Kelvedon Circular walk
Gentle Essex walk through the quiet Blackwater Valley to historic Coggeshall, with 300 listed buildings, for lunch.
Length | 23.2 km (14.4 mi), with 239m ascent/descent. For a shorter or longer walk see below Walk Options. |
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Toughness | 4 out of 10, with 5 hours walking time. For the whole outing, including trains, sights and meals, allow at least 7 ¾ hours. |
Walk Notes | This walk is centred on the gentle landscape of the Blackwater Valley, close to Constable Country, and includes some very tranquil and scenic stretches along the river itself, interspersed with long stretches along country lanes, green lanes or field boundaries with wide and extensive views across the rolling Essex countryside of fields and woods.
A much shorter walk of 16.3 km length enables extended visits to the NT properties en route. |
Walk Options | A frequent bus service running through the lunch location of Coggeshall gets you to Chelmsford station (closer to London than Kelvedon and on the same line).
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Maps | OS Landranger: 168 (Colchester)
OS Explorer: 183 (Chelmsford & The Rodings) and 195 (Braintree & Saffron Walden). |
Travel |
Kelvedon station, map reference TL 862 192, is 19 km north east of Chelmsford, 26m above sea level and in Essex. It is on the London Liverpool Street to Norwich Main Line. Journey times are 49 minutes Mondays to Saturdays (two trains per hour), and 51 minutes on Sundays (hourly service). Saturday Walkers’ Club: Take the train closest to 9.30 hours for the full walk, or 10.00 hours for a short walk option. |
Lunch | West Street Vineyard West Street, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1NB (01376 563 303). West Street Vineyard is 7.0 km (4.3 mi) into the walk and a 30-year-old vineyard, bought by the current owners in 2009 and also offers wine walking tours and tastings.
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Tea |
The Bell Inn The Street, Feering, Essex, CO5 9QQ (01376 570 375). The Bell Inn is located 2.0 km from the end of the walk and is a 16th Century inn. Under new management from 12/10/2021.
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Oct-21 Thomas G |
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Walk Directions
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