For most guys' this a must visit on the last half day of their tour as you can see all the history of Colchester under one roof. Colchester castle is undeniably one of the most historic buildings in the country.

All of the treasures and hoards found by the guys and bought by the local museum could be on display here are various times including Ohio Bud's Saxon gold dagger pommel. Mass bruces 850BC axe hoard etc

Colchester was the first capital of Roman Britain and beneath the Castle are the remains of one of the most famous Roman buildings, the Temple of Claudius. Today if you out your hand on the stonework of the temple it can be said that you are touching the very foundation of Roman Britain.

Colchester Castle is a massive stone keep and bailey fortress, built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. Only two storeys now survive of this, the largest Norman keep ever built, rectangular in plan with hugh flanking towers at the corners. In the 13th century a barbican with round flanking turrets was added to guard the fore building and ornate doorway. The inner bailey is still partly enclosed by a strong rampart and ditch, with the outer bailey to the north.

Colchester Castle is located in the town centre, off High Street in Castle Park.You can be dropped of there for a visit if you choose to. There are some great souvenirs to had with great repro Roman, Saxon, Celtic coins in a presentation pack really cheap.

The site is owned by Colchester Museums and is open daily, Monday to Saturday 10:00-5:00pm, Sunday 11:00-5:00pm.

For admission rates and special events go to its HomePage.

Saxon gold dagger pommel- extracts from the Annual Treasure report

4thC Roman gold ring - extracts from the Annual Treasure report

17thC Gold mourning ring - extracts from the Annual Treasure report

Recent finds donated by members to the Colchester museum

Nationally important find - only one of it's type ever found in Britain - Donated to Colchester Museum by Nova Scotia Andy

'It is probably an insular copy of a Carolingian style, or it could even be the product of a workshop located on the fringes of the Carolingian continent, maybe somewhere like Domburg on the coast of Frisia. 10th - 11th century in date'.

Roman silver ear scraper - donated to Colchester museum by Cal Randy