Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Constable Country
Tuesday January 29th was Shelley's birthday. She took the day off work!! And we caught the train to Manningtree to walk the tracks alongside the River Stour to Dedham a little country village north of here. The track took us through the area which gave inspiration to the painter, John Constable,through the Lock and the old Flatford Mill that once belonged to the Constable family. This was a great walk, easy and flat if not a bit muddy. We came out in the small village of Dedham which seems to be a million miles away from the bustle of London (and even Colchester!).
Historic Colchester to Hythe
A couple of weekends ago we joined in the opening of a new walking track which follows the River Colne linking Colchester to its Port at Hythe (meaning 'haven' in old Saxon). Being the young fit and entusiastic things that we are we decided to continue the walk onwards to Wivenhoe a port village, still on the Colne, but nearer to the sea. The open country below the University of Essex was refreshing - it was nice to be able to get out into the country and away from the urban multitudes.
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