Strollers
Our friendly group of walkers meet on the 4th Monday of the Month. Our walks are approximately 3 miles long, taken at a gentle pace with the emphasis on enjoyment and friendship.
We meet at a pub or cafe at around 10.15 where we order our food before setting off. Members of the group take turns to lead a walk and on our return we enjoy a well earned lunch and social get together.
Anyone interested in joining should contact group leaders:-
Sue Booth: Liz Tymms:
Clicking the Bird Enquiry icon will lead to either of the joint leaders. Sue is the the Left, Liz to the right.
MALDON
Thames sailing barges, two workhouses, a Victorian courthouse, a church used as a navigation aid and a garden left to the town by two sisters. This is a summary of some of the sights included in an historical walk of just under three miles around the backstreets and alleys of Maldon. No muddy fields or waterproof boots for us this month!
We set off from the Tesco Maldon car park along the river on a circular walk. Past the Fullbridge and on into the town passing the Salt Works and the famous Thames barges. We saw so many interesting buildings on our journey, some that many of us didn’t know existed.
On our return we drove to the Queen Victoria pub on Spital Rd, for lunch and the food was excellent. Our thanks to Philippa Moody for organising such an interesting and informative walk.
GALLEYWOOD
Our March walk started at Galleywood Heritage Centre in fair weather. We walked over Common land, farmland and village roads taking in some of the heritage of the Common and views of the countryside south of Chelmsford. Galleywood Common formerly a Horse Racing Course is the only course in the country to have three pubs and a Church on its boundaries. It was also a Napoleonic Fort and the original home of the Chelmsford Golf Club. Afterwards we drove to the Rose and Crown on the Green at Writtle for an excellent lunch. Thanks to Heather for putting together such an informative walk.
TIPTREE
Our April walk was led by Sheena & Jane and started at the Ship Inn in Tiptree. Although closed the pub kindly allowed us to park for the duration of our walk. Sixteen members set off on a dry sunny morning with some parts of the route a little muddy, but we were prepared and undaunted !
The walk took us along field edges village footpaths and past the Tiptree Jam Factory with rows of pretty apple blossom, some noisy geese, a spring, a water tower, a lake, plus the bluebells were blooming.
On our return we drove to the nearby Perrywood’s Garden Centre for lunch, where there was plenty of space for us and good food and service. We even had a friendly robin who joined our table.
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