' boats came in time past ....'

Sun 6th Mar 2022


Walk Details:

Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Local Group
Essex & Herts
Distance
18ml.
Start Time
0900
Route
Radwinter Recreation Ground (free car park), off Water Lane, CB10 2TX. Map EXP 195

In 1587 William Harrison recorded in his book 'The Description of England' that in the Middle Ages corn was transported from the village of Radwinter to Beeleigh Abbey by water via the Rivers Pant and Blackwater. This information was taken from the introduction in Helen Walker's facinating new booklet 'Radwinter to Beeleigh Abbey - A long-distance walk following a medieval route-way through the heart of Essex'. We will be following the first section of Helen's route to Great Bardfield Watermill, then returning above the Pant Valley

General Notes
Lunch at Finchingfield
Start and Finish

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