Meet the Roman re-enactors of the Colchester Roman Society on Saturday July 24th
All are welcome to attend between 10am and 4pm, with a special appearance by Star, the Caspian horse, in the afternoon.
Join a FREE guided tour of the archaeological remains of Britain’s only known chariot-racing arena.
Free for outside activities, just pay on the door if you would like to go into the Visitor Centre (£3, under 11’s FREE).
On site café serving fresh homemade fare.
As the recent lockdowns have prevented some visitors from seeing our amazing ‘Colchester’s Street of Tombs’ exhibition, we will be keeping it running for a limited time so no one misses out.
The entrance fee to the Visitor Centre will be £3, or £6 including a guided tour of the Roman Circus archaeological remains. Under 11’s go FREE.
Are you a ‘Friend’ of Colchester Archaeological Trust or member of The Association for Roman Archaeology? If so, show your membership card when you arrive for FREE admittance to the Visitor Centre!
Association for Roman Archaeology
The Friends of The Colchester Archaeological Trust
More exciting news… The Roman Circus Café in the Visitor Centre is open too serving homemade cakes, light refreshments and hot/cold drinks. Outside undercover seating and take-away service available.
As COVID-prevention measures are still in place we will continue to limit the number of visitors inside the building (masks to be worn, unless exempt) and use the NHS Test and Trace forms and QR code app.
We look forward to welcoming you… but please remember that we are closed on Mondays.
Recording Customer Details – How we use your information
To support NHS Test and Trace, we have decided to collect and keep a limited record of staff, customers and visitors who come onto our premises for the purpose of contact tracing.
By maintaining records of staff, customers and visitors, and sharing these with NHS Test and Trace where requested, we can help to identify people who may have been exposed to the Coronavirus.
As a customer/visitor of the Colchester Archaeological Trust you will be asked to provide some basic information and contact details.
The following information will be collected:
NHS Test and Trace have asked us to retain this information for 21 days from the date of your visit, to enable contact tracing to be carried out by NHS Test and Trace during that period. We will only share information with NHS Test and Trace if it is specifically requested by them. For example, if another customer at the venue reported symptoms and subsequently tested positive, NHS Test and Trace can request the log of customer details for a particular time period. We may require you to pre-book appointments for visits or to complete a form on arrival.
Under government guidance, the information we collect may include information which we would not ordinarily collect from you and which we therefore collect only for the purpose of contact tracing. Information of this type will not be used for other purposes, and NHS Test and Trace will not disclose this information to any third party unless required to do so by law. In addition, where the information is only collected for the purpose of contact tracing it will be destroyed by us 21 days after the date of your visit.
Your information will always be stored and used in compliance with the relevant data protection legislation.
The use of your information is covered by the General Data Protection Regulations Article 6 (1) (f) – legitimate interests of the venue/establishment. The legitimate interest in this case is the interest of the venue/establishment in co-operating with NHS Test and Trace in order to help maintain a safe operating environment and to help fight any local outbreak of coronavirus.
If you do not wish your contact information to be passed to NHS Test and Trace if requested, please speak to the Visitor Centre Manager.
By law, you have a number of rights as a data subject, such as the right to access information held about you. If you are unhappy or wish to complain about how your information is used, you should contact a member of staff in the first instance to resolve your issue. If you are still not satisfied, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Their website address is www.ico.org.uk
Due to the spectacular success of the Colchester Archaeology Talks, unless your seats have already been reserved, from 14th February 2020 tickets for the three remaining talks must be bought in advance.
Please pop into the Roman Circus Visitor Centre, Monday to Friday 11 am to 3 pm, to buy your tickets (cash or cheque).
Alternatively, post a cheque to ‘CAT TALKS’ at the Visitor Centre, made payable to Colchester Archaeological Trust, indicating which talk/s you would like tickets for.
Seating is limited to 100, so don’t wait!
Wednesday. 30 October 3019, 11am – 1pm.
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NEW OPENING TIMES FOR THE ROMAN CIRCUS VISITOR CENTRE
Good news! Due to the popularity of our recent ‘Colchester’s Street of Tombs’ exhibition and public demand to see the Roman Circus archaeological heritage site, the Visitor Centre and Café will be open to the public TUESDAY to FRIDAY, 11 am to 3 pm, until Easter 2021.
If you haven’t been to site of Britain’s only known chariot-racing track yet, or would like to see what has been recently unearthed in Camulodunum, then why not come along on a week. The Visitor Centre is a great place to spend some time in on a rainy day too!
