Essex walkers fancying a challenge this summer do not need to travel far - as there is a beautiful 45-mile-long walk through the countryside and coastline where you will encounter ancient landmarks, nature reserves and abandoned railways. St Peter’s Way is a 45-mile-long walk through the countryside of Essex starting from the village of Chipping Ongar and going all the way to the ancient 7th century chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall on the remote Dengie Peninsula. The route will take you through some of the most spectacular countryside in Essex following field boundaries, through ancient woodland, over commons and hills down to the marshes on Essex’s estuaries and coastline.
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The highlights include the estuarine salt marshes, Old Maldon railway, The Bell pub at Purleigh and Thrift Wood nature reserve. But the highlight is the chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, w.
