"Too short an afternoon in Colchester" Colchester by comagirl

This East Anglian coast area was where a lot of the waves of invasion washed up, from the Celts to the Romans to the Anglo Saxons. Colchester is part of this deep background of Britain, and was the first capital of Roman Britain. In addition to the embarrassment of riches in the Castle Museum, there are medieval and post-Reformation sites for the history buff to explore......AND a natural history museum......AND a zoo. Suffice it to say, I did not see it all on my one afternoon. It's probably easiest to get to Colchester by train from London, rather than the round -about route I had to take from Cambridge, where I was based for this visit.

• Pros:A chance to learn about several eras of British history, in one trip
• In a nutshell:Lots of interesting history packed into one small city!