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    • 2015 Walks
    • 2016 Walks
      • 1. A family-friendly walk around Bulphan
      • 2. Along the Mardyke Way
      • 3. A Walk Round Acme Studios
      • 4. Purfleet to Rainham Marshes
      • 5. Grays Heritage Walk
      • 6. Farmer Cash’s Well
      • 7. One Tree Hill and Langdon Hills
      • 8. Circular walk around South Ockendon
      • 9. Heritage walk around Stanford-le-Hope
      • 10. Bata and beyond: a gentle stroll around East Tilbury
      • 11. From peasants’ revolt to modern port
      • 12. Industrial heritage transformed
      • 13. Tilbury Town buggy walk
      • 14. The birds and the bees: around Thurrock Thameside Nature Park
      • 15. A walk around Orsett
      • 16. Lakeside to Chafford Gorges
      • 17. Evening rural walk around Hangmans Woods
      • 18. A walk around Horndon-on-the-Hill
      • 19. Along the Historic Thames
      • 20. From Chafford Hundred to Grays
      • 21. Two Forts Walk
    • 2017 walks
      • 1. Horndon Walk Fri 7th July
      • 2. Grays to Chafford Gorge Sat 8th July
      • 3. Chafford Gorge to Lakeside Sat 8th July
      • 4. Cash’s Well, Sun 9th July 2017 9.30AM
      • 5. Langdon Country Park Walk Sun 9th July 10:45am
      • 6. Bata & East Tilbury, Sun 9th July 2017 1pm
      • 7. Coalhouse Fort Finale Performance Sun 9th July 2017 4pm
    • 2018 Walks
      • Kitchen Table Resource Pack
      • 1: Benfleet to Leigh – Tea, cake and cockles! 7 July
      • 2: Southend Pier to Shoeburyness – Bollywood music + food! 8 July
      • 3: Southend Ice Cream Walk – Tomassi and Rossi’s 10 July
      • 4: Canvey Island – Pub Grub 12 July
      • 5: Noodles and Ramen! intu Lakeside to Davy Down 14 July
      • 6: Rainham Hall to Rainham Marshes – 15 July
      • 7. Purfleet Village to Rainham Marshes – Picnic! 15 July
      • 8. Dartford town – Dartford delicacies 16 July
      • 9: Orsett Fen 17 July – Jam sandwich origin story!
      • 10. Gravesend – Traditional English and World Cuisine 18 July
      • 11. Grays Town – World Taste Trail 19 July
      • 12. East Tilbury walk with fish and chips! 20 July
      • 13. Tilbury Town to Port walk 21 July
      • Tilbury Community Feast 21 July
      • 14. West Thurrock To Grays Beach
    • 2019 Walks
      • Grays to Purfleet
      • Purfleet to Chafford Hundred
      • Chafford Hundred to Bulphan
      • 9 July Orsett and Chadwell St Mary
      • Chadwell to East Tilbury
      • 11 July East Tilbury to Pitsea
      • 12 July Canvey Island
      • 13 July Benfleet to Chalkwell
      • 14 July Chalkwell to Southchurch Hall
      • 15 July AM Sheerness to Minster
      • 15 July PM Leysdowne to the Ferry Inn
      • 16 July Faversham Two Creeks
      • 16 July Faversham Town Walk
      • 17 July Sittingbourne to Swale
      • 18 July Gillingham to Strood
      • 19 July Higham to Gravesend
      • 20 July Tilbury town walk
    • 2020 Walks
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    1. A family-friendly walk around Bulphan

    A circular walk around the thriving village of Bulphan, whose name means ‘place of safety on the fen’. Starting out from the regular Community Café, this family-friendly walk ...

    On June 19, 2016 / By Editor
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    2. Along the Mardyke Way

    A beautiful rural walk through Thurrock following the old trade route along the Mardyke waterway, with an opportunity to see the Victorian pumping station and viaduct and across ...

    On June 18, 2016 / By Editor
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    3. A Walk Round Acme Studios

    On our original walk route, on 9th July 2016, Artist Ali Pretty, founder of Arts Company Kinetika, led a walk around Acme Studios, including visits to the studios ...

