Southend West
Sat 26th Sep 2020
Walk Details:
An exploration of the countryside on the western fringe of the Londoners playground, followed by a promenade along the sea front to the centre of town
Entry Details:
Walk Report
Southend West, Saturday 26th September 202012 walkers, 19 miles - leader Ron Williamson
The shorts and T-shirts so prevalent earlier in the week had been replaced with winter warmers when today's adventurers ventured forth under grey skies into a fresh North-Westerly. Not the most encouraging morning for an early start, but having pre-booked we had to turn up and is so often the case in such circumstances the strong wind soon blew any cobwebs away whilst the arctic-like temperatures ensured that we did not overheat on the hill climbs. Never far from the urban jungle of South-East Essex our route linked various pockets of wood and parkland before a somewhat undulating introduction to the sea front.
Only one brave soul partook of an ice cream but 7 members defied the elements to walk the pier and thereby complete the 19 miles and 1,000 ft of climb.
Photographs by Gavin Fuller, George Johns and Ian Watson
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