Toughness 3/10 Length: 10, 12, or 14.4 miles (16.3, 19.3 or 23.2 km.)
We had a request for this walk recently. Highlights include the Blackwater River, an old mill, medieval abbey buildings, Grange Barn (said to be the oldest timber-framed building in Europe), and the town of Coggeshall, with over 300 listed buildings, many of them medieval, including Paycockes, a 15th C merchant's house. The full walk gives the opportunity to visit another old barn at Marks Hall Gardens.
Trains: Take the 10:02 Ipswich train from Liverpool Street,(Stratford 10:09 ) arriving Kelvedon at10:52.
Return trains at xx:22 and 54
Lunch: There are many options in Coggeshall, see the walk notes. Some of the pubs (e.g. Chapel Inn, Woolpack) are ancient. Paycockes has a tearoom.
If doing the full walk, you can also visit “Mrs Salisbury’s Famous Tearoom" at Marks Hall (01376 563 796). No admission charge for the café.
Tea: The Sun Inn, Feering Hill (01376 570 442) is recommended. There's also the earlier Bell Inn, in Feering (01376 570 375), and the later Railway Tavern in Kelvedon. (01376 570293).
Visiting: Paycockes and Grange Barn are both National Trust properties.
You get a good view of Grange Barn from the outside, to look inside costs £6
Paycockes garden and teashop are free. An inside tour costs £11
Marks Hall Gardens: entry £11
Walk Directions: here. t=swc.216
If not continuing to Marks Hall, you can take a shorter route through Coggeshall along Church Street. (From Paycockes retrace your steps along West St till you reach the White Hart Hotel. Turn left by the hotel and then immediately right into Church St (opposite the Clock Tower). At the end of Church St, turn right down St Peters Road to rejoin the full walk).
3 comments:
Given the late start, taken the 0936 to Kelvedon. Will wait.
Austen
4 of us met on the station at Kelvedon and we set of in 2 pairs. It was a hot sunny morning but cooler than London. My pair walked about 14 miles a combination of the walk - one extension and part of an extension. We had our picnic lunch in the delightful garden of Paycocke's House followed by a walk into Coggeshall to admire the old houses. The late afternoon clouded over and a few slots of rain were felt as we neared Kelvendon station to catch the 17.14 train back to Liverpool Street. A good flat walk for a hot day.
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