I’m doing a test run of a walk to Tiptree and Maldon in Essex this weekend. All readers invited!

The route runs from the market town of Maldon on the Blackwater Estuary up into the farmlands of East Anglia, finishing at the Roman settlement of Canonium (now called Kelvedon). We’ll be stopping for lunch on the way at a pub called The Swan in Little Totham village, and later, cream teas in Tiptree, a town famous for its jam. Estimated total cost for this walk, including train fare and lunch, is about £25.

UPDATE at 0749 on Saturday 29 September:
Originally, I was going to do this walk today, but the weather’s not looking so hot for photos, so I’m postponing it until tomorrow.

New meeting time will be 8am on Sunday morning (Sept 30th) at the main ticket counter, Liverpool Street station.

If you’d like to come, please let me know, either by email or by phone:

email david@englishcountrywalks.com
tel 07932 953 174

Thanks!

— DW

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