On 23 August 2020 Ant Connolly Led a walk from North Fambridge to Burnham and has kindly provided the photographs shown below. This is only the second walk since the lockdown was lifted of which we have photographs.
Sunday 23rd August 2020 Leader: Ant Connolly North Fambridge to Burnham on Crouch (Explorer map 176)
Meet: Liverpool Street station 0900 for 0923 train to Wickford (arr 1001) then change for 1006 train to North Fambridge (arr 1020)
Train also calls Stratford 0930 and Romford 0939.
Lunch: Three Horseshoes, Althorne. Sunday roasts and normal weekly menu. Very reasonably priced and hearty portions
so please keep an appetite! Also offers a 'light bites' menu.
Lunch stop is 7 miles into the walk.
If joining at lunchtime, the train is 1123 from Liverpool Street and 1130 from Stratford for 1206 connection at Wickford which arrives Althorne 1226 to be on time to join walkers at 1.30pm at the pub.
Tea: Maybe, depends on time as trains are once hourly. Opportunity to get an ice cream on way to station
Distance: 12 miles. Walkers can join or leave from Althorne station which is
a half hour walk away from the pub.
Fare: CDR Burnham on Crouch from boundary zone 6 £8.90 with railcard discounts.
For those wishing to travel by car, there are car parks at North Fambridge and Burnham on Crouch stations. Both cost £4 for use.
If parking at Burnham you will need to catch the 1010 train from there arriving North Fambridge 1021.
Please let Ant know in advance if you will be eating at the pub, whether doing the full walk, or one of the shorter options and
also, if coming by car. She will join the walkers on train at Romford. Please be at the front of the train from Liverpool Street for ease of switching over to the connecting train at Wickford for Fambridge.