7 Manningtree to Flatford and Return

o e o a S a d tr d e e t Recto ry ish Road Hill d Gan Mill Road Warren White Horse Road Wood Barn Hazel Orvi oad d R a Manningtrees to Flatford and return rd o 7 La o f R t n a l e m F a h M ann ingtree R Ded Map of walking routes o ad Braham wood B1070 Spooner's Flatfo Wood rd Road er Sto Riv ur Ba r b ste er e gh The Haugh lch Co Dedham Community Farm ane L Flatford Mill ll E Flatford ll i i s lk B H ﬀo abergh M s S Su e m N x uﬀ o Ten lk dr B tha reet ing erg n St To Dedham h h ig o Bra H ex lt R Dedham s o s ad E A137 R Riv iv e B1029 e r r S S tour to u r Dedham B O N Forge Street ld River O A C r Judas Gap le o a Ma V w n nin 54 Gates m n gtree d a a S River Stour h t Road d o reet e R r D e r e st t s e e h y c wa h l se c au l o C o C e C h Park Farm T rs H Lane a ope Co l l F le Eas e t L t ill ane H e Great Eastern Main Lin e stle ain Lin a J M upes Greensm C Manningtree astern Manningtree ill H g ill n Great E ll Station i i r H d n e C T o Coxs t S m tation Ro ad a Ea n Ga st C ins La bo ne d h A Q ng Roa East ro u e Lo u v u een n T e g st r a he Ea M h s ad c n w L o ill a h y R H ue D Hill g r il n i He v o l l L e il a May's H th s x Dedham Co Heath Mil Long Road West l H Long Road East ill ad Lawford o Riverview D Church Manningtree B e hall R ar s d g h High School ge ate a C m g h u e L R r Co a n c ne o h a Hil d Road Colchester l e ill v rn Main Li i e r e iv H r D y D r a W t East te e ish a n rav d g u e Hun Cox's ld ters n Wa Cha Gre H se Lawford e d v oa M a Long R y C ich W A137 ea dwa rw ignall B a St t geshall Road a H ree Br g r ty g Road g o n o a en Ci S Lo rd mle C t a c e G h B1352 La o n ol e y ad L R Map datawich © ROpenStreetMapo contributors a Har o n Data is available under the Open Database Licence e ad T h ad e A Ro For terms and conditions please visit www.openstreetmap.org/copyright hester ich v lc w e o r n C Ha T range Road u en A137 G e dring T ne ile Barn La La Page 1 of 3 n w do oad er R ng ll u Lane n H Dead a e h s ge g d o a C Ro wich Har e Wood Barn L in Lin a Hom range Road G e ern M t F a a ne r m L a at Eas n e e Gr d a o d R y oa e l R m h o e ic n Br a w L r e a n n H a w Badliss o L Hall L d ane r m B1029 e r From Manningtree Station there are two lovely walks. The first is to Lawford Church, the church stands on Church Hill Lawford Essex and is a designated Grade I listed building. A second a simply fantastic walk through the Dedham Vale area of outstanding beauty on the Essex – Suffolk border, birthplace of John Constable Landscape Painter and setting for his paintings, such as The Hay Wain. Planning Your Walk • Walk 1 – Lawford Church Walk – 1.1 miles (2.2 miles round walk) • Walk 2 – Flatford Mill – 2 miles (4 mile round journey) • Café at Flatford Directions 1. For both walks leave Manningtree Station Walk 2 – Flatford Mill and to your right you will see a downward 1. Follow the footpath that is signposted to slope into the station carpark. Walk down Flatford and Dedham, the first ten minutes the slope at the bottom turn left and you is on a tarmac path with the railway on will see an exit to a tarmacked path beside your right. the brown metal barrier. Turn right for both walks and you will see a public footpath 2. At the end of the path turn right under the sign saying left to Lawford Church and railway bridge. Follow the footpath and you straight on to Flatford and Dedham. have stunning views of fields and livestock. Walk 1 – Lawford Church 3. On the right you will see the river meandering alongside you. The path bears 1. Follow the footpath which goes up a slight left and you will come to another signpost hill to Lawford Church (St Mary’s) There Flatford/Dedham left – Cattawade right. are beautiful views across the countryside Follow the sign to Flatford looking out which are spectacular on the way back for birds and wildlife until you come to and you can see the River Stour in the a signpost saying Permissive Footpath distance. Flatford right and public footpath Dedham straight on. Follow the Permissive sign to Flatford – After five minutes you will see a National Trust sign on your left as you walk through a metal gate – continue straight to Flatford. 4. As you approach Flatford the river will be on your right and you will hear the water flowing and see the ducks, geese and swans. You will see Flatford Mill Lock and may also see wild water swimmers and people canoeing or rowing boats. Also on your right you will see the thatched roof of Willy Lott’s House as well as the tea rooms with outside seating. 5. Walk across the bridge and turn right and Picture of a directional signpost you will see Bridge Cottage, a 16th-century Page 2 of 3 thatched timber frame National Trust 7. When you walk back to the bridge property and a Grade II listed building. continue on and there are public toilets Bridge Cottage is depicted in John on your right, a Constable exhibition as Constable paintings. well as a RSPB wildlife garden which is well 6. Next door are the tea rooms and shop. worth a visit. Carry on walking past the shop, and you will see Willy Lott’s House on your right which is most famous for being depicted in Constable’s “The Hay Wain” painting. Next is the Granary building which is now a field studies centre and Valley farm is on your left. Then walk past Flatford Mill which is an imposing red-brick, Grade I listed building that appeared in a number of John Constable’s paintings. Continue for two minutes and you will see a Flatford information board with additional walks and information. Page 3 of 3.

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