Hanningfield Reservoir Circular

7th February 2022

Leaving East Hanningfield Road onto the old A130

Down Gingerbread Hill

A12 roundabouts

Up to the stile on the A12 slip road

Looking back towards the stile

Great Mascalls Farm

Joining the Chelmsford Centenary Circle path

Across the fields to Vicarage Road

Down The Chase

Instead of turning right at this point, I continued up the road towards the winery

After passing the winery you come to a T-junction by All Seasons Farm House:
I turned left her towards Baddow Park

Coming out of the woods, I followed the tree line towards the A12

Bridge over the A12

Right along West Hanningfield Road

Fantastic mimosa bloom at "Between The Bends" house

Trail goes off to the left

Tanfield Tye in the distance

The Villa

Helmans Farm

St Peter's Way goes off to the left here, but I carried straight on down Helmans Lane

Helmans Lane

Turning right at the bottom of Helmans Lane, I carried on along the road to the Three Compasses pub

Turning right by the cottage, I was back on St Peter's Way

Turning left towards Seamans Lane

Turning right into Seamans Lane

Turning left off Seamans Lane towards Hanningfield Reservoir

Boggy through the woods as I made my way to the road

Finally on to the road, where I turned left towards Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve

Reaching the reservoir

Entrance to Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve

Mr Otter

The Hedgehogs

Mr Toad

Arriving at The Fishing Lodge

Heading to South Hanningfield

The Old Windmill

I turned down Middlemead towards West Hanningfield until I came to the footpath on the right leading to the 12th century South Hanningfield church.

Immediately behind the church is the beautiful thatched house "Bifrons"; whilst it looks as though this is the natural way to go, I wanted the path at the rear of the church which goes off in the direction of the Essex & Suffolk Water HQ.

Over the stile and top the right

Path goes straight across the field

Heading off towards the old A130

You eventually come to the access bridge over the A12 which leads to the Essex & Suffolk Water HQ. I crossed over the bridge and turned left towards Howe Green along the old A130.

The first bridge you can see carries the road to West Hanningfield over the A130; the second bridge is a footbridge to carry the St Peter's Way path over the road.

Past the Royal Tiger restaurant. Walking along the old A130 back to Howe Green is not too bad if you just step off the road at the sign of oncoming traffic.

Entering Howe Green