Colchester is an historic large town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in the county of Essex. As the oldest recorded Roman town in Britain, Colchester is claimed to be the oldest town in Britain. Colchester was for a time the capital of Roman Britain, and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Colchester is some 50 miles (80 km) northeast of London and is connected to the capital by the A12 road and the Great Eastern Main Line. Colchester is seen as a popular town for commuters, and is less than 30 miles (48 km) away from Stansted Airport and 20 miles (32 km) from the passenger ferry port of Harwich.
Colchester is home to Colchester Castle and Colchester United Football Club. It has a Conservative Member of Parliament, Will Quince, who was elected in the 2015 General Election. The correct demonym is Colcestrian. The River Colne runs through the town.
Colchester houses several museums. The Castle Museum, found within Colchester Castle, features an extensive exhibit on Roman Colchester. Nearby are Hollytrees Museum, a social history museum with children's exhibits in the former home of Charles Gray, and the town's Natural History Museum, located in the former All Saints' Church. Gosbecks Archaeological Park is situated south-west of the town. Colchester Zoo is a large zoo based in the Stanway area on the outskirts of town.
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Hollytrees Museum Colchester Castle Beth Chatto Gardens Colchester Zoo Layer Marney Tower East Anglian Railway Museum Jumbo Water Tower Colchester Castle Park Bridge Cottage High Woods Country Park Abberton Reservoir Cudmore Grove Country Park Colchester Arts Centre Flatford Willy Lott's Cottage St. Botolph's Priory Colchester Art Society St. John's Abbey, Colchester Lexden Park Old Heath Recreation Ground Hilly Fields, Colchester
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Gosbecks Archaeological Park - The Remix
Gosbecks Archaeological Park covers 65 hectares, and is mainly flat grassland and farmland. It is popular with walkers, horse riders and cyclists. It has been described as one of Britain's premier Iron Age and Roman monuments and, with adjacent sites, was designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 1988. Close by is the Lafarge Tarmac quarry on Warren Lane in Stanway, and from the sky you really can get not only a first glimpse of this enormous site, but also the real scale of the excavation that has taken place.
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