Arriving at Clacton on Sea railway Station on the train at 10.16, we will head out from the station towards the sea front, passing some of Clacton’s Grand buildings showing its historic hay-day of holidaymakers gone by.

From the pier we will head South through the formal pleasure gardens, stopping at the RNLI lifeboat station for a short talk about the 200 years of the lifeboats, before heading on towards the first of our Martello Towers, now a tea shop, then on along the beach with stories of Clacton’s history from steamboats to Butlins until we reach Jaywick.

At the far end of the town sits the Jaywick Martello tower and here we will stop for tea and a look around the Tower to see how these buildings served the country from the Napoleonic war onwards.

We then return to Clacton to catch the return train.

For more details and to book your rail ticket and space on this walk follow the link: https://esscrp.org.uk/events/train-and-walk-from-colchester-to-clacton-on-sea/

Tickets available from 18th May

Arriving into Waalton on the Naze on the 09.56 train, we will meet at the station at 10am. We will leave the station and head down towards the pier and the colourful beach huts that line the promenade. From here we will head North along the beach past the seafront architecture of this hidden gem on the North Essex Coast.  Past the Naze Tower and Discovery Centre and into the John Weston Nature reserve, where ancient meets recent history with fossils and artefacts strewn along the beach of Pennyhole Bay. Around the Nature reserve and back to the Naze tower, to climb the stairs to the top of this incredible structure (not suitable for those with accessibility issues) for a view of the North Essex and South Suffolk coast (weather permitting), don’t forget to bring your camera, you will need it!

To book your rail ticket and reserve a space on this walk, please follow this link https://railplus.greateranglia.co.uk/community-rail-partnerships/train-and-walk-to-walton-on-the-naze.html

Meeting at the Hythe station at 10am, we will walk out from the historic old port area of the city towards the estuary and on to Rowhedge. We will be taking water samples to test, learning about the history and health of the river along with an art activity in Rowhedge.

Booking is not required, but for further information email at janestewart.artist@gmail.com

Meeting members of the Tendring Writers Group outside the Cricketers pub on Fordham Heath, we will head out through the gorgeous Essex countryside to follow the weaving Colne river through fields and pasture. We will look at the health of the river, taking a water sample for testing, along with a bit of wild writing around our walk.

For further information please email on janestewart.artist@gmail.com

Meeting at the Boating lake in Castle Park at 10 am, we will head out of the City Centre to Cymbeline Meadows where we will undertake a bit of water testing, looking around at the health and history of the river, a little bit of magnet fishing and a bit of an art exercise too!

No need to book, but for for further details contact at janestewart.artist@gmail.com