Sat 26/06/2021 - GAINSBOROUGH LINE 1 OF 4 - MARKS TEY TO CHAPPEL & WAKES COLNE - 10 miles - Mark B

The "Gainsborough Line" is a railway branch line linking Marks Tey in Essex with Sudbury in Suffolk. We shall explore the countryside around this route, known to the painter Gainsborough, over four walks utilising the four stations along this line.

This a farmland walk between the first two stations on the line. Initially the terrain will be flat, becoming gently undulating. The walk includes the villages of Little Tey, Great Tey, and the Chappel Viaduct. The walk will be at a moderate to brisk pace. There are patches of tall grass, crops and nettles in places and depending on the weather muddy areas.

Leader and the group

a field of wheat and a beautiful day

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Old church near Little Tey

catching the view over the valley and the viaduct at Chappel

Path way through the wheat

Rambling Rose - cue for a song?

chattin’ with the couple renovating a 17C roof
 

underneath, looking up at one of the arches of the viaduct

Heritage diesel railcar at the Chappel & Wakes Colne railway museum

Photos: Simon A, Dave H, Kevin G