Hotels near Colchester Castle

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Red Lion Hotel, Colchester is just a 1 minute walk from Colchester Castle!

Colchester Castle, Essex

Colchester Castle in Colchester, Essex is a largely complete Norman castle. The castle was ordered by William the Conqueror, designed by Siward, Bishop of Rochester and completed by around 1100, and used local materials such as Roman brick and clay taken from the town.

The castle is built on the foundations of the earlier Roman temple of Claudius (built between 54AD-60AD) which have since been uncovered and can be viewed today on a tour of the castle which is also a Grade I listed building.

There has always been debate as to the original height of Colchester Castle with suggestions that the keep was at one time four storeys high, although now it is thought that it was perhaps only two or three.

The castle has had various uses since it ceased to be a Royal castle, including a county prison and in 1648, during the final stages of the English Civil War, the Royalist leaders Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle were executed just to the rear of the castle. A small obelisk now marks the point.

Colchester Castle Museum

Inside the castle, Colchester Castle Museum takes you through 2000 years of some of the most important events in British in an award winning museum featuring many hands-on displays showing Colchester's history from the Stone Age to the Civil War.

Address
Colchester Castle
92 High Street
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1TH