Castle Park

Very peaceful place and beautiful. One can spend hours in the park. It has benches, ponds, golf, cafe and historical importance. Family, kids and dog friendly. Positive vibes and good atmosphere. Highly recommended to visit and spend some time here. No entry fees or any other charges for visitation.

We love castle park and can spend hours there! Kids love the play park and running up and down the hills etc. Always keep an eye on colchester events as they also have things going on fairly often! Toilets available next to the play park, and if the weather is nice there is usually somewhere to get an ice cream.

Great place!!

Looked after, nicely designed. Beautiful flowers, little pond too. Massive kids, toddlers playground near by. Public toilets, car park. Excellent for a walk, picnic or family day out.

Large park with lots of events. Keep an eye out. Gardens are well kept. Nice slopes for views. Cafe with coffee and ice cream excellent. Easy access. Just a nice place to relax. The Platinum Jubilee 42 gun salute with marching band was really good.

Amazing park with a lot of history that you could find illustrated and detailed on the signs alongside. It has the remains of a Roman Wall that separates the park between the lower side and the higher side up the hill.

It has a small pond, with waterfowl such as swans, ducks and the lot, black headed gulls too. This is the only pond in the park by the way, however, the river Colne runs through it, so there are nice spots alongside there you could sit.

It also has a small fish pond with blue water (and fish), its a nice place to relax and read a book of you wish.

The array of plants and flowers is amazing; it has an abundant amount of these and they are set out in a patterned way to look aesthetic.

More with the historical aspect, there is an area with a lot of stones commerating events during WWII.

The castle is probably the main attraction of this park. I didn't visit but I did some research before visiting Colchester. It has existed form Ore than 2,000 years although it had been partly demolished at one (or more) points. It is now a paid exhibit, which I may visit next time.

There is, however, a free museum called Hollytrees. It has interesting history, you can pick up a piece of paper of its beginnings and how it passed on throigh generations since its making. It consists of 2 floors, detailing life, home and childhood in historic times. It also has a gift shop.

Apparently alcohol is prohibited from being drunk in this park; I'm not sure if this applies to the entire ground though.

Plenty of seats and spacious. Clean and lovely planting. Safe to go alone or as a large group/family. Great place to take children

Stunning flower displays in a superb park, home to Colchester Castle. I visited in July and the ornamental flower beds and rose garden were outstanding, and awash with colour. The park was very well maintained and offered plenty to see, including an attractive bandstand, water garden and remains of the castle walls. The castle is paid entry but the park is free to enter and a great place for dog walks. A café in the grounds serves refreshments, and there's a childrens' play park and mini golf to keep everyone entertained.

Great Park in Colchester for all the family. Has walks, gardens, kids play areas, cafes and even a band stand. Lovely display of flowers in spring and early summer and Xmas light shows in the winter. Well worth a visit if in Colchester.