Historic Essex: Kelvedon to Coggeshall loop with Pub Stop

Join ODL South East on a early spring walk exploring the picturesque Essex villages of Kelvedon and Coggeshall.

Starting our walk in Kelvedon, this walk will head out into the Essex countryside, following the River Blackwater up to the small market town of Coggeshall, home to a number of antiques shops and some beautiful old buildings.

Along the way we will pass a soft fruit farm, two water mills, an abbey, an ancient building known as the Monk's House, a magnificent huge barn and Tudor house both owned and run by the National Trust and some superb scenery.

This walk will include a pub stop in a historic 15th-century inn located in Coggeshall.

Beginning and ending at the railway station your options for getting there are various, but travelling by train is best. If travelling by car, parking is available at the station at £2.70 for the day.

We will meet in the car park by the footbridge that crosses the line between platforms.

Distance: 12.5 Km (7.7 miles).

Places of Interest:

• Pointwell & Abbey Mills

• 12th Century Abbey

• Historic Monk’s House

• Grange Barn (One of Europe's oldest timber-framed buildings)

• Historic town of Coggeshall

• *PUB STOP*

• Paycocke’s House (National Trust owned)

• Riverside footpaths

Please note, at the time of writing this, National Rail are showing that there will be disruptions to service on the day of this event. Rail replacement buses will be in use for part of the journey:

The 08:08 from London Liverpool Street is expected to arrive at Kelvedon Station at 09:51