Colchester (out of Liverpool Street, go to Colchester Town station not Colchester North) always had a claim for being the oldest town in the UK. It isn’t anymore as it recently became a city.
It is a place with some history. The castle and park are worth a visit, for sure, but in recent years the whole city has become run down and almost abandoned.

The main high street had many empty shops, and the new arcade felt unsafe when we were there just a few weeks ago. Using a public toilet got us involved with a gang of lads who were smashing the toilet bowls and pulling the doors off the cubicles.
The St Botolph’s Priory was overrun with vagrants presumably shooting up.
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