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Welcome to Essex Area Ramblers
Essex Area is one of fifty nine similar county organisations that co-ordinate the needs of the various Ramblers Groups established within each County and also to help collate and disseminate information to and from Ramblers Central Office.
Essex Area Ramblers has nearly 6000 members divided into 19 Groups. These Groups also provide programmes of led walks which are open to all their members. Members can also join walks organised by Ramblers Groups across Britain all at no charge.
15 of our groups run weekly programmes of up to five walks plus coach trips, holidays and social events. The walks vary in length from 4 - 12 miles and suit most peoples' abilities although we have three Groups, known as Friends, which specialise in shorter walks. Younger walkers in the age 18-35 year range may prefer to join our Hike Essex Group, which provides regular walks and emphasises social events.
Our Aim is to promote walking as a means of enjoyment, exercise and social contact. We are also active in ensuring that our legacy of footpaths remains open for all walkers.
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Essex Area Walk - Hadleigh to Stratford
After a tremendous amount of work from our Vice President, Ann McLaren, and her team over the last year we are pleased to announce the Inaugural walk of the Hadleigh to Stratford Legacy Walk. Full details are shown below. Coaches will be provided to ferry walkers to the start of each day's walk, where indicated and this will cost £4 per person per day.
Latest on the inaugural Hadleigh to Stratford Legacy Walk –
The booklet launched on 4th February has been well received both by ramblers and the media. We are hoping Essex Ramblers will have the Inaugural Walk in their diary and will be able to join us on part of a day or all 7 days to celebrate the Olympics.
Can you bring a packed lunch on Sunday 20th May 2012 as The Bellhouse will only be serving full cooked meals on the day of our visit! A picnic lunch will be arranged in Oakwood Park just before the pub stop. On Friday 25th May Pinders Car Park will not open till 9.15am. Coaches will now collect walkers at 9.20am from the west or station side of the railway crossing. Once walkers have parked in Pinders car park can they please join the coach by using the bridge to cross the line if the railway crossing barrier is closed. A reminder to also bridge a packed lunch on Saturday 26th May when the lunch stop is at Stonebridge Lock café which only has limited food available.
If you can not make the inaugural walk but want to walk all or part of the Essex Ramblers Olympic celebration walk which has been broken down into 14 half day walks with your own walking party, copies of the booklet are available from Norman Berry 01279 724 624 price £2 plus postage £1.34 first class £1.14 second class or e-mail
Norman Berry. For any other information on the inaugural walk e-mail
Ann
Thanks Ann McLaren
Date/Start Timeth> | Walk Details | Length | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
Sun 20th May |
Meet at Hockley Woods, off Main Road (grid ref TQ 833 924 postcode SS5 4RQ) to catch coach back to start of walk at Leigh Station. Lunch at the Bellhouse public house. |
9.25 miles |
Mike Berry |
Mon 21st May |
Meet at The Tye, East Hanningfield (grid ref TL 770 012 postcode CM3 8AE) to catch coach back to start of walk at Hockley Woods. Lunch at the Battlesbridge Antiques Centre area. |
12 miles |
Phil Coney |
Tues 22nd May |
Meet at Mill Green, near Cricketers P.H. (grid ref TL 638 012 postcode CM4 0RH) to catch coach back to start of walk at East Hanningfield, The Tye. Lunch - choice of pubs in Stock. |
11.75 miles |
Les Cox |
Weds 23rd May |
Meet at Marden Ash, Chipping Ongar (grid ref TL 550 026 postcode CM5 9QU) to catch coach back to start of walk at Mill Green, near Fryerning. Lunch at Stondon Massey Bricklayers Arms. |
10.25 miles |
Val Hoffman |
Thurs 24th May |
Meet at Epping Bakers Lane Car Park (grid ref TL 459 022 postcode CM16 5DQ) to catch coach back to start of walk at Marden Ash, Chipping Ongar. Lunch at Toot Hill, The Green Man P.H. |
8.5 miles |
Margaret Brown |
Fri 25th May |
Meet at Cheshunt Junction Pinders Car Park (grid ref TL 367 024 postcode EN8 9AJ) to catch coach back to start of walk at Epping, Bakers Lane pay C.P. Lunch at Upshire, Horseshoes P.H. Don't arrive at car park before 09:15 as car park will not be open. |
9.25 miles |
John Francis |
Sat 26th May |
Meet at Cheshunt Junction Pinders Car Park (grid ref TL 367 024 postcode EN8 9AJ) to walk to the end of the Legacy Walk at Pudding Mill Lane D.L.R. Station. Lunch at Stonebridge Lock, limited food available so bring lunch. Return by train back to walk start. |
13.5 miles |
Geoff Forward |