Essex Man Does Walking

A walking journal of an Essex man

walks

18th Jun 2025

English Coastal Path: Pitsea to Stanford-le-Hope

I am going to say from the outset that this really wasn’t one of my favourite routes. The 30C temperature didn’t help. Grim in places, overgrown in others and very industrial towards the end. Anyway, it is done. The path starts just outside Pitsea station and takes you down a dusty track alongside the A13 Continue reading

Coastal Path

Coastal Path, Corringham, Coryton, Fobbing, hiking, London Gateway, nature, Pitsea, Stanford-le-Hope, travel, walking, walks
16th Jun 2025

The Seven Woods Walk

I quickly planned this one before I took my son to school. Originally, I had called it the 4 woods and a couple of parks walk. However, on wandering around the route it became apparent that I had in fact planned virtually the same route as the Seven Woods Walk. Mine is a little longer Continue reading

General Walks

Belfairs Wood, Cottage Plantation, Great Wood, hiking, nature, Pound Wood, Seven Woods Walk, Stevelarks WOod, Tile Wood, travel, Valerie Wells Wood, walking, walks, West Wood