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r This walk explores the high plateau of north east Essex. It offers sweeping views across the valleys of the River Colne and Roman River before passing underneath the imposing Chappel viaduct. The walk ends at the beautifully restored Chappel Station, home of the East Anglian Railway Museum.

Planning Your Walk

• 5 miles, easy walking but can be muddy • Refreshments available at The Swan pub and at the Platform 2 café on Chappel Station.

Directions

1. From Sudbury branch platform, cross the 5. Turn left and head towards a large track into the station car park, walk up the farmhouse set in trees and turn right into approach road, and turn left downhill past a small lane (opposite the old rectory). a row of bungalows. Follow this past a group of cottages, take 2. Where the road turns sharp left at the the sign-posted path left immediately bottom of the hill carry straight on over after the last cottage and cross a large a stile and into a small meadow. Cross arable field. At the far end of the field turn a small bridge into a paddock and on the right into a lane and walk into Aldham. far side cross a stile onto open 6. At the crossroads, carry straight on past arable land. the little flint built church of St Catherine’s 3. Turn right along the field edge and follow and St Margaret’s and pass out of the this until you reach a small farmhouse village. Where the road bears right, take (Hodgkin’s) and the road. a sign-posted footpath to your left (past a hidden orchard on your left). This leads 4. Turn left into the road and then right a into an avenue of poplars. Where these short distance down a signposted track. end, turn left and then very shortly right Where this gives out, press on along the over a bridge, and pass down the field, field edge and through a gap in the keeping the tall hedge to your right. hedge. Turn right along the field edge, where the footpaths meet turn right 7. You will see a pill-box on your right: carry across the footbridge. straight on down-hill towards the houses and bear left along their boundary with the field to the road. Turn right and walk into Ford Street. 8. At the main road turn left until reaching a sign-posted path on your left (Colne Valley Path and Essex Way) which is between Riverdale Cottage and Bridge House, just before the road crosses the river Colne. Follow this path through a small farmyard past a clipped hedge to the river bank, and pass along the river past a garden centre. Continue into open arable land and take the path straight on down the valley floor, following the river.

Picture of Chappel Viaduct 9. Continue along the field edge until reaching a plank bridge and stile at

Page 2 of 3 the river’s edge. Cross into a meadow 12. At the edge of this field turn sharp left into alongside the river. Follow the river past a the hedge over a bridge, then turn right brick bridge. Go through the gate to the once more heading towards the viaduct, left of the pillbox and walk down the edge down a leafy path at the foot of the of the meadow towards Pope’s Hall. You embankment. This brings you out at the are now following the Colne Valley Path. foot of the viaduct. Under the viaduct the 10. Go through a gate into a field and, path emerges onto the village green at keeping the hedge to your right, walk Chappel. on towards the viaduct. Where the field 13. Head towards the church spire by going boundary turns right towards the river, left under the viaduct. At the road turn press straight ahead across the field right into the village, towards and past towards the right of Pope’s Hall and The Swan pub. Go through the village and Holly Cottages. across the Colne, pass straight over the 11. At the corner of the field turn left around crossroads and walk uphill to Chappel the edge of the gardens into a narrow Station and the East Anglia Railway lane and go to the end of Holly Cottage Museum. property. Turn right and follow the Colne Valley Path/Margery Allingham Walk/Fair Maid Walk/Miller’s Drift Walk signs across the field. The viaduct will be slightly to your right.

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