Wild Lives

Do you fancy a touch of culture? Have a desire for the grander things in life? Medieval Colchester was the place to come. Given it’s status as a Roman city.

Medieval Colchester 

Why not try looking out for the Big Five Medieval Colchester highlights?

Download the Big 5 Safari worksheet (PDF, 11.4MB)

• Colchester Castle - finished in late 1060s it is the largest Norman keep in Europe  
• Holy Trinity church tower – the oldest surviving building in Colchester going back to Saxon times  
• St Botolph’s Priory – Augustine monastery from 1099-1536 
• St John’s Abbey Gatehouse – this was just the entrance to St John’s Abbey but now is all that is left standing 
• 22 High Street – the site of the Colchester Hoard discovery, one of the most important medieval find of coins. It included English, Scottish and Irish coins as well as coins from across Europe