Dedham Vale

Find out about the history of East Bergholt when you spend time at Flatford Mill. Check out the spas and top-notch restaurants in this relaxing area.

As one of the U.K.’s premier modern art galleries, this is a great place to see temporary exhibitions, attend art classes and listen to expert talks.

Ride a pedalo on the boating lake, enjoy a game of mini golf or simply spend an afternoon relaxing in Colchester’s most popular public park.

Take pictures of this Victorian structure and admire the 19th-century engineering on what was once the second-largest water tower in the country.

Colchester’s Baroque town hall, a heritage-listed building with Victorian tower and antique organ, has been the focus of civil duties for over 800 years.

Explore 300 years of history in this Georgian house full of antique toys and decorative arts and dress up in a costume of Victorian times.