Say what to buy
Put up your shopping list, say it is the Aldi on Cowdray Avenue, and add anything you are fussy about. It takes about a minute.
Colchester, Essex
No, there is no delivery from the Aldi on Cowdray Avenue. Click and collect closed in August 2024 too. Post what you need below and someone around Colchester can offer to fetch it.
Some 28,000 people live inside a mile of Cowdray Avenue, which puts a lot of possible helpers close by. The middle of Colchester is about 0.8 miles to the south west, and the next biggest place is Brightlingsea, about 8,700 people, 7.6 miles south east. Someone who lives near Cowdray Avenue could be the one to go for you.
Four steps from posting to bags in Colchester. Taskerama says offers usually arrive within a few hours.
Put up your shopping list, say it is the Aldi on Cowdray Avenue, and add anything you are fussy about. It takes about a minute.
Offers come from people nearby, perhaps in Colchester or West Bergholt. You can see their ratings and ask them anything first.
They walk round the Aldi on Cowdray Avenue with your list and message you if the Colchester shelf is empty.
Bags at your door in Colchester, with payment for the Cowdray Avenue shop held until you confirm they are there.
The shop is in the middle and each circle is a place around Colchester, placed the way you would head to get there. The bigger the circle the more people live there, so Colchester, with about 130,000, is the largest. Brantham, 7.9 miles away, is further than the map reaches, so it sits on the edge.
| Area | Council area | People | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester | Colchester | 131,451 | 0.8 miles | south west |
| Brightlingsea | Tendring | 8,680 | 7.6 miles | south east |
| Berechurch | Colchester | 8,195 | 2.6 miles | south |
| Wivenhoe | Colchester | 6,582 | 3.3 miles | south east |
| Lawford | Tendring | 4,790 | 6.6 miles | east north east |
| West Bergholt | Colchester | 3,310 | 2.7 miles | west north west |
| Marks Tey | Colchester | 2,617 | 6.3 miles | west south west |
| Brantham | Babergh | 2,609 | 7.9 miles | north east |
Every distance is a straight line from Cowdray Avenue, so the road to Berechurch is longer. People counts are from the 2021 census.
On this job site, someone near Colchester can offer to take on your Cowdray Avenue shop, and every offer shows its fees before you agree.
Other ways
Both list errand running among their jobs. Their fees are their own, so read them on each site before you book for CO1.
Free, if someone near Cowdray Avenue is going anyway and can pick up a few things. Try a Colchester Facebook or Nextdoor group.
Help with shopping for older people in some areas. Ask early whether anything reaches Colchester, and whether there is a charge.
If a weekly van suits you better, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Iceland deliver in many places, so try CO1 on each.
Whoever goes to Cowdray Avenue for you will get on far better with a list that names things. These are Aldi's own pages.
On Aldi's page for Cowdray Avenue you get the Cowdray Avenue opening times from the source; set it as your Colchester shop and the range shown is what is on its shelves. Our Cowdray Avenue hours are from OpenStreetMap, so Aldi's own page wins if they differ.
Look first, and your Colchester list can name brands and sizes for whoever goes. The Cowdray Avenue Aldi gets new middle aisle offers twice a week.

The nearest other Aldi is on Magdalen Street, 0.9 miles away, handy if Cowdray Avenue is out of something. The shops on Stane Retail Park Stanway (3.7 miles) and Pier Avenue in Clacton-on-Sea (12.5 miles) are next.
| Shop | Town | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Magdalen Street | Colchester | 0.9 miles |
| Stane Retail Park Stanway | Colchester | 3.7 miles |
| Pier Avenue | Clacton-on-Sea | 12.5 miles |
The Cowdray Avenue Aldi opens at 8am and closes at 10pm, Monday to Saturday; on Sundays it is 10am to 4pm, so post a Sunday job early. Your postcode in the form tells people in Berechurch and West Bergholt the job is near them.