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Essex Area 25th Anniversary Walks
This year sees the 25th Anniversary of the formation of the Essex Area. To celebrate the event there are a number of walks across the county, as well as our own walks that can be found here.
Saturday 19 September
09:45 Meet Hockley Woods car park. TQ834924 Walk Distance 9.5 miles. (Circular). Through woods, part of Roach Valley Way. Pub lunch stop. Leader: Gordon 01702 523837 (SE Essex and Rochford & Castle Point Groups)
10:00 Meet Daisy Meadow CP, Heybridge Basin GR 870069, 12 miles, pub Bull, Great Totham - current contact Jim McWhirr 01621 891055 (Maldon & Dengie Hundred)
10:00 and 13:30 Figure of eight; Galleywood Common Stock Road car park, GR TQ649991. 5 to 6 miles am & pm (Brentwood Group)
10:30 The Hurdlemakers Arms PH, Post Office Road, Woodham Mortimer. Post Code CM9 6ST Grid Ref. TL812045. Our leader will be Fred Riches Phone no. 01245 351672. Distance approx 4.75 miles (East Essex Friends)
10:30 Chipping Ongar Lorry Park for a pleasant country walk to Greensted Church. Take the A113 from Chigwell, through to Chipping Ongar. At the beginning of Chipping Ongar High Street, just after a roundabout, turn left into Greensted Road and immediately opposite the Two Brewers’ pub is the Lorry Park. Parking is free. We will visit Greensted Church – 11th Century log church - and we will also pass the cottage where two of the Tolpuddle Martyrs lived on their return home from Australia. If we are quiet we might see a Kingfisher by the Cripsey Brook. Grid Ref. TL 550 026 Explorer Map 183 – Leaders Reg & Margaret Brown (Lea Valley Friends Group)
13:00 Meet Daisy Meadow CP, Heybridge Basin, GR 870069, 6 miles, - current contact Peter Smith 01245 425443. (Chelmer & Blackwater)
10:00 Meet Daisy Meadow CP, Heybridge Basin GR 870069, 12 miles, pub Bull, Great Totham - current contact Jim McWhirr 01621 891055 (Maldon & Dengie Hundred)
10:00 and 13:30 Figure of eight; Galleywood Common Stock Road car park, GR TQ649991. 5 to 6 miles am & pm (Brentwood Group)
10:30 The Hurdlemakers Arms PH, Post Office Road, Woodham Mortimer. Post Code CM9 6ST Grid Ref. TL812045. Our leader will be Fred Riches Phone no. 01245 351672. Distance approx 4.75 miles (East Essex Friends)
10:30 Chipping Ongar Lorry Park for a pleasant country walk to Greensted Church. Take the A113 from Chigwell, through to Chipping Ongar. At the beginning of Chipping Ongar High Street, just after a roundabout, turn left into Greensted Road and immediately opposite the Two Brewers’ pub is the Lorry Park. Parking is free. We will visit Greensted Church – 11th Century log church - and we will also pass the cottage where two of the Tolpuddle Martyrs lived on their return home from Australia. If we are quiet we might see a Kingfisher by the Cripsey Brook. Grid Ref. TL 550 026 Explorer Map 183 – Leaders Reg & Margaret Brown (Lea Valley Friends Group)
13:00 Meet Daisy Meadow CP, Heybridge Basin, GR 870069, 6 miles, - current contact Peter Smith 01245 425443. (Chelmer & Blackwater)
Sunday 20 September
09:00 Starts at the junction of Forest Drive and Capel Road, near Manor House Station (TQ419860) and will be marked this year with a tribute to Fred Matthews who, with Harry Bitten was responsible for its introduction. We should reach the centre of the Green Man roundabout, Leytonstone around 9.45am. We expect to reach the County Hotel, Oak Hill at 10.45am, and the Warren Pond Car Park, Chingford at about mid-day. We will take lunch at the Robin Hood P.H., which, we should reach around 1.30pm.and leave there at about 2.30pm. We should arrive at Bell Common, Epping by 4.30 pm. Walkers can join and leave the walk at will but will need to arrange lifts or study public transport options. If you need any more information, please phone Mike Whiteley, who will be leading this walk. Telephone number: 0208 524 2737. (West Essex/Friends of Epping Forest)
10:00 Meet Edwards Hall Car Park, end Bosworth Road,TQ 835 895. Edwards Hall Park to Hockley Woods (Circular) Tracks and Woods. Walk distance 5 miles Leader: Lucy 01268 771011 (SE Essex and Rochford & Castle Point Groups)
10:00 and 13:30 Figure of eight; Ingatestone Station car park, GR TL703021. 5 to 6 miles am & pm (Brentwood Group)
10:00 Meet Butt Lane CP Maldon, GR 853071, 5.4m - current contact Jim McWhirr 01621 891055 (Maldon & Dengie Hundred) 10:15 Meet Butt Lane CP, Maldon GR 853071, 12m pub The Cats - current contact Peter Smith 01245 425443 (Chelmer & Blackwater)
10:30 Start at am from "The Bull" PH, Hockley (Grid Ref: 833924). This walk will be between 2 and 4 miles through Hockley Woods (Friends Group)
10:30 Epping Station (Central Line) car park £1, or park informally. A forest and country walk passing the grade II listed 250 year old Copped Hall where we will offer our usual friendly support to the very-busy-with-restoration 'Friends' of the hall. 4 miles - Leader Dennis Galvin. (Lea Valley Friends)
10:00 Meet Edwards Hall Car Park, end Bosworth Road,TQ 835 895. Edwards Hall Park to Hockley Woods (Circular) Tracks and Woods. Walk distance 5 miles Leader: Lucy 01268 771011 (SE Essex and Rochford & Castle Point Groups)
10:00 and 13:30 Figure of eight; Ingatestone Station car park, GR TL703021. 5 to 6 miles am & pm (Brentwood Group)
10:00 Meet Butt Lane CP Maldon, GR 853071, 5.4m - current contact Jim McWhirr 01621 891055 (Maldon & Dengie Hundred) 10:15 Meet Butt Lane CP, Maldon GR 853071, 12m pub The Cats - current contact Peter Smith 01245 425443 (Chelmer & Blackwater)
10:30 Start at am from "The Bull" PH, Hockley (Grid Ref: 833924). This walk will be between 2 and 4 miles through Hockley Woods (Friends Group)
10:30 Epping Station (Central Line) car park £1, or park informally. A forest and country walk passing the grade II listed 250 year old Copped Hall where we will offer our usual friendly support to the very-busy-with-restoration 'Friends' of the hall. 4 miles - Leader Dennis Galvin. (Lea Valley Friends)