COLCHESTER, Great Britain

Our home backs directly onto a country park with woodland walks, running trails and a fishing lake. The carpet of bluebells directly next to our fence line is a magnificent sight each spring. Across the park you can see the town of Colchester. Here you will find all the amenities of a large town including a wide range of cafes, bars and restaurants, excellent shopping, multiscreen cinema, theatre, bowling, rollerskating, and large leisure center with two swimming pools. The intercity station allows travel to London in fifty minutes; trains being about every twenty minutes. Colchester is well located for a wide range of day trips. Within an hour by car you might visit Cambridge, travel to some stunning coastline, enjoy a cream tea in a traditional thatched village or stroll the valley where John Constable painted. The local airports of Stansted and Southend have allowed previous exchange partners to make the short flights to Ireland or the European battlefields during their trips. Colchester is the oldest recorded town in England and was the capital prior to London. It has a magnificent castle, Roman town walls, old churches and architecture including both Tudor and Georgian. Colchester is a very attractive town popular with visitors for its mix of history and modern amenities.