We are thrilled to announce a special series of five fascinating Wednesday evening lectures: Colchester Archaeology Talks 2020. TALK 1 – Wednesday 29th January: Recent excavations in and around
Continue readingBusy day at the Roman Circus Visitor Centre
The first handmade craft market held at the Roman Circus Visitor Centre was a resounding success. A big ‘THANK YOU’ to everyone who came along on 1 December 2019 and supported
Continue readingLocal artisans to sell their handmade wares at the Roman Circus Visitor Centre
You are invited to the Roman Circus Visitor Centre for our Christmas Craft Market – selling gifts handmade by local artisans.
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Special visitors from Changsha city
Today we gave a very special welcome to twenty-one town planners from Changsha city in Hunan province in China. They came to Colchester
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Giddy up! Live horses return at last to the Roman Circus. And what’s more – they were small!
Friday 25th of October was a day I’d been looking forward to for some time. In the event, it was an even better day than I had imagined it would
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Open for the Winter Season
NEW OPENING TIMES FOR THE ROMAN CIRCUS VISITOR CENTRE Traditionally, the Roman Circus Visitor Centre and Café closed for the Winter Season at the end of September. However, due to
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How big were our circus horses?
Dig it! exhibition Bulletin 10 of 10 So here’s the last of the Dig it! exhibition bulletins. It’s a fascinating puzzle: how large were the horses that raced in the
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A piece of broken chariot
Dig it! exhibition Bulletin 9 of 10 A tantalising find from the circus is the decorated head of a broken linchpin. We’ve already featured this in an earlier post where
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