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Walking The Essex Way from Manningtree to Harwich (4K)

John Rogers

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Manningtree to Harwich along the Essex Way shot in 4K
This walk along the Essex Way starts at Manningtree on the border between Essex and Suffolk on the banks of the River Stour. The Essex Way is an 81-mile long distance path that starts in Epping and ends in Harwich. Our walk follows the final section of the Essex Way.

We walk along the Stour to the village of Mistley before turning in inland to Mistley Heath. The path then takes us back along the banks of the river through Wrabness before once again turning inland across wheat fields and past a windmill to the village of Ramsey. Here we turn away from the Stour Estuary towards the North Sea passing through the village of Little Oakley to the coast just south of Harwich. The final stretch of our walk takes us past the Dovercourt lighthouses and Beacon Hill fort to the end of the Essex Way at the lighthouse in Harwich Old Town.

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Music:
Dream Escape by The Tides
Fresh Fallen Snow by Chris Haugen
Little Drunk Quietly Floats by Puddle of Infinity

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20 Comments

@grantbangkok 5 years ago

Good old John , he never disappoints.

@gphunk1995 5 years ago

The weekend is complete!!

@benjamindenton 5 years ago (edited)

Dovercourt, once home to Warners holiday camp where many of the outdoor scenes in Hi-De-Hi were filmed; whilst Harwich boasts the 1808 Redoubt Fort and also the 1911 Electric Palace cinema. At 28:24 you can just make out the 1720 Naze Tower over at Walton-On-Naze.

@lamiaitaly2549 5 years ago

Thanks. One of the few Youtubers whose videos I watch from the beginning to the end and always a pleasure. Great stuff

@telly9004 5 years ago

Quality videos Who needs a TV License when you can chill watching this guy Many Thanks

@ian_m_jones 3 years ago

Loved it, you get immersed in it just watching.

@LoisDavidsonArt 5 years ago

I really enjoyed this walk, such a different landscape, really expansive and beautiful, I loved the path through the wheat field towards the windmill with that ominous sky. Glad the storm avoided you, and wonderful to end near the sea

@nige_breaks_bikes9782 5 years ago

Perfect end to the walk in Harwich along the beautifully estuary … echoes of the River Crouch mooch but thankfully with rations and plenty of daylight …. Loved it 🌟

@StellaAsh 5 years ago (edited)

This is my neck of the woods - I live in Dovercourt - a couple miles outside Harwich proper - those little terraces at Mistley go for a kings ransome - That 'factory' is Mistley Maltings! They make all the malt for the brewers and other industries - Sadly the area is being blighted by new development -The Nature Reserve was a depot during the second world war -
Harwich International is the 'new' name for Parkeston Quay that was - it merely confuses visitors - because it is about three miles from Harwich.
Where you were standing at the bottom of the steps is called Erlhams Beach. The boat train from Liverpool St that Sherlock Holmes speaks of - the running gag is Harwich for the Continent - Frinton for the Incontinent! I live just behind those Lighthouses. You never appreciate where you live until someone sees it through fresh eyes. Thanks for that!

@richardcurant454 5 years ago

I remember the film Witchfinder General, possibly the first "English Western" beautiful Essex and Suffolk countryside and Haunting Musical score. Thanks John.

@robbojax2025 5 years ago

You make me feel so lazy when all I do is 4 -5 mile walks. You are an inspiration though.

@AntonyGoodall 5 years ago

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this John. Your commentary is excellent.

@robertbarling5601 5 years ago

Thank you for an inspiring walk John. Pleasant to see a view of the sea, I remember in the 1960's my sister and her then boyfriend Colin used to visit Dovercourt on a regular basis. Bob.

@jenniferlevine5406 4 years ago

Wonderful walk! Beautiful seaside ending. Thanks for sharing your day.

@MedlifeCrisis 4 years ago

John I really look forward to your video on the middle part of the Essex Way as I've just moved to Colchester after 13 years in east London, that I got to know so much better thanks to your channel. I wanted to save this one till I'd actually made the move. Can't wait till you visit Essex again.

@jacksomb1 5 years ago

What a great walk John - these are my 'end of the weekend' treats. Thank you so much for sharing...

@mungmungie 5 years ago

Suggestions? I would really like to see a walk from Amersham to Little Missenden and High Wycombe. I'm curious about what the area looks like and its history, since a branch of my family lived in those places at least as far back as the mid 1500s. Better still, it would be a blast to tag along if I'm up to it, though that would take considerable planning, being on the opposite side of the planet.

@markhazell198 5 years ago

Glad those industrial buildings in Mistley are still there. Used to be maltings, some derelict and some still in use when I was last there in the late '80s. Would be lovely if the renewed interest in beer and brewing led to a greater interest in traditional malting. Cheers!

@sandrasmith3207 5 years ago

Great walk. Love this part of Essex.

@deborahking2955 5 years ago (edited)

Nice to see you up our neck of the woods John! The factory you walked through in Mistley is the EDME Maltings. Next time you may consider turning right out of Manningtree station and heading into Constable country, it's virtually all field and track all the way to Flatford mill and Dedham. Just make sure you allow plenty of time to get back to Manningtree station as there are no trains . EDME have an old London barge named after them and it is a splendid sight as it sails around the Stour and Colne rivers, it's rusty brown sails can be seen a way off.