Essex heartlands
Sat 2nd Oct 2021
Walk Details:
Event Type
Group Walk
Region / Area
Southern England / Essex
Local Group
London
Distance
20ml.
Start Time
09:10
Route
North Fambridge station (8:13 ex Liverpool St)
Finish: Ingatestone Station
General Notes
Never been to Essex before? 20 miles with barely a car in sight.
Car users park at Shenfield station for train to North Fambridge via. Wickford
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Walk Report
Essex Heartlands, Saturday 2nd October 20215 walkers, 7.5 miles - leader Ron Williamson
Our objective today was to walk 21 miles through the Essex countryside from North Fambridge to Ingatestone. Only five of us were at the start on a grey miserable day with a forecast of heavy rain and high winds by 10am and expected to last throughout the day.
Anyway we set off in the dry having decided to review the situation at Bicknacre some 7.5 miles into the route, a good section with some cover along a disused railway and sheltered ancient pathways.
We reached Bicknacre with its pub and adjacent bus stop in what had now become persistent rain and wind. With 10 miles of exposed farmland to traverse before reaching the next suitable drop out point the leader made the decision to abandon the walk and retreat to the pub and wait for the next bus. Hopefully the remaining walkers were not too disappointed.
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