Attraction · Colchester · Essex

St. Martin

Set in Colchester, St. Martin is an attraction. The surrounding 5 km hold 16 more places to visit. For a second stop, Colchester Castle is 300 m away.

Where

In Colchester

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Attraction in Colchester

Inside Colchester

St. Martin 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

Weather through the year

Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Colchester.

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

St. Martin

Attraction.

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

Type: Attraction
Town: in Colchester

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

The map

Around St. Martin, mapped

Spot St. Martin in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

The towns around St. Martin

Largest of the 8 is Colchester, home to 130,259. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

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 · 3.3 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 St. Martin 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	3.3 km northwest of it	3,175	17
Great Horkesley	3.6 km north of it	2,232	15
Layer-de-la-Haye	3.9 km southwest of it	1,338	19
Wivenhoe	4.3 km southeast of it	7,354	20
Rowhedge	4.4 km southeast of it	2,492	19
Eight Ash Green	4.9 km west of it	1,769	11

Make a day of it

While you are near St. Martin

Of the 44 within 15 km, look for 2 abbeys or priories, 2 art galleries and a castle.

CastleColchester Castle300 m away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory500 m away 3

FortBalkerne Gate400 m away 4

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

Art galleryFirstsite500 m away 6

ZooColchester Zoo5.6 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 St. Martin

Where is St. Martin?

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

What is St. Martin?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit St. Martin?

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 St. Martin?

Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (300 m), St. Botolph's Priory (500 m), Balkerne Gate (400 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 (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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