This walk has it all – countryside, moats, and Sunday lunch
When it’s cold and darker earlier, it’s hard to get outside. But one tried and tested trick to making sure you and your family get a bit of exercise this weekend is with a little motivation, namely one of Essex’s best pub roasts!
There’s a really lovely walk between Maldon and Danbury, which ends in a pub that’s famous for its Sunday lunches. The walk takes you through some of Essex’s lovliest countryside, including a medieval moat, and every step just makes that mound of roast potatoes even better once you reach the pub.
Located west of Maldon, the circular Woodham Mortimer walk is about six miles long and weaves through the countryside of Woodham and Purleigh. The walk takes a few hours to complete, so you’ll certainly have earned your roast at the excellent Hurdlemakers Arms in Woodham Mortimer, which this year was named Pub of the Year, and there are stops on the way that mean you can get some refreshment before the pub too.
Depending on where you start this walk, you can begin and end the route at the Hurdlemaker’s Arms. The walk can begin from the pub’s car park and takes you full circle, so that’s where you’ll end up.
There are lots of good walks in Woodham Mortimer, so if the circular walk isn’t to your liking, there are some shorter and longer options as well, with a range of footpaths, bridleways and cycle paths in the area around the village.
