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This walk begins from the
car park. Leave by Church Street and then take the narrow way-marked
passage opposite Vane Lane and cross the Recreation Ground. Turn left and
then a little way along turn right onto the Essex Way. Stop and admire the
abbot’s lodgings and the guest house as you pass through the grounds of
the 12th century Cistercian abbey. You will pass the massive Grange Barn,
one of the oldest in Europe, which was built by the monks of Coggeshall
abbey. Later you will cross the footbridge made in 1896 by local
blacksmith and public rights of way campaigner Dick Nunn. Stop to enjoy
the public gardens, one dedicated to the Doubledays and the other created
to celebrate the new millennium. This walk is
approximately 3 miles. Allow 11/2 hours. |
