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Natural History Museum
Trinity Street
Colchester
Essex CO1 1

01206 282941

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Opening Times
Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm Sundays 11am to 5pm (closed for a few days over Christmas and New Year

Prices:
Free
 
Age range:
All ages

Natural History Museum

Natural History MuseumIn 1954 the disused church of All Saints, in Colchester, was acquired by Colchester Borough Council and was opened as a natural history museum in 1958.  A number of significant improvements have been made over the last few years and currently a major redisplay of the eastern end of the church, with grant aid from the Wolfson Fund, is underway. 

The Natural History Museum (free admission) is a stones throw away from Hollytrees Museum and the Castle. The Natural History Museum gives you the chance to get closer to nature with so much to see and explore and hands on experiences. Visitors can discover more about the open salt marshes and beaches and learn more about the creatures that lurk beneath our feet. There is a significant giant stag beetle exhibition and opportunities such as taking a peek through a video microscope to have a closer look at some fascinating objects. It has a wildlife garden and trail bringing the museum experience outside also.

The developing focus of the museum already is bio-diversity and modern wildlife habitats, and this will continue though some specific other themes such as the Colchester earthquake of 1884.  Another area of focus will be environmental issues such as climate change and the museum has the clear potential to be a venue where such issues can be presented and debated.

It has a popular under 5’s Stay and Play programme  and is a popular after -school stop off and very popular with families and grandparents with primary school aged children. 



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