A small archaeological excavation and a watching brief carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust during alteration works to Hollytrees Museum, Castle Park, Colchester - a new entrance, steps, ramps, paving, services and landscaping. The excavations and watching brief showed that the building works did not have any impact on archaeological remains. Excavation of the steps, ramp, path and planter were not deep enough to impact buried remains. The cable, manhole and drain-trenches were excavated where the ground had previously been heavily disturbed. Fills of trenches mainly consisted of modern made-up ground, fill for drain trenches, or brick foundations and rubble. <1>