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Prepare Your Court Bundle for Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court

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In Brief

BundleCreator is online court bundle software designed to help you prepare documents for hearings at Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court. Upload your documents, use our pre-loaded templates for Child Arrangements, Criminal, Domestic Abuse, Family Law, and export a paginated, indexed bundle ready for court. From £12 per bundle.

About Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court

Address

St Botolphs Circus Magdelen Street, Colchester, CO2 7EF, Colchester CO2 7EF

Court Type

Magistrates' Court

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Opening Hours

  • Court open: 9.00 am to 5:00pm

Phone

Facilities at Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court

  • Disabled access
  • Baby changing facility
  • Refreshments
  • Video facilities
  • Assistance dogs
  • Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
  • Witness service

Bundle Templates for Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court

BundleCreator includes pre-loaded templates for the case types heard at Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court. Choose a practice area to get started.

Child Arrangements

Pre-loaded templates and guidance for child arrangements proceedings

Criminal

Pre-loaded templates and guidance for criminal proceedings

Domestic Abuse

Pre-loaded templates and guidance for domestic abuse proceedings

Family Law

Pre-loaded templates and guidance for family law proceedings

Public Children Law

Pre-loaded templates and guidance for public children law proceedings

Getting to Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court

Parking and public transport options near the court. Always confirm parking time limits and policies on the day before leaving your vehicle — supermarket policies change and ANPR fines are common.

On-site parking

No parking information published by HMCTS for this hearing centre. Most UK courts do not have public on-site parking.

Free short-stay parking within 500 m

Typical policies — confirm signage on arrival. Most require proof of in-store purchase.

  • Sainsbury's

    283 m · 3 min

    11-14 Priory Walk CO1 1LG

    Sainsbury's typically offers 90 min – 2 hr free parking with proof of purchase

  • Aldi

    346 m · 4 min

    Magdalen Street CO1 2FJ

    Aldi typically allows 90 min free parking enforced via ANPR

Free parking further out (500 m – 1.5 km)

A short walk further but still a practical option if closer bays are full.

  • Co-op Food

    714 m · 9 min

    89 Wimpole Road CO1 2DB

    Co-op typically allows free short-stay parking — varies by store

  • East of England CO-OP

    756 m · 9 min

    Co-op typically allows free short-stay parking — varies by store

  • Lidl

    1.2 km · 14 min

    St Andrews Avenue CO4 3HU

    Lidl typically allows 90 min free parking enforced via ANPR

Supermarket parking policies are typical brand policies — many stores enforce time limits via ANPR cameras, and rules can vary between stores. Always check the signage at the entrance before parking and keep your in-store receipt.

Nearest stations

  • Colchester Town

    Train station

    72 m · 1 min

  • Hythe (Colchester)

    Train station

    1.6 km · 19 min

  • Colchester

    Train station

    1.8 km · 21 min

Nearest bus stops

  • Town Railway Station50 m
  • Osborne Street119 m
  • Military Road171 m
  • Sportsman's Club194 m

Walking times assume an average pace of around 5 km/h. Allow extra time at peak hours and for security checks at the court entrance. Data sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Accessibility and disabled facilities

Facilities published by HMCTS for this hearing centre. Contact the court in advance if you need to arrange reasonable adjustments.

  • Disabled access

    This court has level access to the entrance of the building and all floors, lifts to all floors and easy access into courtrooms. There are also a number of disabled toilets on each floor.

  • Baby changing facility

    This court has baby changing facilities on each floor.

  • Assistance dogs

    Assistance dogs are welcome

  • Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network

    Lanyards available on request.

Courts near Colchester

If your hearing is moved or you need a nearer venue, these courts are the closest to Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court.

0.7 km

Colchester County Court and Family Court

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24.8 km

Ipswich Crown Court

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25.3 km

Ipswich Magistrates' Court

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25.4 km

Ipswich County Court and Family Hearing Centre

County Court · Ipswich

34.0 km

Chelmsford Magistrates' Court and Family Court

Magistrates' Court · Chelmsford

40.4 km

Southend Magistrates' Court

Magistrates' Court · Southend-on-Sea

How to Prepare Your Bundle

1

Choose Your Case Type

Select the practice area that matches your hearing at Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court. Pre-loaded templates guide you through the required documents.

2

Upload & Organise

Upload your documents, drag and drop them into the correct order, and use our built-in editor for witness statements and position statements.

3

Export & File

Export a paginated, indexed, bookmarked PDF ready to file at Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court. Continuous or sectional numbering to suit your court's preference.

Bundle FAQs for Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court

Common questions about preparing court bundles for this hearing centre

For a Family Court hearing at Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court, you typically need your application (e.g., C100, Form E, FL401), position statements, witness statements, and supporting evidence. Practice Direction 27A sets out the required bundle format. BundleCreator provides pre-loaded templates designed to help you meet these requirements.

By phone: Enquiries: 03308 084 407 · Enquiries: 0300 303 0656. By email: Enquiries: contactcrime@justice.gov.uk · Enquiries: sjs@justice.gov.uk. Address: St Botolphs Circus Magdelen Street, Colchester, CO2 7EF.

BundleCreator starts at £12 per bundle on a Pay-As-You-Go basis — no subscription required. Monthly plans start from £19.99 for higher-volume users. All plans include pre-loaded templates, automatic pagination, and PDF export.

BundleCreator is designed to format bundles according to court requirements, including Practice Direction 27A for Family Court proceedings and Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure. The software handles pagination, indexing, and bookmarking. Courts accept bundles in standard PDF format, which is the format BundleCreator exports.

Court office hours at Colchester Magistrates' Court and Family Court: Court open: 9.00 am to 5:00pm. Hearing times vary by listing — always check your hearing notice for the scheduled start time.

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