Kelvedon Circular via Paycocke's House and Garden
A circular walkEssexSouth East England
Gentle valley, river stretches, country lanes, green lanes, field boundaries, rolling Essex countryside, fields and woods.
Grange Barn: 13th-century monastic barn (National Trust; 1h30 in; 30 mins to visit).
Paycocke's House and Garden: A stunning Tudor merchant's house whose walls have more than a few stories to tell (National Trust; 1h45 in; 1h to visit).
6 lunch spots: Coggeshall (4h in) — the Chapel Inn, Bakealicious Tea Room, or the Woolpack Inn; plus Paycocke's House and Garden tearoom (1h45 in), Marks Hall Gardens and Arboretum (3h in), or Markshall (3h in)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Credits
Adapted from: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).