Walks you can reach from Chappel and Wakes Colne by train
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Chappel and Wakes Colne.
Bures to Sudbury (Essex)
6 minutes direct from Chappel and Wakes Colne.
Gently rolling farmland, river meadows, woodland, open fields, historic market town and pastoral common lands.
1 lunch spot: the Bulmer Fox (2h45 in)
3 end-of-walk rewards: the Angel, the White Horse, or Ree's
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walks: the Saturday Walkers Club and Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership.
Bures to Colchester (Essex)
6 minutes direct from Chappel and Wakes Colne.
White Notley to Marks Tey (Essex)
6 minutes direct from Chappel and Wakes Colne.
Beautiful. Field paths with street sections at either end and flat and easy-going.
Paycocke's House and Garden: A stunning Tudor merchant's house whose walls have more than a few stories to tell (National Trust; 3h30 in; 1h to visit).
Grange Barn: 13th-century monastic barn (National Trust; 3h45 in; 30 mins to visit).
1 lunch spot: Paycocke's House and Garden tearoom (3h30 in)
Walk details: Railwalks.