening in Colchester - The Ghost and Witches Tour was fantastic! Combining the fascinating history of Colchester with stories of hauntings and witchcraft, this was a great way to spend a Friday night! Our tour host was Ray and he had such a wealth of knowledge and was thoroughly entertaining. This tour fully immerses you revealing Colchester in a different light, we now have a richer and spookier perspective on the area and will be booking up another tour soon!
The price of £15 per person was worth every penny and we were transfixed for almost 2 hours, with Ray keeping us engaged and making sure we had goosebumps from start to finish! Thank you Colchester History Tours, and of course Ray, for an excellent evening.
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K3344vkkathrync
Feb 21, 2026
Brilliant tour - Brilliant tour, Ray is so knowledgeable about all aspects of Colchester's history. Really enjoyed it and learned a lot. Absolutely worth doing.
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Laura
Feb 18, 2026
So engaging! - My 12yr old and I really enjoyed Ray’s tour. The amount of fascinating knowledge of Colchester he has is astounding, but what really matters on these kinds of tours is the manner in which the information is conveyed. Ray’s delivery was spot-on. He brought just the right balance of enthusiasm and humour into the tour and was exceptionally engaging. We were both very impressed.
My daughter commented afterwards “He spoke in a way that made me want to listen and kept my brain switched on. I didn’t zone out once”.
Thanks, Ray. It was great.
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Sec1960
Feb 9, 2026
Entertaining and informative - Ray gave an entertaining tour with lots of interesting facts along the way. Came away knowing far more about the history of our local city.
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Sharon_c
Feb 9, 2026
Entertaining and informative - Our guide Ray gave us an entertaining tour of the area close to the castle with lots of interesting facts along the way.
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Fmrsutton
Dec 18, 2025
Over 2000 yrs of history …. - Ray gave clear instructions re the arrangements for meeting etc. He was absolutely overflowing with information and has a huge knowledge of local and Roman history which he imparted with great enthusiasm. So much to take in, Colchester is such an interesting place, thriving, and its many years of history evident in the buildings and architecture that are still in existence. 1.5 hrs is just the right time to see enough but not be overwhelmed.
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947ivetaj
Nov 16, 2025
Excellent City Tour of Colchester - I highly recommend anyone who would like to visit Cholchester and learn more about its history to book a tour with Ray.
His professionalism and historical knowledge made a great impression on all of us and left us with a lot of new knowledge. Thank you for your time and for a great experience!
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