Pub · Colchester
4-8 St Johns Street, Colchester, United Kingdom
The Playhouse is a J D Wetherspoon pub in Colchester, offering food, drinks, real ale, cocktails, and live sports on big screens, housed in a building with a rich history as a former theatre and cinema.
Regulars and our editors tag it for late night, craft beer, food served, cocktail bar, sports pub, big screen, pub and real ale.
Doors open from 08:00 at the earliest in the week, and the latest it serves is 02:00. 8 other pubs on PubCrawl sit within a 6 minute walk, so it is easy to build a crawl around.
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The Playhouse is open Mon–Thu 08:00–00:00; Fri–Sat 08:00–02:00; Sunday 08:00–00:00. Hours can change over bank holidays and big fixtures, so check before a late start.
The Playhouse is a pub at 4-8 St Johns Street, Colchester, United Kingdom. 8 other pubs listed on PubCrawl are within a short walk.
Walkabout, Camulodunum, The Centurion and The Ale House are all within a short walk, and each has a page on PubCrawl with hours and reviews.
Yes — The Playhouse is listed as serving food. Kitchen hours are normally shorter than bar hours.
Yes — The Playhouse is listed as showing sport on TV. On a big fixture it fills up long before kick-off, which is worth planning around if it is a stop on your crawl.
Bookings are handled by the pub, not through PubCrawl. Call +44 1206571003 to ask about tables or a space for a group.
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