Circular walk to Layer de la Haye, Birch and Stanway

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Overview

Meet at Garrison church car park Homefield Road, Colchester for a walk across to Layer de la Haye and heading out towards Birch before continuing to Lakelands Centre Stanway. This is a community cafe which provides hot drinks and light lunches. They are happy for people to eat their own food but outside only. We then continue through Stanway Green and Gosbecks back to the car park.

Please note this is a long morning (7 miles) but a short afternoon (3 miles).

Sunday, 19 October 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:00 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Starting point

Grid reference:: TL 98360 22517
Nearest postcode:: CO2 9PF
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Start time:: 10:00 am

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