Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town and its first capital, is located in North Essex close to the Suffolk border and yet is less than an hour away from London. Colchester is today a thriving modern town with excellent transport links and offering some of the finest leisure facilities in Eastern England. The surrounding countryside includes the area of outstanding natural beauty known as 'Constable Country', named after landscape artist John Constable, who painted many local scenes, including parts of the University campus.
Conceived as a university town, the Colchester campus consists of a series of modern, interlinked buildings grouped around open courtyards and pedestrian squares. The main campus is set in over 200 acres of beautiful parkland, much of which was landscaped in the 18th century.
The Colchester campus has shops, banks, restaurants, and an excellent range of sports and arts facilities.