Colchester Office

Address:
34 Southway, Colchester
Essex, CO2 7BB
Tel: 01206 287100
Fax: 01206 287199

Location number: 023
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Customer Service Manager: Ali Hushen

Location Manager: Pat Greensted

Floors Occupied: Whole building

Additional Information: No wheelchair access.

Travelling By car

If driving northwards along the A12

• Take the exit for Colchester Central (also signposted A & E).
• At the roundabout take the second exit onto the A133 and at the next roundabout take the third exit onto Westway that leads to a further roundabout.
• Take the third exit and drive up Balkerne Hill, at the next roundabout take the first exit onto Southway and just past the traffic lights there is a multi-storey car park.
• On walking out of the car park onto St John's Street turn right and take a right into Abbeygate Street to access the underpass. On exiting the underpass walk along Southway. The entrance to Colchester VOA is just after Chapel Street South.
• Although there is a car park on site it has a limited number of spaces so pre-booking is necessary Please call Brian Wallis on 01206 287117.

If driving southwards along the A12

• Take the Colchester exit that is also signposted for Harwich and Clacton.
• Take the second exit onto the Ipswich Road and cross over the next roundabout. At the double roundabout turn right onto Cowdray Avenue and continue straight over the first roundabout.
• At the next roundabout take the first left into Westway that leads to a further roundabout.
• Take the third exit and drive up Balkerne Hill, at the next roundabout take the first exit onto Southway and just past the traffic lights there is a multi-storey car park.
• On walking out of the car park onto St John's Street turn right and take a right into Abbeygate Street to access the underpass. On exiting the underpass walk along Southway. The entrance to Colchester VOA is just after Chapel Street South.
• Although there is a car park on site it has a limited number of spaces so pre-booking is necessary Please call Brian Wallis on 01206 287117.

Travelling by Public Transport

• The office can be reached from Colchester North Railway Station on a No 78 bus that runs 3 times an hour or a No 2A bus that runs every half hour.
• The buses stop in the High Street from which there is a 5-minute walk to the office. (It takes 15 minutes to walk directly to the office from the station.)
• From Colchester Town Railway Station the office can be reached within 5 minutes by foot.

DISABLED FACILITIES

• Office opening hours: Mon to Fri 8.30am until 5pm.
• There are no Disabled car spaces at the building.
• Access to building is through heavy double doors to the front of the building. There is a doorbell situated to the right hand side

of these which will alert staff in the office. A member of staff will be down to assist you.

• Office is on three floors.
• There is no lift.
• A guide to Disabled Facilities and Services across the East Anglia Group is available.