17.7 km., 10.8 mile. (full walk: 23.7 km (14.7 mile)
Difficulty 3/10
This Essex walk passes impressive old cottages - thatched, timber-framed, pargetted, the works. Gently rolling hills, pretty villages, an old church and a friendly lunch pub. The 10.8 mile version using Shortcut 1 is suggested.
Trains Get the 10:25 Ely train from Liverpool Street (Tottenham Hale 10:38) to Audley End station, arriving 11:22.
Trains:return from Audley End at xx:47and xx:10. Get a return to Audley End. (Wendens Ambo’s station is named after the nearby stately home).
Lunch: The Axe and Compasses in Arkesden 01799 550272. Restored after a devastating fire, this pub re-opened last month. (The later Elmdon Dial, is still closed).
Anyone up for the 14 miler could visit the Red Cow in Chrishall tel:01763838792
Tea:
The Bell, Wendens Ambo (01799 540382) open to 6.
Walk Directions here Shortcut 1 recommended.
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Sunday, 15 October 2023
Sunday Walk: Wendens Ambo Circular
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N=3 set off at the appointed time. A w=chilly-start-but-sunny all day.
The Axe and Compasses has indeed been reborn. Maybe a bit too reborn. No longer the sleepy run-down pub I remember. They were fully booked and, according to the landlord, they are on Saturdays too. So no food at the inn. We had a drink anyway. A quick look in the church, then on to shortcut 1
Nearing Wendens, the others sped up to catch the 16:10. Poor Mr Tiger, who had thought it was at 16:17 anyway, just missed it.
While waiting on the platform, for a whole 37 minutes - thinking about how he could have been in the Bell - he encountered walker number n=4 who, unbeknownst to everyone, had also done the walk.
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