Colchester Museums
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Our award-winning Castle Museum is closed temporarily to the public, as we embark on an ambitious programme of redevelopment. Colchester Castle Museum will reopen in spring 2014 – we look forward to welcoming you back across the bridge! Why visit Colchester Castle Museum? A visit to Colchester Castle Museum takes you through 2000 years of some of the most important events in British history. Once capital of Roman Britain, Colchester has experienced devastation by Boudica (Boadicea), invasion by the Normans and siege during the English Civil War. Since the 16th century, the Castle has been a ruin, a library and a gaol for witches. Today it is an award winning museum featuring many hands-on displays showing Colchester's history from the Stone Age to the Civil War. At the museum you can see real mosaics, go inside the foundations of the Roman temple that once stood here and take part in a story tour that tells of Boudica's revenge on the Romans. Feel how heavy chain mail was and touch Roman pottery. For a trip that will entertain and educate come to Colchester Castle Museum. A visit to Colchester Castle Museum takes you through 2000 years of some of the most important events in British history. Once capital of Roman Britain, Colchester has experienced devastation by Boudica (Boadicea), invasion by the Normans and siege during the English Civil War. Since the 16th century, the Castle has been a ruin, a library and a gaol for witches. Today it is an award-winning museum featuring many hands-on displays to help explain the towns-people's experience of Colchester's varying fortunes. The Castle itself is the largest keep ever built by the Normans. It was constructed on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius, which can still be seen today. Access The Castle Museum has won awards for improvements made in regards to physical access. Opening times Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm Sun: 11am-5pm Last Admission 4.30pm Guided Tour Times Nov to Feb : 12am, 1pm, 2pm Mar to Oct : 12am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm We aim to open all galleries at all times. Occasionally, galleries need to be closed at short notice due to conservation, maintenance works or events. If you are coming to the Museum to see something in a specific gallery, you are advised to call the following number in advance to check before you travel: 01206 282939 Admission Adult £6.00 Children aged 5-15 £3.80 Under 5s Free Retired and concessions £3.80 Saver ticket £16.00 (two adults and any two concessions, or one plus three) Group Rate (Applies to groups of 20 or more) Adults £5.40 Children £3.50 Additional guided tours of the Roman vaults, Norman chapel and Castle roof with a Blue Badge Guide. Available after admission to the Castle: Adults £2.50 Children £1.25 Admission prices valid until 31 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||