Walk Geography

The Walk : In my previous walk , I got as far as East Tilbury Station. In this walk, I continued along the England Coast Path (ECP) to Pitsea Station, taking in a circuit of the Mucking Marshes (reclaimed after land fill), the Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre at the Thameside Nature Park, the Stanford Wharf and RSPB Vange Marsh Nature Reserves and Fobbing Marsh (notable for the Fobbing Horse Moveable Flood Barrier). The gantries of the DP World London Gateway container port provide a backdrop for much of the walk, dramatic or satanic, according to your taste. Crane gantries, London Gateway Port

Harwich International to Mistley (12 miles)

Grayson Perry's "A House for Essex" I took the train to Harwich Town again , this time intending to cross by the foot ferry to Shotley, and walk the England Coast Path (ECP) along the Orwell shore to Ipswich. However, when I arrived at the Ha'penny Pier, I was told that the ferry had been cancelled, presumably due to high winds (it was otherwise a bright sunny day), so I had to quickly replan my day. I decided to walk up the Stour estuary to Mistley, following the ECP where possible. Whilst the ECP has been officially opened along the whole Suffolk coast, in Essex, only those sections as far north as Mersea Island have been opened (October 2026). This walk forms part of the Harwich to Manningtree stretch, and there is no GPX on the official National Trails website. However, I found that it has been signed with ECP roundels. (The route on the North (Suffolk) side of the estuary is open.)

Mersea Island Circumambulation, Essex (13 miles)

The Walk : Walk the England Coast Path all the way around the coast of Mersea Island. Tidal causeway road. Boats and quaint fishermen's cottages at West Mersea. Marsh, mud and oysters along the Strood and Pyefleet Channels. Airy views across the Colne Estuary from the Mersea Stone sand spit. Sandy beaches with jaunty huts along the Blackwater Estuary shore. Views across to the Bradwell nuclear power station and wind farm. Watch the sunset from a waterside pub. Sunset over the Strood

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