Fort · Colchester · Essex

Balkerne Gate

Balkerne Gate is a 1st-century Roman gateway in Colchester. It is a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Colchester Castle, 600 m off, the first of 44 within 15 km.

Photo: Balkerne Gate, Tanya2501 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Colchester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Fort in Colchester

Inside Colchester

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

Scheduled monument

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

Choosing a month

Warmest in Colchester are May to September, at 18–23°C.

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

Balkerne Gate

Articles on it exist in 6 languages.

Colchester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Colchester

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

The map

Its place on the map

Use the numbers to match each place near Balkerne Gate with the list.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Colchester tops the 8 for size, at 130,259 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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 · 3.1 km northwest of it

West Bergholt

3,175 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km southwest of it

Layer-de-la-Haye

1,338 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Balkerne Gate 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	3.1 km northwest of it	3,175	17
Layer-de-la-Haye	3.6 km southwest of it	1,338	19
Great Horkesley	3.6 km north of it	2,232	15
Rowhedge	4.5 km southeast of it	2,492	19
Eight Ash Green	4.6 km west of it	1,769	11
Wivenhoe	4.6 km southeast of it	7,354	20

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km you can add 3 art galleries, 2 abbeys or priories and a castle.

CastleColchester Castle600 m away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory800 m away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse700 m away 4

ZooColchester Zoo5.2 km away 5

Art galleryFirstsite800 m away 6

MuseumHollytrees Museum700 m away 7

Art galleryThe Minories800 m away 8

Art galleryAlbert Hall200 m away

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

Asked about Balkerne Gate

Where is Balkerne Gate?

Balkerne Gate is in Colchester, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Balkerne Gate?

1st-century Roman gateway in Colchester.

When is the best time to visit Balkerne Gate?

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

Is Balkerne Gate a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Balkerne Gate?

Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (600 m), St. Botolph's Priory (800 m), St. John's Abbey Gatehouse (700 m) and Colchester Zoo (5.2 km).

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)

Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colchester Castle: George Gastin, 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
Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Firstsite: Alexis Ip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hollytrees Museum: Jarry1250, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Minories: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Albert Hall: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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