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Hollytrees Museum

Hollytrees Museum is a grade I listed local museum in Colchester, Essex. 42 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Colchester Castle (100 m). Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.

Photo: Hollytrees Museum, Jarry1250 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Colchester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Colchester

Inside Colchester

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

Grade I 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

The warmest stretch in Colchester is May to September, at 18–23°C in the afternoon.

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

Hollytrees Museum

Grade I listed local museum in Colchester, Essex, England, UK.

In Colchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Colchester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Colchester
Official site: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/visit/hollytrees-museum

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

The map

Finding Hollytrees Museum

Orange shows Hollytrees Museum; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Hollytrees Museum

With 130,259 people, Colchester is the largest of the 7. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Colchester

130,259 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km south of it

Berechurch

7,702 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km northwest of it

West Bergholt

3,175 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km northwest of it

Great Horkesley

2,232 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Hollytrees Museum is	People	Places to visit
Colchester	It’s in town	130,259	22
Berechurch	2.3 km south of it	7,702	18
West Bergholt	3.7 km northwest of it	3,175	17
Great Horkesley	3.8 km northwest of it	2,232	15
Wivenhoe	4 km southeast of it	7,354	20
Layer-de-la-Haye	4.1 km southwest of it	1,338	19
Rowhedge	4.1 km southeast of it	2,492	19

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Within 15 km are 42 places, among them 3 art galleries, 2 abbeys or priories and a castle.

CastleColchester Castle100 m away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory300 m away 3

FortBalkerne Gate700 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse500 m away 5

Art galleryFirstsite200 m away 6

ZooColchester Zoo5.8 km away 7

Art galleryThe Minories100 m away 8

Art galleryAlbert Hall500 m away

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

Before visiting Hollytrees Museum

Where is Hollytrees Museum?

Hollytrees Museum is in Colchester, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hollytrees Museum?

Grade I listed local museum in Colchester, Essex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Hollytrees Museum?

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

Is Hollytrees Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Hollytrees Museum?

Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (100 m), St. Botolph's Priory (300 m), Balkerne Gate (700 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)

Hollytrees Museum: Jarry1250, 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
Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, 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
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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