Length: 16.3 km (10.1 miles) Longer walk incorporating loop to Marks Hall 23.2 km (14.4 miles)
Toughness: 3 out of 10
Either
London Liverpool Street: 10-02 hrs Greater Anglia service to Ipswich Stratford 10-09; Shenfield 10-25 hrs
Arrive Kelvedon: 10-51 hrs
or for London Councils Freedom Pass holders and those on a budget:
London Liverpool Street: 09-30 hrs TfL Rail - Elizabeth Line - service to Shenfield Stratford 09-37 hrs
Arrive Shenfield: 10-13 hrs Change trains
Leave Shenfield: 10-25 hrs Greater Anglia service to Ipswich (as above)
Arrive Kelvedon: 10-51 hrs
Return
Kelvedon to Liverpool Street: Greater Anglia services at 15-53, 16-23, 16-52, 17-24, 17-58 and 18-23 hrs
Rail ticket: holders of Freedom passes travelling on the Elizabeth Line travel free of charge as far as Shenfield, leaving them to buy day returns from Shenfield to Kelvedon. For everyone else, it is a day return to Kelvedon
Today's pleasant outing in Essex starts along the Blackwater Valley, passing two old mills, as you make your way to the medieval town of Coggeshall, with its historic "wonky" buildings. Worth a visit are Paycocks merchant's house and the Grange Barn. After exploring the town you may wish to stop for lunch. You have several options, all as noted in the Walk Directions. Popular with SWC walkers is the Woolpack Inn on Church Street.
After lunch those seeking a longer walk can embark on the loop out and back to Marks Hall Arboretum, although most SWC mid-week walkers should be satisfied with the shorter walk today. This takes you over a number of fields and along field edges to the village of Feering, from where it is a short, closing leg of the walk back to Kelvedon. You walk through the town, passing on the way two very acceptable pubs for walk-end refreshments - the Sun Inn, and closer to the railway station, the aptly named The Railway Inn.
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3 comments:
Unfortunately I managed to miss the 10.02, so didn't get to Kelvedon until 11.25, and started the walk alone.
It was warm, very humid, and hard underfoot. I enjoyed walking past the Mills on the first part of the walk,and the going was easy across numerous cornfields. I carried on for a bit past Coggeshall taking a short cut across Robin's Brook, and then returning to Coggeshall where I had my sandwich. I realised now that it was unlikely I was going to catch up with any other walkers, so I pushed on across more cornfields arriving back in Kelvedon in time for an ice cream and the 3.55 back to London.
Thanks to Marcus for posting.
5, plus one as above, so in total six (6) were on this mix of wheat/corn as it was recently cut, there were differing opinions on this. Earlier there were acres of blackberries which has recently,it seemed, been harvested, with a few left for us. Also, some blackberries.
However, the highlight was the match between Essex Under 18's versus Sussex U18s, and a week long beer festival along with their annual cricket fest. Amazing beer, and the second day of the three day game. As they were all hoping to play for England or even the first team, the standard was first class.
Two went on the long route to Marks Tey.
Coggleshall had its three pubs open, and the White Hart had no Ale, so three of us went to the Chapel Inn, where it was boring Courage bitter. The food was good though.
After that there was the upper figure of eight before returning to Coggeshall and we passed the Woolpack which we did not visit. Then it was more miles and miles of burning fields of gold.
The three caught the 17.53 return to Liv St.
A walk only to be done during the Cricket week, I think. The Essex Praire is tough.
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