Colchester, North SEAfaring

Colchester Borough Council was successful in winning a grant from EU’s Interreg IIB programme and has been exploring opportunities to develop the heritage and local distinctiveness of the old port. Currently we are promoting the idea of an art trail that interprets the areas past and its wildlife. We are also supporting the Pioneer Sailing Trust’s educational programme and other local heritage activities.

The Hythe has much more to offer than you might first think. And a new art trail will soon help you to find out more about the area’s rich heritage.

Jonathan Rochford, East Colchester regeneration project officer, explained: “A group of artists have been working with the community to create the trail and I think everyone involved has learnt something new about this fascinating area. The route passes through some surprising parts of town, each with their own stories and character, which inspired the themes of the artworks.”

The Town to Sea Trail is part of the wider regeneration of East Colchester. Starting in the town centre the trail heads down East Hill, past the East Bay allotments, through the Moors, to Haddon Park, finishing at the Hythe Quayside, where it links with the Wivenhoe Trail.

Artists Andrew Rowe, David Mackie, Becky Adams and Heather Parnell, have been working with local schools, groups and the wider community on design ideas to link the trail together.

To find out more about activities that North SEAfaring has been involved in in the East Colchester area, please go to 'News & Events'.