Firstsite
Firstsite is a contemporary art gallery in Colchester, Essex. Add Colchester Castle, 300 m away, to a visit; it leads 41 places within 15 km. Articles on it exist in 3 languages.
Art gallery in Colchester
Inside Colchester
Firstsite is inside Colchester’s built-up area, with 16 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Expect highs of 18–23°C in Colchester from May to September.
Firstsite
Contemporary art gallery in Colchester, Essex, England.
In Colchester, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Colchester
- Official site
- firstsite.uk
Firstsite on the map
Firstsite sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Colchester’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Firstsite
The 8 towns are led in size by Colchester, with 130,259 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
- 1Colchester
- 2Berechurch
- 3West Bergholt
- 4Wivenhoe
- 5Great Horkesley
- 6Rowhedge
- 7Layer-de-la-Haye
- 8High Park Corner
Colchester
Berechurch
West Bergholt
Wivenhoe
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Firstsite 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 | 3.8 km northwest of it | 3,175 | 17 |
| Wivenhoe | 3.8 km southeast of it | 7,354 | 20 |
| Great Horkesley | 3.9 km northwest of it | 2,232 | 15 |
| Rowhedge | 3.9 km southeast of it | 2,492 | 19 |
| Layer-de-la-Haye | 4 km southwest of it | 1,338 | 19 |
| High Park Corner | 5.8 km southeast of it | 247 | 5 |
Worth adding to a visit
Within 15 km you can add 2 abbeys or priories, 2 art galleries and a castle.
CastleColchester Castle300 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory200 m away3
FortBalkerne Gate800 m away4
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse500 m away5
ZooColchester Zoo5.8 km away6
Art galleryThe Minories100 m away7
MuseumHollytrees Museum200 m away8
Art galleryAlbert Hall600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Firstsite
Where is Firstsite?
Firstsite is in Colchester, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Firstsite?
Contemporary art gallery in Colchester, Essex, England.
When is the best time to visit Firstsite?
May to September are the warmest months in Colchester, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Firstsite?
Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (300 m), St. Botolph's Priory (200 m), Balkerne Gate (800 m) and St. John's Abbey Gatehouse (500 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)
- Firstsite: Alexis Ip, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, 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
- The Minories: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hollytrees Museum: Jarry1250, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Hall: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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