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Walking in Essex

Welcome to the Essex Friends group. Our members of are mostly based around the mid-Essex area, Chelmsford and the surrounding areas, so our walks are in easy reach of home locations.  

Our friendly walking group

Our members are all very friendly, getting together generally on a Tuesday and/or Thursday morning each week for a 4-4 1/2 mile walk. These walks are all circular, so arriving back at the starting point where you can then enjoy a social lunch/drink together if you wish. 

We venture across fields, around lakes, anywhere scenic in the mid-Essex area so good footwear is essential and our pace of walking is fairly leisurely with social chat along the way. 

If you would like to join us for a couple of sample walks, please give a call or drop an email to Jackie Hayden, Membership Secretary of this Group.  

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  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

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Walking is a simple pleasure that should be open to everyone, so we campaign to remove barriers to walking and we protect the places we love to wander.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking