Colchester Experience Days
Colchester, best known as Britain's first city when it was founded by the Romans, and its location in Essex is well positioned to a number of venues offering our experience days and days out, perfect to enjoy solo, or with friends, family or loved ones, and also as unique gift ideas for all occasions.
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Experience Days Out in Colchester
Dating back to the age of the Romans, when it was Britain's first recorded city as Camulodunum, Colchester has remained one of the largest cities in Essex after Chelmsford. It sits on the River Colne, and thanks to its good road and main line rail connections via the A12 and a five times an hour train service via Greater Anglia to London, remains a popular destination for tourists and locals alike.
Amongst its many landmarks and points of interest are the Norman built Colchester Castle, where much of the history of the area can be explored, the ruins of the Augustinian St Botolph's Priory, and on the outskirts of the city, Colchester Zoo, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary since opening.
So whether you're visiting for the day, or live locally to the area, there's a wide array of interesting and different days out and places to go for you and your family, friends or loved ones to enjoy together.
Exciting Things To Do in Colchester
One of the best ways to get around and explore Colchester and the surrounding area has to be some of our Classic Car hire packages, where you and a loved one or friend can hire a vintage car such as an MGB Roadster or a Triumph Stag.
Anytime and weekday packages are available for these, where you can also head out either to nearby coastal destinations such as Clacton and Walton-on-the-Naze, or to the many picturesque villages and landscapes such as Flatford in the Dedham Vale, which is synonymous with renowned English romantic artist John Constable and his famous piece The Haywain.
Perhaps it's less the open road and the clear yonder of the sky that piques your interest? Our Gliding Experiences are some of the most serene flying packages we offer, and they're available to book at Ridgewell Airfield near the market town of Halstead that's a 15 minute drive away from the city, with the opportunity to be Aerotowed up to heights of 2000ft and 3000ft with just the thermal lift and thrust keeping you airborne.
Unusual Days Out in Essex
Heading further out the city towards Maldon, famous for its mud flats and production of sea salt, you'll find a range of Outdoor Activities with a difference, all with a bit of an old world, medieval feel to them, starting from as little as £49.
High on the agenda here are Longbow Archery sessions, offering a close simulation of longbow archers as they were in 1346, as well as the opportunity to unleash some Viking style fury with Axe Throwing and even the opportunity to make your own knife with a Bladesmithing Experience.
Head up the A12 to Chelmsford, and those who are a bit of a dab hand in the kitchen will love visiting Ann Smart's School that has a wealth of different Cookery Lessons to try out, including a Smoked Food masterclass and a Sausage Making course to name but a few.
Booking Experience Gift Vouchers in Colchester
Those after a unique gift idea for just about any special occasion for someone who lives in Colchester will find that booking this with Experiences UK is the ideal solution, not least of all because of how simply you can arrange it with us.
Our open Gift Vouchers are available to be redeemed and used towards any of the above packages you see listed on this page. If the recipient would rather do a different experience to the one they've been gifted, that's not a problem - we have a free Voucher Exchange service that will let them transfer over to a day out they will enjoy!
All this, plus we can also take care of gift wrapping for a set additional fee, and we also have numerous payment options to give you total flexibility.
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