Wed 2nd

10:00

Meet playing field car park, Chrismund Way, Great Tey, (grid TL 891 261) for fig. of eight walk. Lunch stop The Chequers, Great Tey. Order lunch at start of walk.

11 mls

17.6 km

Jim C

07944 606251

Sun 6th

10:00

and 10:15

Choice of two walks joint with North Herts. ramblers. Both walks are Linear and finish at the Balkerne Hill in Colchester.  For the long walk the coach will drop North Herts walkers in the centre of Earls Colne (grid TL 857 289) Parking is in the usual car park behind the store. Walk back along the Colne valley path to Colchester, with lunch in Ford Street - choice of pubs. Shorter walk will start from Ford Street near the Queens Head pub (grid TL 920 270) at around 10:15 and again follow the Colne Valley path into Colchester.

13 mls, 21km

or

7 mls,

11 km

Kevin

01206 210510

Wed 9th

10:00

Meet The Swan PH, Chappel, (grid TL 895 284) for fig. of eight walk. Park at viaduct end of car park. Order lunch at start of walk.

11 mls

17.6 km

Jim C

07944 606251

Sun 13th

10:00

Meet at Jaywick Car Park, St. Christopher’s Way (grid TM 151 131) for a chance to take in the sea air around the lowlands of St. Osyth parish. Pub not guaranteed so bring a picnic lunch.

12 mls

19 km

Barrie

01206 560616

Wed 16th

10:00

Start Great Bromley Church Meadow (grid TM 084 262) Circular walk north (Manningtree/Mistley), south (Crockleford), east (Arlesford) or west (Ardleigh) whichever suits ME best on the day. Pub stop unlikely but not impossible so bring your own picnic. NO DOGS

10 mls approx / 16 km

Alan 

01206  230791

Sat 19th

10:00

Belstead linear. (grid TM 094 323). Starts Manningtree Station. Train 09.50 Colchester. Finish Ipswich Station. Return 16.26, Colchester 16.48. Pause Capel St Mary White Horse.

10.5 mls

17 km

Derek

01206 570168

Sun 20th

10:00

Meet Bures St Mary - Village Hall Car Park (grid TL 909 339) for a figure of eight. Choice of venues for lunch

11 mls

17.7 km

Jim C

07944 606251

Tues 22nd

11:01

Pilcox Holland. (Grid TM 146 243). Start Tendring Grange when 105 Walton bus arrives (departs Colchester 10:25 or Hare Green 10:51). Finish Gt Bromley. Return 13:58,  Colchester 14:19

6.3 mls

10 km

Derek

01206 570168

Wed 23rd

10:30

Meet Lavenham free public CP. (Grid TL 915 489). Circular walk. Lunch at The Bush pub, Simpling Street. Order lunch before walk.

10 mls

16 km

Arthur Catterall 

01206 578056

Sun 27th

10:00

Meet Stoneham Street car park, Coggeshall (grid TL 849 226) Morning out via Marks Hall Estate. 1 hour lunch in Coggeshall, choice of pubs, tea rooms etc. Afternoon via Coggeshall Hamlet to return along the river.

5.5 + 5 mls

8.8 + 8 km

Trevor

01206 871954 day 01206 577815 eve

Wed 30th

10:00

Meet at “Ye Olde Cherry Tree” Little Oakley for pre-walk coffee from 9:30 before LINEAR walk to Clacton Factory Shopping Village. On the walk are great views of sea and saltings with Felixstowe, Dovercourt Bay and the Naze. Lunch offers a choice of pubs or picnic in Thorpe. To get to Little Oakley either drive there, park in Oak Ridge (Grid TM 218 294), approx 100 yds down Rectory Lane from pub and return by bus at end of walk. OR drive to Shopping Village car park (grid TM 185 178) and board 08:52 Harwich bus to Little Oakley, arriving in time for pre-walk coffee.

9 mls

14.4 km

Carl 

01255 675395