Firstsite
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"Fully accessible for disabled visitors"
Overview
Firstsite is a public contemporary art gallery situated in Colchester, making and showing great art and culture to help all communities be happier and healthier together. Firstsite's spectacular crescent-shaped building, designed by award-winning Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, provides a creative and social space like no other. Open all year – with free admission and a vibrant programme of exhibitions, films, workshops and events to spark your imagination, alongside a café and shop, Firstsite is for everyone.
Ratings & awards
VisitEngland Quality Assessed
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Fully Accessible - Fully accessible for disabled visitors
On site cafe - Serving home produced items
Ever changing exhibits - Regular changes to exhibits
About the area
Essex is full of pleasant surprises. It has the largest coastline of any county in England, with its fair share of castles, royal connections and scenic valleys.
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Self-Catering
The Annexe at Scarletts Cottage
- Total units: 1
- Private garden
- Sky or freeview
- Linens provided
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