
Colchester Orbital South A
Colchester, Essex
- 2 hours / 6.6km
- 19
From Wivenhoe Park to Irvine Road Allotments, exploring the Hythe, Bourne Valley, Colchester Cemetery & Colchester Garrison.

Step 1: Your walk begins here at Hythe (Colchester).
Step 2: Hythe Station is well served by trains from Walton-on-the-Naze and Colchester. If you’re arriving from London, Clacton or Ipswich (or further afield) you can swap at Colchester for a train to Hythe Station.

Step 3: There is a bus stop just outside the station too I’d you’d prefer you travel by bus.
Step 4: Turn left into Hawkins Road
Step 5: Continue following Hawkins Road until you reach a roundabout.

Step 6: Take the third exit at the roundabout, so you end up on Colne Causeway

Colchester, Essex
From Wivenhoe Park to Irvine Road Allotments, exploring the Hythe, Bourne Valley, Colchester Cemetery & Colchester Garrison.

Colchester, Essex
From Wivenhoe Park to Irvine Road Allotments, exploring the Hythe, Middlewick Range, Monswick Greensward & Colchester Garrison.

Colchester, Essex
A stroll through Colchester, Essex

Colchester, Essex
A beautiful walk from Colchester Town to Wivenhoe along the River Colne. Look out for hand-forged artworks along the first half of the walk.

Colchester, Essex
A walk along the Salary Brook Valley & Nature Reserve. An ‘easier access’ section of the Colchester Orbital (East A).

Colchester, Essex
Roam through Roman history as you follow the town walls around Colchester. Castles, ruins, stories of uprisings & mosaic murals en-route.