Nice & Easy Colchester Castle to Wivenhoe

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Lowland and Hill Walks
Apr 01
2023

19 people attending

6 places left

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£12.50
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Relatively flat, some road walking, some footpaths, no fields - approx 6 Miles

You'd be an (April) fool not to come join this 1st April Spring season nice easy 6 mile linear walk!  We'll go from the historic Roman town of Colchester (which claims to be Britain's oldest recorded town) and down alongside the river Stour to the pretty little estuary town of Wivenhoe. 

The mostly flat and hard surface walk will take us initially to and through the lovely grounds of Colchester Castle Park (where there is some short uphill incline) and around the outside of the Castle itself. An impressive building, ripe for photography, it's a Norman Castle dating back to 1070 and apparently built under instruction of William the Conqueror. We will not on this occasion, be entering inside (trust me, you'd sadly be disappointed probably by its interior!).

We'll then walk down through more of Colchester itself towards the small industrial area of The Hythe where we'll eventually leave the built-up area and escape into the countryside along the path that follows the River Stour on its journey to Wivenhoe. We'll end up in the lower part of this small town which has a quaint historic riverside feel with a couple of narrow streets and some pretty architecture

Once there we will head towards the charming quayside pub on the river for a customary ODL beverage stop. From there we'll head over to Wivenhoe station for the trip back to Colchester  (£4.20 single)

Dogs - On this occasion sadly dogs will not be able to join us as the they are not allowed to enter the main Castle Park area.

Newbies - I would like to warmly welcome any newbies looking perhaps to try this as their first Outdoor Lads event. You may find this link useful https://www.outdoorlads.com/my-first-event or if you have If you have any questions then feel free to message me. 

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Photo credits and thank you's to: 

Andy Gent

Colchester Castle Park 1
Riverside view of Wivenhoe
Riverside Path to Wivenhoe
Colchester Castle Park 2
Wivenhoe Quayside Pub
Colchester Castle Park 1
Riverside view of Wivenhoe
Riverside Path to Wivenhoe
Colchester Castle Park 2
Wivenhoe Quayside Pub