Harwich, Essex

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3.25 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
An easy town walk discovering Harwich's exciting maritime past.

Walton-on-the-naze, Essex

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4.25 miles mi  | Easy | 2hrs
Exploring a town with two seasides

Colchester, Essex

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2.25 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
Following Romans and Victorians along Colchester's ancient walls.

Bradwell-on-sea, Essex

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6 miles mi  | Easy | 3hrs
Smugglers, sea walls and a dying nuclear power station.

Heybridge basin,

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3 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr

Hanningfield reservoir, Essex

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3.5 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
Enjoy birds, wildlife and a waymarked nature walk through meadows and woodlands.

Chelmsford, Essex

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3 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 15min
An easy ramble highlighting some historic buildings.

Castle hedingham, Essex

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3.5 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
Explore the wealth of history packed into this tiny area.

Halstead, Essex

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2 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr
A charming town and country walk discovering the legacy of the Courtauld family

Braintree, Essex

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4.5 miles mi  | Easy | 2hrs
Enjoy Braintree's industrial heritage and a stroll along a disused railway.

Weald country park, Essex

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3.25 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
A fairly strenuous walk takes in the history of a great Tudor mansion and a royal deer park.

Davy down, Thurrock

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2.25 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr
Combine wonderful woodland walking and riverside views with a visit to one of the southeast's busiest shopping centres.

Willingale, Essex

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3.75 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
An easy stroll along the Essex Way includes one of the county's most rural villages.

Pleshey, Essex

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3 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
A gentle walk combining rolling countryside and one of the best motte-and-bailey castles in Britain.

Little dunmow, Essex

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2.25 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr
A short walk around the attractive village linked to the famous 'Flitch'.

Great bardfield, Essex

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3.75 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
A circular stroll combines gentle hills, a windmill called 'Gibraltar', and a stronghold of a royal solicitor.

Thaxted, Essex

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3 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
A glorious walk follows in the footsteps of the great composer Gustav Holst.

Saffron walden, Essex

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1.75 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr
Exploring the architectural splendours of an historic market town.

Harlow, Essex

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4 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
A leisurely stroll exploring town and country from Mark Hall to Old Harlow.

Matching, Essex

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3.5 miles mi  | Easy | 1hr 30min
A short walk between two villages – with a church to match.
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