Essex 
Activities in Colchester
There are 190 activities in and around Colchester, Essex. Offering active days out, this page gathers them in one place with the nearest listed first.
Among them are Putt in the Park, Jungle Tumble Softplay and Kidz Fun Place. 77 of them are free to visit; there is a mix of indoor and outdoor options (20 indoor, 85 outdoor). Each listing shows its address and, where the data is available, a website and phone number so plans can be checked before setting off.
Opening hours, prices and age suitability change from place to place and from season to season, so it is always worth confirming the details with a venue directly before travelling. Distances are straight-line estimates from the centre of Colchester; a few entries sit just over the boundary in neighbouring areas where they are the closest of their kind.
- 01 St. Martin0.1 mi
- 02 The Tree Room0.1 mi
- 03 Scheregate0.1 mi
- 04 Original Art Shop0.1 mi
- 05 MP Gallery0.1 mi
- 06 Rose garden0.2 mi
- 07 Colchester Castle0.2 mi
- 08 The Lawrence Walker Gallery0.2 mi
- 09 Jumbo (Balkerne Water Tower)0.2 mi
- 10 Natural History Museum0.2 mi
- 11 Imola Gardens0.2 mi
- 12 Beacon0.2 mi
- 13 Victorian Shrub Garden0.2 mi
- 14 Rose garden0.2 mi
- 15 Sunken Garden0.2 mi
- 16 Hollytrees Museum0.2 mi
- 17 Castle Park0.2 mi
- 18 Colchester Gallery0.2 mi
- 19 Kidz Fun Place0.2 mi
- 20 Sensory Garden0.2 mi
- 21 Sensory Garden0.2 mi
- 22 Meanwhile Garden0.2 mi
- 23 The Minories0.2 mi
- 24 St Botolph's Priory Grounds0.3 mi
- 25 St. John's Abbey Gatehouse0.3 mi
- 26 Lower Castle Park0.3 mi
- 27 Putt in the Park0.3 mi
- 28 The Mulberry Tree Family Centre0.3 mi
- 29 Colchester & East Essex Cricket Club0.4 mi
- 30 Public Open Space0.4 mi
- 31 Roman Circus Visitor Centre0.4 mi
- 32 Colchester Garrison Athletics Stadium0.5 mi
- 33 Colchester Leisure World0.6 mi
- 34 Bull Meadow0.6 mi
- 35 tenpin0.6 mi
- 36 Aqua Springs0.6 mi
- 37 UrbanXtreme Colchester0.6 mi
- 38 Jump Street0.6 mi
- 39 Cowdray Marsh0.7 mi
- 40 Hilly Fields Local Nature Reserve0.8 mi
- 41 Colchester Climbing Project0.8 mi
- 42 King Cole Playground1.0 mi
- 43 Bergholt Rd Park1.0 mi
- 44 Jade Gardens1.0 mi
- 45 Bradford Drive1.0 mi
- 46 Bourne Mill1.0 mi
- 47 Cymbeline Meadows1.0 mi
- 48 The Big Garden1.1 mi
- 49 Love Hill Lawn1.1 mi
- 50 Garrison greensward1.1 mi
- 51 Bourne Valley1.1 mi
- 52 BKK Fighters1.2 mi
- 53 Colchester Croquet Club1.2 mi
- 54 Adrenalyze Leisure1.2 mi
- 55 West End Sports Ground1.2 mi
- 56 Leisureworld Tennis Centre1.2 mi
- 57 Shrub End Sports Ground1.4 mi
- 58 Ormiston Centre1.4 mi
- 59 High Woods Country Park1.4 mi
- 60 Lexden Springs Local Nature Reserve1.5 mi
- 61 Wild Flower1.5 mi
- 62 St. Andrews Park1.5 mi
- 63 Corporal Budd VC Gymnasium1.6 mi
- 64 St Bride's Close1.6 mi
- 65 Springs Lane Park1.7 mi
- 66 Colchester Golf Club1.7 mi
- 67 Greenstead Park1.7 mi
- 68 Mile End Recreation Ground1.8 mi
- 69 Play Golf Colchester (Lexden Wood Golf Course)1.8 mi
- 70 Lexden Gathering Grounds1.8 mi
- 71 Colchester School of Gymnastics1.9 mi
- 72 Lexden Gathering Grounds1.9 mi
- 73 Salary Brook Nature Reserve1.9 mi
- 74 Lexden Gathering Grounds2.0 mi
- 75 Wivenhoe Park2.2 mi
- 76 Westlands Country Park2.2 mi
- 77 David Lloyd Colchester2.2 mi
- 78 Colchester Riding School2.2 mi
- 79 Westlands Country Park Childrens Play Area2.2 mi
- 80 ESCALA Gallery2.2 mi
- 81 Hythe Lagoons2.2 mi
- 82 Mill Road Sports Ground2.3 mi
- 83 Zip Wire2.3 mi
- 84 Wheatfield road park2.3 mi
- 85 Finchingfield Way2.3 mi
- 86 Hollywood Bowl2.3 mi
- 87 Maltings Park2.3 mi
- 88 Jungle Adventure2.4 mi
- 89 Cheshunt Field2.4 mi
- 90 Hamiltons Fitness Centre2.5 mi
- 91 Pirie Green2.5 mi
- 92 Erle Harvard Play Area2.5 mi
- 93 Birch Grove Golf Club2.5 mi
- 94 Sports Centre2.6 mi
- 95 Colchester Sports Park2.7 mi
- 96 Ferry Marsh (Colne Local Nature Reserve)3.1 mi
