Art gallery · Colchester · Essex

Albert Hall

Look for Albert Hall, an art gallery, in Colchester. Within 5 km there are 16 more places to visit. It is on the official list as a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Albert Hall, Jo and Steve Turner (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Colchester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Art gallery in Colchester

Inside Colchester

Albert Hall is inside Colchester’s built-up area, with 16 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Colchester has 443 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Colchester reach 18–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°37 mm

Apr14° / 5°37 mm

May18° / 8°47 mm

Jun21° / 11°52 mm

Jul23° / 13°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°55 mm

Sep20° / 10°47 mm

Oct15° / 8°65 mm

Nov11° / 4°61 mm

Dec8° / 2°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Colchester, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Colchester. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Colchester’s full climate →

About

Albert Hall

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Around it, Colchester Castle (400 m) comes first on our list.

Colchester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Colchester

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Albert Hall

Find Albert Hall in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

By population, Colchester leads the 8 with 130,259. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Colchester

130,259 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km south of it

Berechurch

7,702 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km northwest of it

West Bergholt

3,175 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km north of it

Great Horkesley

2,232 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Albert Hall is	People	Places to visit
Colchester	It’s in town	130,259	22
Berechurch	2.2 km south of it	7,702	18
West Bergholt	3.3 km northwest of it	3,175	17
Great Horkesley	3.6 km north of it	2,232	15
Layer-de-la-Haye	3.8 km southwest of it	1,338	19
Rowhedge	4.4 km southeast of it	2,492	19
Wivenhoe	4.4 km southeast of it	7,354	20
Eight Ash Green	4.8 km west of it	1,769	11

Make a day of it

Next door to Albert Hall

Among the 44 within 15 km are 2 abbeys or priories, 2 art galleries and a castle.

CastleColchester Castle400 m away 2

FortBalkerne Gate200 m away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory600 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse600 m away 5

Art galleryFirstsite600 m away 6

ZooColchester Zoo5.4 km away 7

MuseumHollytrees Museum500 m away 8

Art galleryThe Minories600 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Albert Hall: the answers

Where is Albert Hall?

Albert Hall is in Colchester, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Albert Hall?

Art gallery.

When is the best time to visit Albert Hall?

May to September are the warmest months in Colchester, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Albert Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Albert Hall?

Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (400 m), Balkerne Gate (200 m), St. Botolph's Priory (600 m) and St. John's Abbey Gatehouse (600 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Albert Hall: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Firstsite: Alexis Ip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hollytrees Museum: Jarry1250, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Minories: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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