Scarletts Wood

Scarletts Wood is a forest in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Scarletts Wood is situated nearby to the suburb Old Heath, as well as near the locality Love Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Colchester Castle and Colchester Town railway station.

Colchester Castle

Museum

Photo: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to it being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius.

Colchester Town railway station

Railway station

Photo: Monika, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Colchester Town railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, and is the secondary station serving the city of Colchester, Essex.

Firstsite

Arts center

Photo: Ipingalex, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Firstsite is a visual arts organisation based in Colchester, Essex, which opened in 1993 as Colchester and District Visual Arts Trust, changing its name to Firstsite in 1995.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and Wivenhoe.

Colchester

Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Colchester is a city in Essex, East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Colchester Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, Colchester is an interesting place to visit.

Wivenhoe

Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wivenhoe is a small town in Essex, England, near the city of Colchester and the Tendring Peninsula. Independent shops and pubs line small, narrow streets and a compact quayside on the tidal River Colne.