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Plan your visit · Colchester
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Balkerne Gate, CO1 1PTMap not loading? Open the map directly ↗.
6°C
Partly cloudy · forecast at 23:00
6–6°C across remaining hourly forecasts · wind 11 mph at 23:00
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Local times in Colchester (GMT). Forecast issued 8 Nov, 23:18. Weather is checked once daily. Conditions may change. Weather sources and licence.
Plan the journey by public transport ↗
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Mapped facilities may have access restrictions or have changed. Bring a lock and check signs on arrival.
Distances are approximate straight-line measurements, not walking distances or journey times.
OpenStreetMap: 2026-11-02 · NaPTAN: 2026-08-29.
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© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Frontrow calculates nearby matches; completeness and physical access are not guaranteed.
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Nearby tidal station: Colchester (2.7 km from the venue, straight-line).
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Approx. straight-line distances · Check opening hours and menus.
3 Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 21 May 2025.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
2 Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 23 Oct 2024.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
Nandos, 11-13 Head Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NX
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 16 Jun 2026.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
19 Head Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NX
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Food hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
2-4 Balkerne Passage, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PA
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 29 Jul 2026.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
Taco-Bell, 12 Head Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NY
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 21 May 2025.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
65 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PX
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 20 Oct 2022.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
16 Head Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NY
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Food hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
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Two Brews Essex Ltd, 11 Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 3 Feb 2023.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
The Centurion, 66 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PX
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 24 Jun 2025.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
Walkabout, 33-35 Head Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NH
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 17 Sept 2025.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
33 Crouch Street East, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3EN
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Food hygiene rating: Exempt.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
The Kings Arms, 61-63 Crouch Street West, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3EY
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Food hygiene rating: 5 · rating date 24 Oct 2024.
Record dated 24 Aug 2026 · address snapshot 27 Jul 2026.
Approx. straight-line distances · Sources and dates
Official visitor information ↗
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Nearby stationColchester City Rail Station · 759 metres
Nearby stationColchester City Rail Station · 759 metres
Nearby stationColchester City Rail Station · 759 metres
Nearby stationColchester City Rail Station · 759 metres
Nearby stationColchester City Rail Station · 759 metres
Nearby stationColchester City Rail Station · 759 metres
Source Participating venue box offices (Spektrix public listings API). This venue source was last successfully read 5 Nov 2026, 15:15 UK. Dates and prices can change after we read them — confirm with the venue.
Weather and solar calculations: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Forecast data · Sunrise and sunset data. Frontrow selects local-day forecasts, rounds temperatures, converts wind to mph and derives clothing suggestions. Weather represents the surrounding area, not conditions inside the theatre.
Address: Overture Maps Places ↗ · 22 Jul 2026. Transport: DfT NaPTAN ↗, active stops in the 29 Aug 2026 snapshot.
Distances are approximate straight-line measurements from the registered venue premises; walking routes may be longer. Food and drink listings are within one mile, nearest first, in the source categories Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen and Pub/bar/nightclub.
Food-business identities and inspection results come from Food Standards Agency open data ↗. Most records use the 24 August 2026 snapshot; individual records show when newer information was available. Older address snapshots are dated separately. Check the linked official record for changes.
Food-hygiene ratings describe the inspection on the stated date. They are not reviews, food-quality scores or evidence that a business is currently open. Frontrow has not verified menus, deals or opening hours.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗. Frontrow selects nearby records and calculates distances. Postcode location data ↗ · Venue premises location ↗. Overture attribution and source licences ↗
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