- 97 Pearson's Quay3.2 mi
- 98 Sealions3.3 mi
- 99 Orangutan3.3 mi
- 100 Wivenhoe Town Cricket Club3.3 mi
- 101 Penguins3.3 mi
- 102 Jungle Tumble Softplay3.3 mi
- 103 Wivenhoe Wildlife Garden3.3 mi
- 104 Wivenhoe Jubilee Garden3.4 mi
- 105 Ark Adventure Play Area3.4 mi
- 106 Amur Leopards3.4 mi
- 107 Jamsin Park3.4 mi
- 108 Broadfields3.4 mi
- 109 Cherry Crowned Mangabeys,Tortoises3.4 mi
- 110 Chimp World3.4 mi
- 111 Giant Anteater3.4 mi
- 112 Boxted Airfield Museum3.4 mi
- 113 Macaques3.4 mi
- 114 Lemurs & Colobus Monkeys3.4 mi
- 115 Lemurs3.4 mi
- 116 Meerkats3.4 mi
- 117 Gelada Baboons3.4 mi
- 118 Komodo Dragons3.5 mi
- 119 Lions3.5 mi
- 120 Wilds of Asia3.5 mi
- 121 Philippine Spotted Deer3.5 mi
- 122 Colchester Zoo3.5 mi
- 123 Elephant Encounter3.5 mi
- 124 Amur Tiger3.5 mi
- 125 Elephants3.5 mi
- 126 Aardvarks3.5 mi
- 127 Essex Pigs3.6 mi
- 128 Elephants3.6 mi
- 129 Pygmy Hippos3.6 mi
- 130 Vulture Valley3.6 mi
- 131 Goats3.6 mi
- 132 Giraffes, Pygmy Hippo, Zebra, Rhino, Ostrich3.6 mi
- 133 Wallaby Walkabout3.6 mi
- 134 Llamas and Alpacca3.6 mi
- 135 Goats3.6 mi
- 136 Remi Brown Play Area3.6 mi
- 137 Red River Hogs3.6 mi
- 138 Hyenas3.6 mi
- 139 Kirk's Dik Dik & African Crowned Crane3.7 mi
- 140 Columbus Monkeys3.7 mi
- 141 Mandrills3.7 mi
- 142 Warthogs3.7 mi
- 143 Katavi Cheetah Breeding Centre3.7 mi
- 144 Green Island Gardens3.9 mi
- 145 Ardleigh (Millennium Green)4.3 mi
- 146 Cockaynes Wood Nature Reserve4.3 mi
- 147 Langham Community Hall4.4 mi
- 148 Horne Street Nature Reserve4.5 mi
- 149 Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve4.8 mi
- 150 Aldham Park4.9 mi
- 151 The Wizard's Domain5.3 mi
- 152 The Captain's Campsite5.3 mi
- 153 Marks Tey Recreational Grounds5.3 mi
- 154 Land of the Fairies5.4 mi
- 155 Wyvernwood5.6 mi
- 156 Bouncing Pillow5.7 mi
- 157 The Enchanted Castle5.7 mi
- 158 Little Kingdom5.7 mi
- 159 Hidden Treasure Sand Play5.7 mi
- 160 The Goblin's Tunnels5.7 mi
- 161 The Captain's Galleon5.7 mi
- 162 The Dragon Karts5.8 mi
- 163 The Munnings Art Museum5.9 mi
- 164 Scouts Abseiling Tower6.1 mi
- 165 Lou Hart Yoga6.2 mi
- 166 Rat Island6.2 mi
- 167 River Garden6.3 mi
- 168 Layer Marney Tower6.4 mi
- 169 Thorrington Tide Mill6.4 mi
- 170 Bonner's Saltings6.4 mi
- 171 Heritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 66.4 mi
- 172 East Anglian Railway Museum6.5 mi
- 173 Restoration Shed6.5 mi
- 174 Rowley Wood6.7 mi
- 175 Hazel Close Play Area6.7 mi
- 176 Colchester Model Car Club6.8 mi
- 177 Lawford House Pool6.8 mi
- 178 Abbots Hall Farm6.9 mi
- 179 Copt Hall Marshes6.9 mi
- 180 RSPB Flatford Wildlife Garden7.1 mi
- 181 Willy Lott's Cottage7.1 mi
- 182 Flatford Mill7.1 mi
- 183 Brightlingsea Sports Centre7.1 mi
- 184 Bures Dragon7.2 mi
- 185 Castle Mound7.3 mi
- 186 West Mersea Tennis Club7.3 mi
- 187 Lower Park Playing Field7.3 mi
- 188 Springmead Gardens7.4 mi
- 189 Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa7.5 mi
- 190 Paycocke's House and Garden9.3 mi
Good to know
How many activities are there in Colchester?
This page lists 190 activities mapped in and around Colchester, including Putt in the Park. Each entry shows its location and, where available, contact details.
Are any of the activities near Colchester free?
Yes — 77 of the places listed for Colchester are free to visit, marked with a "Free entry" tag in the list above.
What is there to do at activities near Colchester?
Expect active days out. Exactly what is on offer differs between venues, so checking ages, facilities and any booking requirements with the venue before travelling is recommended.
How are the distances to each place measured?
Distances are approximate, measured in a straight line from the centre of Colchester. The list is ordered nearest-first, and a few entries may be in adjoining towns where they are the closest option for Colchester.