The Camulodunum

Licence summary from On Licence, 30 September 2026

Premises: The Camulodunum
Address: The Camulodunum, 156 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PG
Licence: Premises licence, M004480
Status: In force (register: Current Licence)
Issued: 23 September 2005
Licence holder: Greene King Brewing & Retailing Limited, Westgate Brewery Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QT
Licensing authority: Colchester City Council
Activities: Alcohol on the premises, Alcohol off the premises, Late night refreshment, Recorded music, Live music, Films, Dance
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Every day 10:00-02:30
Alcohol Sale-On & Off Premises: Every day 10:00-02:00
Alcohol Sale-On & Off Premises, non-standard times: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Spring and August Bank Holidays, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, St George's Day and St Patrick's Day, proceeding and preceding day before a Bank Holiday - one extra hour. Any other publicly declared holiday - one extra hour. Christmas Day - to trade between the hours of 15.00 and 19.00 as per embedded right. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - the period between the standard finish time of the authorised per
Film - Indoors: Every day 10:00-02:00
Film - Indoors, non-standard times: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Spring and August Bank Holidays, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, St George's Day and St Patrick's Day, proceeding and preceding day before a Bank Holiday - one extra hour. Any other publicly declared holiday - one extra hour. Christmas Day - to trade between the hours of 15.00 and 19.00 as per embedded right. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - the period between the standard finish time of the authorised per
Live Music - Indoors: Every day 10:00-02:00
Live Music - Indoors, non-standard times: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Spring and August Bank Holidays, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, St George's Day and St Patrick's Day, proceeding and preceding day before a Bank Holiday - one extra hour. Any other publicly declared holiday - one extra hour. Christmas Day - to trade between the hours of 15.00 and 19.00 as per embedded right. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - the period between the standard finish time of the authorised per
Recorded Music - Indoors: Sun 10:00-02:00
Recorded Music - Indoors, non-standard times: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Spring and August Bank Holidays, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, St George's Day and St Patrick's Day, proceeding and preceding day before a band holiday - one extra hour. Any other publicly declared holiday - one extra hour. Christmas Day - to trade between the hours of 15.00 and 19.00 as per embedded. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - the period between the standard finish time of the authorised period st
Activity like Music/Dance - In: Sun 10:00-02:00
Activity like Music/Dance - In, non-standard times: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Spring and August Bank Holidays, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, St George's Day and St Patrick's Day, proceeding and preceding day before a band holiday - one extra hour. Any other publicly declared holiday - one extra hour. Christmas Day - to trade between the hours of 15.00 and 19.00 as per embedded. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - the period between the standard finish time of the authorised period st
Late Night Refreshment-Indoors: Every day 23:00-02:00
Late Night Refreshment-Indoors, non-standard times: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Spring and August Bank Holidays, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, St George's Day and St Patrick's Day, proceeding and preceding day before a band holiday - one extra hour. Any other publicly declared holiday - one extra hour. Christmas Day - to trade between the hours of 15.00 and 19.00 as per embedded. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - the period between the standard finish time of the authorised period st
Capacity: 230

Licence conditions (4)

No children to be permitted on site after 20.00; save for the month of December when no children will be permitted after 21.00. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.2. No external drinking after 23.00 in the front of the premises.3. Sensible drinking policy and training to be in place - restrictions on discounting and promotions, sale to under 18's and drunks.4. Additional training to be provided on communicating with customers when service is refused for drunkenness or no proof of ID, and for dealing with illegal activities and aggressive customers.5. External background music to be turned off at 21.00.6. All windows and doors to be shut during live performance save for customer access and egress.7. Additional training for all house managers on dealing with illegal activities and aggressive customers.,.
Imposed by Sub-Committee at a Hearing on 23 September 20051. Take-away food shall not be sold.,.
Agreed with Essex Police -1. The venue will operate and train its staff in accordance with the Challenge 25 scheme.2. The staff at the premises will take all reasonable steps to ensure customers drinking outside do not obstruct the footpath outside the venue for other footpath users.Agreed with the Licenisng Authority - September 20163. No bottles, glasses or any other drinking containers to be taken off the premises, excepting those taken by patrons to be consumed whilst seated at the tables immediately outside the front of the premises and off sales.,.
A high quality CCTV system with cameras covering the whole of the premises, including the male and female toilets not looking directly at urinals or into cubicles, and all public access areas, entrance and exit doors, in order to deter drug dealing, assaults, and other incidents, in accordance with Colchester Crime and Disorder Strategy and section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. The Codec format of digital computers must be available to the Police and the Local Authority, in order to download images. (Videotapes/ CD discs to be kept for 31 days). Sufficient staff to be trained efficiently, in the use of the CCTV system.2. Police Officers investigating serious assaults in licensed premises have a duty to seize CCTV videotapes or discs to secure evidence. Video tapes and discs found to be defective or of inferior quality or blanked, should be regarded as a serious breach of the licence conditions. The licensee must ensure the best available quality CCTV evidence is handed to Police Officers investigating all incidents, and in particular serious incidents. Failure to comply could jeopardize the licence.3. A Drugs search by consent policy under CCTV cameras as a condition of entry where Door Supervisors are employed, should be in place to deter drugs and weapons entering the premises and an appropriate drugs safe or box kept on the premises for the security of unlawful drugs, seized or found by staff and kept secure until such time that Essex Police can dispose of those drugs lawfully. Essex Police code of practice and recommendation is that 2 in every 10 persons are searched (minimum).4. Toughened drinking glasses to be used at all times the premises are open.5.Empty Bottles and glasses to be collected as soon as possible. (Best Practice to reduce incidents of glassing injuries).6. Polite signs should be placed at all exits from the premises encouraging customers to be quiet on leaving the area and to respect the rights of people living nearby to a peaceful nig

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

Compiled from Colchester City Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/the-camulodunum-co1-aa0fd92064