Howe Green - Chelmsford Centenary Circle - Galleywood - West Hanningfield - St Peter's Way - East Hanningfield - Saffron Trail - Howe Green

7th May 2021

Stats adjusted to deduct deviation - Total 21.84 Km

Leaving Howe Green down Gingerbread Hill towards the A12

A12 Roundabout

Although crossing the double roundabouts looks daunting, if you follow the black dots and
wait until the traffic lights are in your favour you can cross quite easily and safely.

Leaving the slip way of the A12 over the stile towards Great Mascalls Farm

Approaching Great Mascalls Farm

Walking between the cow sheds to the West Hanningfield Road; the path is slightly to the left
across the West Hanningfield Road

As we leave Great Mascalls Farm and the West Hanningfield Road, we pick up the first sign
of the Chelmsford Centenary Circle

The path goes over a small footbridge to the right hand side of the hedge

The path goes through a small wooded area over a footbridge into the next field. Crossing this field you
arrive at Vicarage Lane. Here you turn left and right and tenter a road called "The Chase"

Crossing the second field towards Vicarage Lane

Enter the vineyards and a little further on swing right between the vines. After this it is more or
less straightuntil you reach the Galleywood turn that leads to Ponds Lane

Bear right at this point towards Galleywood

Over a small footbridge and keep bearing right

They were laying this hedge last time I came; it is already beginning to look good.

The Chelmsford Centenary Circle goes off to Ponds Lane in Galleywood at this point; we went
to the left towards the bridge over the A12 and onto Bakers Lane

Approaching the A12 bridge

Crossing the A12

On reaching Bakers Lane we turned left, past the MOT Garage, until we came to a snicket at
the end of the road. The path continues through open fields, parallel to the A12,
until we turned right on a path leading to West Hanningfield Road

Past a large steel drum before reaching the West Hanningfield Road. Here we turned
left towards Peveril Hall

Peveril Hall. At the boundary of the Peveril Hall property there is a footpath leading to Tanfield Tye

Footpath along the boundary of Peveril Hall

We expected to follow the route shown by the blue dots. By deviating 90 degrees to the left and then
90 degrees to the right we joined the route I had previously taken, shown in red. Next time
we do this route we will check out the blue dotted route further.

Heading towards Tanfield Tye

Last time I did this walk the field had been ploughed and I followed the direct line of the public
right of way. This time the field was under crops so we followed a line comprising a telegraph
pole and a tree, which was an established path, to avoid damage to the crops. This led to a
path alongside a property called "The Villa"

Path goes along the side of "The Villa"

The Villa

Heading away from "The Villa"

Last time the crop was just beginning to come up........

This time the crops were much bigger, and the farmer had sprayed weed killer along the path
so that it was clearly delineated.

A path going off to the right through beautiful countryside

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Helmons Farm

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Helmons Farm

St Peter's way goes on a path between Helmons Farm and a house called "Streatley"

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Back into open agricultural fields heading towards Patten's Farm and the bridge over the A130

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Footbridge over the A130

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The A130

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Crossing the old A130, the Southend Road, St Peter's Way continues a few meters to the left

Slightly uphill towards Hill Farm

There is a lack of signage as you approach the trees; keep to the left of the small lake

You eventually come out on Back Lane, near East Hanningfield. The path continues just beyond
the speed derestriction sign on the right.

The path after Back Lane leading to the sports field in East Hanningfield

East Hanningfield sports field

The village shop

All Saints Church, East Hanningfield

Vita Bella restaurant

Heading down the East Hanningfield Road towards Howe Green, take the path
that goes off to the right at Sumptners Farm

Sumptners Farm

The path goes between Sumptners Farm house and the garage next door

Turn left here

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This section is part of The Saffron Trail

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Barns along Great Gibcracks Chase

Detour around the barns

Taking the Saffron Trail path by the side of Oak Stable

No access to Sporhams Lane close to this Thatched house

Walking along Sporhams Lane you eventually come to Butts Green Road and turn left.

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The snicket...... photo from an earlier walk

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Turning left towards East Hanningfield Road

Coming out opposite Southlands Chase

Howe Green