COLCHESTER | 4K Narrated Walking Tour | Let's Walk 2021

Join me for a walk around the heart of England's oldest recorded town: Colchester! Located on the eastern edge of Essex, this enthralling town has a history dating back around 2,000 years, having once served as the capital of Roman Britain! Since then, Colchester has been through everything you can imagine, from war to earthquakes, sieges and more, but its history somehow remains on spectacular display.

On our walk around Colchester, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including the Roman Balkerne Gate, Jumbo Water Tower, St. Peter's Church, the old Essex & Suffolk Fire Office, The Walking Woman, Colchester High Street, Colchester Town Hall (Moot Hall), Colchester Hippodrome, St. Martin's Church, the home of Jane & Ann Taylor (writers of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star), the Dutch Quarter, St. Helen's Chapel, Castle Park, Colchester Castle, Hollytrees House, Colchester War Memorial, former All Saints' Church (Natural History Museum), Firstsite Art Gallery (the Golden Banana), The Minories, the ruins of St. Botolph's Priory, and St. Botolph's Church.

Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Colchester:

https://www.discoveringbritain.org/ac...

https://www.discoveringbritain.org/co...

https://www.stpeterscolchester.org/re...

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/...

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch...

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/

https://statues.vanderkrogt.net/objec...

https://www.colchester.gov.uk/info/cb...

https://www.visitcolchester.com/food-...

https://colchesterheritage.co.uk/monu...

https://www.britainexpress.com/counti...

https://www.britainexpress.com/attrac...

http://www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk/...

https://www.colchester-zoo.com/enclos...

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item...

https://colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/v...

https://firstsite.uk/about-firstsite/...

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2021-...

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/v...

0:00 Balkerne Gate
1:22 Colchester Roman Town Walls
1:43 Balkerne Gate
1:58 Jumbo Water Tower
3:10 Balkerne Gardens
3:58 St. Peter's Church
4:17 North Hill
4:36 Former Post Office
4:47 High Street
4:57 Essex & Suffolk Fire Office
5:20 High Street
6:10 The Walking Woman
6:31 Man Holding Coffee Cup
6:46 High Street
7:23 Colchester Town Hall
8:04 High Street
8:46 West Stockwell Street
10:03 St. Martin's Church
10:27 West Stockwell Street
10:42 House of Jane & Ann Taylor - writers of 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'
11:10 West Stockwell Street (Dutch Quarter)
12:54 Quakers Alley
13:32 East Stockwell Street
13:53 St. Helen's Lane
14:54 St. Helen's Chapel
15:28 Maidenburgh Street
15:41 Rye Gate
15:54 Castle Park
16:47 Colchester Castle
18:41 Remains of Anglo-Saxon Chapel (unearthed in the 1930s)
18:58 Colchester Castle
19:48 Hollytrees House
20:41 Colchester War Memorial
21:17 High Street
21:26 Former All Saints' Church (now Natural History Museum)
21:44 Queen Street
22:10 Lewis Gardens
22:47 Firstsite Art Gallery (The Golden Banana)
23:13 The Minories
23:41 Lewis Gardens
23:53 Queen Street
25:47 Priory Street
26:12 Ruins of St. Botolph's Priory
27:34 St. Botolph's Church
27:59 Ruins of St. Botolph's Priory
28:36 Thank you for watching!

Stats for nerds:

Distance walked: 1 mile/1.6km
Step count: 2000 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 27 mins 56 secs
Average speed: 2.1mph/3.4kmh

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