Local trails, wandering tales.
Creating New Stories with Every Step
The Partridge Retreat is set in some of the most beautiful countryside. But don’t just take our word for it, explore more on these breathtaking local walks in the area.
Nestled amongst the tidal creeks, this charming character village centres around an ancient Priory Estate.
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Hasty’s is one of the many little gems around our Essex coastline which is a perfect day out for the little ones and those that want to run and be free, situated 3 miles from The Partridge Retreat. The younger children can play in the pedal tractor park, soft play area, sandpit and water play. Along with acres of grass to run and have fun.
For the older children they can enjoy 3 levels of play on largest wooden adventure play area undercover in Essex. All years young and old can enjoy seeing the animals either in the discovery barn or the paddocks. So go and say hello to lambs, pigs, calves, sheep,Pygmy goats and much more. With picnic benches around the farm there is always time to stop and enjoy a bite to eat either from the on-site food cabin or bring your own picnic and soak up the fresh air.
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Hasty’s is one of the many little gems around our Essex coastline which is a perfect day out for the little ones and those that want to run and be free, situated 3 miles from The Partridge Retreat. The younger children can play in the pedal tractor park, soft play area, sandpit and water play. Along with acres of grass to run and have fun.
For the older children they can enjoy 3 levels of play on largest wooden adventure play area undercover in Essex. All years young and old can enjoy seeing the animals either in the discovery barn or the paddocks. So go and say hello to lambs, pigs, calves, sheep,Pygmy goats and much more. With picnic benches around the farm there is always time to stop and enjoy a bite to eat either from the on-site food cabin or bring your own picnic and soak up the fresh air.
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The village has 115 buildings around that are listed as historic and having special architect interest, including St. Osyth Priory an Augustinian Abbey founded in St. Osyth 1120 by Richard de Belmeis, Bishop of London.
Redshank beach house is a unique beach house designed by the architect Lisa Shell located in a national nature reserve on site of special scientific interest SSI, which won the RIBA East award 2017 and our IBA East small project award 2017 and was long listed for the national RIBA house of the year award.
Take a walk down Colchester Road and look at the most haunted house in Essex, the cage is a former village lock up where drunks and villains would be kept overnight. But it is best known for holding Ursula Kempe, one of the St. Osyth women accused and found guilty of witchcraft. Ursula was hanged in Chelmsford together with another St. Osyth women, Elizabeth Bennett.
The Cage has been sold and the estate agent described it as one of the most notorious and well documented haunted 16th century cottages in Britain. It has featured on television programmes, and has been visited by ghost hunters from across the world. The previous owner of the Cage claims she was forced out by paranormal activity she was pushed over by spirits, while pregnant and spanked on the bottom by a ghost. She has written a book on her experiences called “The Spirit Of The Cage”
With your back to the Priory cross the road and take the lane to the left of the telephone box, marked Warren Farm, following the right-hand footpath post down the main lane follow the track through the farm yard past the end of the boating lake and up the hill to T-junction. Turn right here looking down on the village and see how it is dominated by the beautiful Priory.
When the track meets the tarmac Lane bear right and follow the lane until it meets the main road, turn right and follow the road down the hill past the boating lake and stop by white hut and a footpath signpost pointing along the side of the lake. (You can continue up the road for quarter of a mile back to the Priory to where you started) The footpath along, the lake is uneven and can be wet follow the edge of the lake, eventually, having to walk along the edge of the field until you meet the track, turn left retracing the steps through the farmyard at Warren Farm back to the Priory.
This walk gives you a good view of the village. It’s mostly on good tracks and lanes.
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Hasty’s is one of the many little gems around our Essex coastline which is a perfect day out for the little ones and those that want to run and be free, situated 3 miles from The Partridge Retreat. The younger children can play in the pedal tractor park, soft play area, sandpit and water play. Along with acres of grass to run and have fun.
For the older children they can enjoy 3 levels of play on largest wooden adventure play area undercover in Essex. All years young and old can enjoy seeing the animals either in the discovery barn or the paddocks. So go and say hello to lambs, pigs, calves, sheep,Pygmy goats and much more. With picnic benches around the farm there is always time to stop and enjoy a bite to eat either from the on-site food cabin or bring your own picnic and soak up the fresh air.
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Hasty’s is one of the many little gems around our Essex coastline which is a perfect day out for the little ones and those that want to run and be free, situated 3 miles from The Partridge Retreat. The younger children can play in the pedal tractor park, soft play area, sandpit and water play. Along with acres of grass to run and have fun.
