Historic site · Colchester · Essex

Scheregate

Colchester counts Scheregate, a historic site, among its places to visit. Another 16 places to visit lie within 5 km. The pick nearby is Colchester Castle, 400 m off.

Where

In Colchester

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic site in Colchester

Inside Colchester

Scheregate 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.

When to go

Expect highs of 18–23°C in Colchester 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

Scheregate

Historic site.

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

Type: Historic site
Town: in Colchester

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

The map

The way to Scheregate

Orange shows Scheregate; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Among the 8, Colchester is the biggest, home to 130,259 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Colchester

130,259 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 2 km south of it

Berechurch

7,702 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km northwest of it

West Bergholt

3,175 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km southwest of it

Layer-de-la-Haye

1,338 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Scheregate is	People	Places to visit
Colchester	It’s in town	130,259	22
Berechurch	2 km south of it	7,702	18
West Bergholt	3.5 km northwest of it	3,175	17
Layer-de-la-Haye	3.7 km southwest of it	1,338	19
Great Horkesley	3.9 km north of it	2,232	15
Rowhedge	4.1 km southeast of it	2,492	19
Wivenhoe	4.2 km southeast of it	7,354	20
Eight Ash Green	5 km west of it	1,769	11

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Nearby, 44 places within 15 km include 2 abbeys or priories, 2 art galleries and a castle.

CastleColchester Castle400 m away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory400 m away 3

FortBalkerne Gate400 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse300 m away 5

Art galleryFirstsite500 m away 6

ZooColchester Zoo5.4 km away 7

MuseumHollytrees Museum400 m away 8

Art galleryThe Minories400 m away

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

What people ask about Scheregate

Where is Scheregate?

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

What is Scheregate?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Scheregate?

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 Scheregate?

Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (400 m), St. Botolph's Priory (400 m), Balkerne Gate (400 m) and St. John's Abbey Gatehouse (300 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 (8)

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
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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