Hollytrees Museum
Hollytrees Museum is a publicly owned museum in the centre of Colchester and 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.Photo: Jarry1250, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Grade I listed local museum in Colchester, Essex, England, UK
- Address: Castle Park, Colchester, CO1 1UG
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colchester Castle and Natural History Museum, Colchester.
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 Castle is situated 340 feet northwest of Hollytrees Museum.
The Minories
Art gallery
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
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.
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
Photo: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
0.90437° or 0° 54′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F32VWR3+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 134818838OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata 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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