2 days in Essex Itinerary
Created using Inspirock Essex route planner
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Colchester — 1 night
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Start off your visit on the 4th (Sat): get in on the family fun at Adventure Island. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the 5th (Sun): learn about wildlife with up-close encounters at Colchester Zoo, walk around Castle Park, and then find something for the whole family at Clacton Pier.
For photos, more things to do, other places to visit, and other tourist information, go to the Colchester road trip site.
Brighton and Hove to Colchester is an approximately 2-hour car ride. You can also take a train. In February, plan for daily highs up to 8°C, and evening lows to 1°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 5th (Sun) to allow enough time to drive back home.
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For photos, more things to do, other places to visit, and other tourist information, go to the Colchester road trip site.
Brighton and Hove to Colchester is an approximately 2-hour car ride. You can also take a train. In February, plan for daily highs up to 8°C, and evening lows to 1°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 5th (Sun) to allow enough time to drive back home.
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Essex travel guide
The gently rolling landscapes of Essex have long inspired the works of some of Britain’s best-known artists, yet many people still regard this region as an urban wasteland devoid of places to visit. Nothing could be further from the truth: the rural parts of this region break the classic Essex stereotype, featuring an idyllic countryside dotted with small, bustling towns and sleepy medieval villages perfect for sightseeing. John Constable, one of the country’s beloved painters, found plenty of inspiration in the region’s winding country lanes, which have seen little change for many centuries. Modern tourists can tour the old buildings of historic Colchester, Britain’s oldest recorded town, which dates back to before the Roman conquest and contains an ancient Norman castle.
