Rochford & Pagelsham Circular

Join me on this lovely circular walk from the historic town of Rochford along the river crouch to Pagelsham.

This is a fairly long walk but with plenty to enjoy along the route.  The scenery is beautiful throughout, with open farmland under the wide Essex sky, paddocks full of friendly horses, tumbledown farm buildings, distant views of St Nicholas Church, Canewdon and then a walk through the village itself; then there are views across the River Crouch towards Burnham, followed by a lovely walk on top of the sea wall alongside Paglesham Pool and Paglesham Reach. There is plenty of birdlife to see, and the boats bobbing around in Paglesham Reach are pretty in the sunshine. The boatyard itself provides a bustling contrast to the rural calm of this walk.

Distance: 12 miles 

Useful stuff:

• Parking is £4 (paybyphone app)
• Sainsbury’s Local close to station
• Toilets in train station 

Don't waste that space! Whilst we battle with the pandemic and smaller than usual walk group sizes - please only book on if you know you can make it. 

Is it dog friendly?  Yes!!  4 legged friends are welcome but please abide by the Countryside Code (https://tinyurl.com/rlqvp3h) and please remember, not everyone loves dogs as much as you do so please be mindful of other members.  Just remember it's 12 miles which is at least 5 hours walking, so you'll need to ensure you bring hydration for both of you.

New to OutdoorLads (ODL)?  

Welcome and i'm pleased you've decided to join and I hope to make this day as fun as I can for you.  The details are hopefully all captured in this event page but please drop me a message if there is anything I can do to help make this a great first day walk with ODL.

Image credits:

Steve Sorrell - OutdoorLads member

Pagglesham Boatyard - borrowed from EssexWalks.com photo download section - with thanks

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