| The oldest town in Britain, Colchester, can be traced | | | | "samey", and you'll usually find that the price you pay |
| back to Roman times. | | | | for an overnight room is similar or even below that |
| Obviously it has moved with the times and there is | | | | charged by the various Inn and Lodge chains. |
| plenty to see and do when you visit Colchester, | | | | Just four miles away from Colchester is the East |
| whether your trip is for business, pleasure or a | | | | Anglian Railway Museum, located at the Chappel and |
| combination of both. | | | | Wakes Colne station. Here you can see railway |
| Colchester United are a successful football club, | | | | locomotives and rolling stock and on the museum |
| playing in the Championship league. They also have an | | | | open days you have the opportunity to take a short |
| equally successful women's team, the Colchester | | | | steam train ride on their demonstration track. If your |
| United Ladies, so there is a good chance there will be | | | | interest lies in other directions, the railway museum |
| a match being played in the town most weeks. | | | | also holds an annual cider festival during June and a |
| If you are young enough still to use a skateboard or | | | | beer festival later in the year during September. |
| your children like to practice skateboarding then | | | | If your guest house or hotel doesn't offer dinner or if |
| Colchester Skatepark has lots of facilities for | | | | you want a change of scenery, there are plenty of |
| extreme sports of this nature. | | | | places to eat out in and around Colchester. You can |
| American Football fans should try to time their visit | | | | choose from a wide range of places including local |
| to be when the Colchester Gladiators are playing a | | | | pubs who offer a choice of traditional "pub food". |
| home match at Broad Lane Stadium. | | | | Alternatively you could decide to eat from a wide |
| Art fanatics aren't left out. The countryside | | | | range of other cuisines including traditional British, |
| surrounding the town is called Constable Country as | | | | American, Italian, Chinese or Indian food. If you or |
| the artist John Constable painted many of his works | | | | your children prefer, there are several pizza |
| in the nearby villages. | | | | restaurants to choose from. |
| If you are planning a longer trip then the nearby | | | | If you're visiting Colchester with a group of others, |
| town of Clacton on Sea is a seaside resort that is | | | | you may even consider the idea of having a friendly |
| within easy reach of Colchester. | | | | contest at the local ten pin bowling Super Bowl. |
| When you are planning your trip to Colchester, there | | | | Another idea for a friendly contest would be to book |
| are plenty of friendly guest houses and bed and | | | | some cars at the local indoor karting track. For that |
| breakfasts to stay in, both in the town and in nearby | | | | spur of the moment decision, they even offer a |
| villages. These offer a pleasant and more personal | | | | service that allows you to simply turn up and drive a |
| alternative to the chain hotels, which can be very | | | | go kart. |