Category: Beating the Bounds

  • Bursou Two

    Bursou Two

    In the previous post, I mentioned that the Slow Ways route Bursou One is one of three footpath-orientated ways between Burnham and Southminster. I committed to adding my preferred walking route between the two as an additional Slow Way. It’s now been added as Bursou Two. Below, I have appended my route description from the…

  • Bursou One

    Bursou One

    After writing about the role public transport, particularly the railway, must play in planning local decarbonisation, I will next write about the role of active travel – walking, wheeling and riding. Before I return to the desk-bound dissection though, it’s time to get outside.

  • Beneath the Seawall, the Beach of Dreams

    Beneath the Seawall, the Beach of Dreams

    Last Sunday I participated in a stage of Beach of Dreams, walking between Bradwell Waterside and Burnham-on-Crouch. Beach of Dreams is an art project initiated by Ali Pretty of Kinetika, it’s a collaborative 500-mile walk between Lowestoft and Tilbury

  • Beating the Bounds 4: Maldon to SWF via Purleigh

    Whoever escaped/ Kept a weather-eye open and moved away. Seamus Heaney (trans.) Beowulf A volte-face of an old favourite: the walk from South Woodham Ferrers to Maldon via Purleigh. The trick with this walk, in either direction, is to leave early enough to reach The Bell in Purleigh before they stop serving food. I got…

  • Beating the Bounds 3: Coastal Path at Battlesbridge

    From the cafe on the upper storey of the Antiques Centre in the old mill at Battlesbridge a view of the River Crouch. Battlesbridge is the head of the River Crouch navigation, the upper reach of the tidal zone and site of the most easterly bridge over the river. Geographically Battlesbridge sits at the south…

  • Beating the Bounds 2: BoC to Southminster

    Beating the Bounds 2: BoC to Southminster

    A circular walk between Burnham-on-Crouch and Southminster.

  • Beating the Bounds 1: North Fambridge to BoC

    Beating the Bounds 1: North Fambridge to BoC

    An afternoon bracer: off the train at North Fambridge at 15.10 then south down at Fambridge Road. At the turn to The Avenue I instead took the footpath (PROW 256_10) along Blue House Farm Chase towards Blue House Farm. Instead of proceeding directly to the sea wall by the continuing public footpath (PROW 256_13) I…