Hollytrees Museum

Hollytrees Museum is a publicly owned museum in Castle Park in the centre of Colchester, close to Colchester Castle. It is situated in an eighteenth-century house, which was used as a private residence until 1929, when it became a museum.

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Type: Museum
Description: Grade I listed local museum in Colchester, Essex, England, UK
Address: Castle Park, Colchester, CO1 1UG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colchester Castle and Natural History Museum, Colchester.

Colchester Castle

Museum

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Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. It is located in, and gives its name to, Castle Park. Colchester Castle is situated 340 feet northwest of Hollytrees Museum.

Natural History Museum, Colchester

Museum

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The Minories

Art gallery

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The Minories is a Grade II listed building and gardens situated at the east end of High Street in Colchester, Essex, England, near Hollytrees, Gate House and Colchester Castle. It currently houses The Minories Galleries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.

Colchester

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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.

The Hythe

Suburb

The Hythe is an area in the southeastern part of Colchester in Essex, England, on the River Colne. Historically it was a hamlet. The Hythe was home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactured automobile parts.

Lexden

Suburb

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Lexden is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying approximately 1 mile west of the city centre. It has a public house called the Crown. The parish church of St Leonard's is dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, the patron saint of prisoners. Lexden is situated 1½ miles west of Hollytrees Museum.

Hollytrees Museum

Categories: local museum, house, local authority museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.8901° or 51° 53′ 24″ north

Longitude

0.90437° or 0° 54′ 16″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9F32VWR3+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 134818838

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5882457

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Hollytrees Museum” goes by many names.

French: “musèe Hollytrees”
French: “Musèe Hollytrees”
German: “Hollytrees Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Colchester Visitor Information Centre and Rose garden.

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