We are the Bury St Edmunds Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
We will follow the first half of the Colne Valley Path. Starting at the Balkerne Gate in Colchester, we will quickly leave the urban environment. Our route takes us along quiet field paths and lanes, passing just south of West Bergholt and Fordham and under the famous Chappel Viaduct.
Probable pub stop for drinks at lunchtime, but please bring a packed lunch and plenty of water. Long trousers advised due to nettles and brambles in a few places.
Toilets in Colchester at beginning of walk.
Meet in the public car park just off the main street in Earls Colne. (Turn left just after the Co-op) Time 9:10 to catch 9.29 bus to Colchester. The walk from the Balkerne Gate will start at 10.15.
The map shows where we will leave our cars and where we will finish our walk.
