The Colchester Archaeologist

                          The Colchester Roman circus visitor centre and tea room closed for the winter break on the 30th September. We will re-open them on the 27th March 2018 […]

Today (9th October), the Trust launched our new web-site. It is actually the same web-site content, but in a different format. This format is ‘mobile responsive’, which means that the web-site can now be visited and viewed as easily on […]

            The Colchester Archaeological Group (CAG) is a local group of active and enthusiastic volunteers who undertake excavations and research. The CAG often works in partnership with the Trust. This year they are celebrating their […]

We are re-opening on 27th March 2018 – put the date in your diary! We look forward to seeing you then. All details at www.thecolchesterarchaeologist.co.uk/?p=38285 .   . The image is published online at https://thegraphicsfairy.com/ and used here with thanks to the […]

                        The Trust would like to announce that the Colchester Roman circus visitor centre and tea room will be closing for the autumn/winter at 4.00 pm on Saturday 30th […]

‘Colchester Recalled’ is our local oral history group. They are a voluntary group who produce and archive recordings of local people talking about their lives or of events. They publish an annual magazine and some of the recordings are available […]

The Colchester Roman circus site, visitor centre and tea room are OPEN on Bank Holiday Monday! We are usually closed on Mondays but we will be OPEN on the late August Bank Holiday Monday – the 28th August ’17 – […]

‘… Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture, bringing together over 2,500 organisations, 5,000 events and 40,000 volunteers. Every year for four days in September, places across the country throw open their doors to celebrate their heritage, […]

  The story about the interesting recent find of a small horse bone from the Roman circus has got in a bit of tangle. The bone points to an animal about the size of a medium to large Shetland pony. […]

The famous Ermine Street Guard are coming to the Roman circus visitor centre for the weekend of the 10th-11th June 2017… They are a Roman military re-enactment group and they will be encamped at the Roman circus starting-gates all weekend. […]

The Trust is delighted to announce our summer season programme of guided tours of the Roman circus site and visitor centre. The guided tours all take place on Saturdays and start at 12 noon and at 1.00 pm: each one […]

Colchester Roman circus visitor centre will be OPEN for the late May Bank Holiday weekend! The Roman circus visitor centre, site and tea room will be OPEN on Saturday 27th May and Monday 29th May, 11.00 am-4.00 pm (closed on […]