Browsing Category 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