    On June 17, 2016 / By Editor
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    4. Purfleet to Rainham Marshes

    We set out from the hexagonal 17th century dovecote at High House and visit the historic Purfleet Heritage Centre inside one of five gunpowder stores built on the ...

    On June 17, 2016 / By Editor
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    5. Grays Heritage Walk

    This circular walk around historic Grays begins at the State Cinema, opened in 1938, and visits Grays Wharf, the wreck of The Gull, a lightship built in 1860, ...

    On June 16, 2016 / By Editor
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    6. Farmer Cash’s Well

    A short circular walk to the highest point locally, One Tree Hill, and to the site of Farmer Cash’s famous well. The water was found to be full ...

    On June 15, 2016 / By Editor
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    7. One Tree Hill and Langdon Hills

    Langdon Hills Country Park sits on a hilly ridge with panoramic views over the Thames Estuary to London. The park boasts ancient woodlands dating back to prehistoric times, ...

    On June 14, 2016 / By Editor
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    8. Circular walk around South Ockendon

    This circular walk begins at South Ockendon’s Derwent Parade, setting for the 1958 Housewives’ Revolt! We will continue to see the remains of the Belhus Park’s 18th century ...

    On June 13, 2016 / By Editor
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    9. Heritage walk around Stanford-le-Hope

    This walk focuses on the town of Stanford-le-Hope, which grew from a small village with the coming of the railway in the mid C19th. The route takes in ...

    On June 12, 2016 / By Editor
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    10. Bata and beyond: a gentle stroll around East Tilbury

    The walk starts with a short stroll around the Bata Estate, exploring the residential, industrial and social legacy of Thomas Bata’s Utopian vision from the 1930s.   Following this ...

    On June 11, 2016 / By Editor
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    11. From peasants’ revolt to modern port

    This circular walk explores the area around the historic village of Fobbing, which dates back to Saxon times, including the old jetty at the end of the once-thriving ...

    On June 10, 2016 / By Editor
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    12. Industrial heritage transformed

    This walk follows Purfleet’s historic river frontage, with great views over the river and the site of the new development planned for Purfleet that will see the area ...

    On June 9, 2016 / By Editor
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    13. Tilbury Town buggy walk

    This short toddler-friendly walk around Tilbury passes the famous 17th century World’s End pub and the site of the devastating floods of 1953, as well as Tilbury Ferry, ...

    On June 8, 2016 / By Editor
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    14. The birds and the bees: around Thurrock Thameside Nature Park

    This is a circular walk around the new Thurrock Thameside Nature Park, a stunning new nature reserve built on 120 acres on a former landfill site. A haven ...

    On June 7, 2016 / By Editor
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    15. A walk around Orsett

    The agricultural village of Orsett flourished because of the ancient Mar Dyke trade route. This route explores the old village and Bishop Bonner’s Palace, finishing at the Whitmore ...

    On June 6, 2016 / By Editor
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    16. Lakeside to Chafford Gorges

    This walk visits the sites of two chalk pits, excavated to serve the once hugely successful cement industries. You’ll explore Chafford Gorges Nature Reserve, where you can still ...

    On June 5, 2016 / By Editor
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    17. Evening rural walk around Hangmans Woods

    This circular walk visits Hangmans Wood, a site of Special Scientific Interest because of the presence of a number of deneholes: underground hollows that are now home to ...

    On June 4, 2016 / By Editor
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    18. A walk around Horndon-on-the-Hill

    A leisurely walk around the lovely village of Horndon-on-the-Hill. The route starts at the medieval half-timbered Woolmarket, before passing the remains of the Windmill, the historic church and ...

    On June 3, 2016 / By Editor
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    19. Along the Historic Thames

    This walk begins at Purfleet station, and explores the historic river frontage with its many reminders of Thurrock’s industrial heritage. You walk beside the river, over the Dartford ...

    On June 2, 2016 / By Editor
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    20. From Chafford Hundred to Grays

    This walk begins in what was once the largest housing estate in Europe, with more than 5000 homes. The route follows a disused railway and enters one of ...

    On June 1, 2016 / By Editor
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