For the older children they can enjoy 3 levels of play on largest wooden adventure play area undercover in Essex. All years young and old can enjoy seeing the animals either in the discovery barn or the paddocks. So go and say hello to lambs, pigs, calves, sheep,Pygmy goats and much more. With picnic benches around the farm there is always time to stop and enjoy a bite to eat either from the on-site food cabin or bring your own picnic and soak up the fresh air.
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Set off on a 3-mile wander from the Priory, weaving through historic sights and tranquil marshes.
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Hasty’s is one of the many little gems around our Essex coastline which is a perfect day out for the little ones and those that want to run and be free, situated 3 miles from The Partridge Retreat. The younger children can play in the pedal tractor park, soft play area, sandpit and water play. Along with acres of grass to run and have fun.
For the older children they can enjoy 3 levels of play on largest wooden adventure play area undercover in Essex. All years young and old can enjoy seeing the animals either in the discovery barn or the paddocks. So go and say hello to lambs, pigs, calves, sheep,Pygmy goats and much more. With picnic benches around the farm there is always time to stop and enjoy a bite to eat either from the on-site food cabin or bring your own picnic and soak up the fresh air.
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Hasty’s is one of the many little gems around our Essex coastline which is a perfect day out for the little ones and those that want to run and be free, situated 3 miles from The Partridge Retreat. The younger children can play in the pedal tractor park, soft play area, sandpit and water play. Along with acres of grass to run and have fun.
For the older children they can enjoy 3 levels of play on largest wooden adventure play area undercover in Essex. All years young and old can enjoy seeing the animals either in the discovery barn or the paddocks. So go and say hello to lambs, pigs, calves, sheep,Pygmy goats and much more. With picnic benches around the farm there is always time to stop and enjoy a bite to eat either from the on-site food cabin or bring your own picnic and soak up the fresh air.
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Leave the Priory on your right, walking down Mill Street passing the recreation ground on your left at the bottom of the hill you come to the quay. Turn right onto the boat yard footpath signpost 400 yards. You come to a large hedge, follow it keeping the hedge on your right. At the end of the hedge, join a track, but carry on in this direction going down the hill to the gate, through the gate, (shut the gate after) onto marshland, bearing slightly follow the hedge on your right.
Keep close to the hedge or you may miss the bridge. Keep following the track passing a bramble patch and follow the edge of the wood to cross the stile, continue to the metal steps over a conveyor belt, the path bears right into a wood. Take no notice of the old broken stile this is not the path. Follow the path to the main road and turn right at the road junction into Colchester Road. The Deer Park is now on your right, notice the plaque ‘The Cage’ on a house to the left of the Kings Arms, at the Cross Road, turn right and you will be back to the Priory.
This walk is approximately 3 miles. The path through the boat yard may be underwater at high tide, there will be livestock grazing on the marshes so keep dogs under control.
The Essex Wildlife Trust purchased, Colne Point in 1968, to protect an area of outstanding natural importance. The reserve covers 2.5 miles of foreshores and so during the summer little turns, ringed plovers and oystercatchers nest on the shingle ridges, while winter brings big flocks of Brent Geese, ducks and waders.
Coastal plants include colourful sea companions, yellowhorn flowers and sea holly. There are several rare spiders too. Colne Point is a nature heaven and continues to thrive.
Embark on a village-framing loop from the Priory, past lakes and farms, for captivating views and discoveries.
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Hasty’s is one of the many little gems around our Essex coastline which is a perfect day out for the little ones and those that want to run and be free, situated 3 miles from The Partridge Retreat. The younger children can play in the pedal tractor park, soft play area, sandpit and water play. Along with acres of grass to run and have fun.
For the older children they can enjoy 3 levels of play on largest wooden adventure play area undercover in Essex. All years young and old can enjoy seeing the animals either in the discovery barn or the paddocks. So go and say hello to lambs, pigs, calves, sheep,Pygmy goats and much more. With picnic benches around the farm there is always time to stop and enjoy a bite to eat either from the on-site food cabin or bring your own picnic and soak up the fresh air.
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Hasty’s is one of the many little gems around our Essex coastline which is a perfect day out for the little ones and those that want to run and be free, situated 3 miles from The Partridge Retreat. The younger children can play in the pedal tractor park, soft play area, sandpit and water play. Along with acres of grass to run and have fun.
For the older children they can enjoy 3 levels of play on largest wooden adventure play area undercover in Essex. All years young and old can enjoy seeing the animals either in the discovery barn or the paddocks. So go and say hello to lambs, pigs, calves, sheep,Pygmy goats and much more. With picnic benches around the farm there is always time to stop and enjoy a bite to eat either from the on-site food cabin or bring your own picnic and soak up the fresh air.
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