Len Banister lives on the border of Essex and is an active member of the Ramblers. He is also the author of a number of popular walking guides including Essex Year Round Walks and Essex A Dog Walker's Guide.

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• 1 Saffron Walden & Audley End4 miles2 Bartlow Hills4 miles3 Stansted Mountfitchet5 miles4 Thaxted & Cutlers Green4 miles5 Castle Hedingham4 miles6 Dedham23/4 miles7 Colchester21/2 miles8 The Naze4 or 5 miles9 Great Notley Country Park 33/4 miles10 Matching Tye 41/4 miles11 Great Waltham 4 or 41/2 miles12 Langford & the Beeleigh Falls 4 miles13 Tollesbury Wick 51/2 miles14 Waltham Abbey 51/2 miles15 Epping Forest 3 miles16 Weald Country Park21/2 miles17 RSPB Rainham Marshes1 1/2 or 2 miles18 Hylands Estate2 miles19 Two Tree Island21/4 miles20 RSPB Wallasea Island21/4 miles

Len Banister lives on the border of Essex and is an active member of the Ramblers. He is also the author of a number of popular walking guides including Essex Year Round Walks and Essex A Dog Walker's Guide.

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• 1 Saffron Walden & Audley End4 miles2 Bartlow Hills4 miles3 Stansted Mountfitchet5 miles4 Thaxted & Cutlers Green4 miles5 Castle Hedingham4 miles6 Dedham23/4 miles7 Colchester21/2 miles8 The Naze4 or 5 miles9 Great Notley Country Park 33/4 miles10 Matching Tye 41/4 miles11 Great Waltham 4 or 41/2 miles12 Langford & the Beeleigh Falls 4 miles13 Tollesbury Wick 51/2 miles14 Waltham Abbey 51/2 miles15 Epping Forest 3 miles16 Weald Country Park21/2 miles17 RSPB Rainham Marshes1 1/2 or 2 miles18 Hylands Estate2 miles19 Two Tree Island21/4 miles20 RSPB Wallasea Island21/4 miles

Len Banister lives on the border of Essex and is an active member of the Ramblers. He is also the author of a number of popular walking guides including Essex Year Round Walks and Essex A Dog Walker's Guide.

Select Guide Rating

• 1 Saffron Walden & Audley End4 miles2 Bartlow Hills4 miles3 Stansted Mountfitchet5 miles4 Thaxted & Cutlers Green4 miles5 Castle Hedingham4 miles6 Dedham23/4 miles7 Colchester21/2 miles8 The Naze4 or 5 miles9 Great Notley Country Park 33/4 miles10 Matching Tye 41/4 miles11 Great Waltham 4 or 41/2 miles12 Langford & the Beeleigh Falls 4 miles13 Tollesbury Wick 51/2 miles14 Waltham Abbey 51/2 miles15 Epping Forest 3 miles16 Weald Country Park21/2 miles17 RSPB Rainham Marshes1 1/2 or 2 miles18 Hylands Estate2 miles19 Two Tree Island21/4 miles20 RSPB Wallasea Island21/4 miles