17.5 km 10.9 miles. Difficulty 4/10
A varied north Essex walk visiting historic Saffron Walden. The town has many interesting features - half timbered buildings, an impressive church, the sorry remains of a Norman castle, and an ancient turf labyrinth. The afternoon takes you along the Harcamlow Way to Newport.
Trains:
9:57 Cambridge North train from Liverpool Street (Tottenham Hale 10:11), arriving Great Chesterford at 11:05.
Return from Newport at xx:13. Get a return to Great Chesterford.
Lunch: Bridge End Gardens (through which you enter Saffron Walden) would make a good picnic spot. The 8 Bells 01799 522790, adjacent to the gardens, is first in line. .There's also the Cross Keys Hotel (01799-522207) on the High Street and, on the way out of town, a Wetherspoons, The Temeraire (01799-516975). .There are several cafés in and around Market Place,
Tea: You pass the small 17th C White Horse (01799-540002), about ten minutes before Newport station. Alternatively, detour to the much larger Coach and Horses (01799-540292) to the north of the village.
Walk Directions here
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#5 descended from the train in rain that was #heavier-than-drizzle-but-not-quite-rain in the morning but turned into intermittent sun and dramatic skies in the late afternoon.
How wonderful not to be mudskating and so unexpected after the recent rain. In fact one brook had run dry. Luck ran out outside Newport rewarding the welly wearers and pole carriers.
5 lunched in the Cross Keys Hotel as the Eight Bells was fully booked and were most pleased with the food. A sightseeing trip round Saffron Walden followed with particular enjoyment of the Bridge End Gardens (did they really plant 11,000 yew seedlings in the 1980s?) and the Old Sun Inn (the pargetting is quite remarkable). 2 stayed on to walk the 1.5 km turf maze ending their day in Audley End. 3 obeyed the walk instructions and enjoyed a lovely afternoon walking the undulating hills as the shadows lengthened. A quick drink in the White Horse rounded off the day before catching the 1813.
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