Lexden Gathering Grounds

Places of Interest

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 railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nic McPhee, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Colchester railway station is a principal stop on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, and is the primary station serving the city of Colchester, Essex.

Hilly Fields, Colchester

Nature reserve

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hilly Fields is a 37.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Colchester, Essex. It is owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council. It is also a scheduled monument as it is in a late Iron Age site and Roman Camulodunum.

Places in the Area

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.

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.

Berechurch

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Berechurch is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying to the south of the city centre.

Lexden Gathering Grounds

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