St Peter's Chapel to Maylandsea
(Our overall day number 27 - Part of The KC3 ECP Leg 35 - Burnham-on-Crouch to Maldon)St Peter's Chapel to Maylandsea
16th April 2023 | Miles 17.0 | Elevation gain 13ft
Our longest day so far! 17 miles from St Peter's Chapel to Maylandsea, around the peninsula and then heading along the south coast of the Blackwater Estuary. Through muddy Bradwell Marina, then on to St Lawrence and finally Maylandsea.
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Getting there and back
Once again we had to use two cars to make any progress - we dropped one car off in Maylandsea (parked on the road as there is no public car park close to the path in Maylandsea) and then took the other car to the Chapel car park to start the walk. It is possible to do this stretch using the bus (see main leg page) but it would've added two more miles, and can't be done on a Sunday.
Weather conditions
Cold and misty start, remaining overcast for much of the day, hardly any wind. It cheered up a bit later in the day to reach a high of 13 degrees.
Walking difficulty
Easy - though this is a long section, and there were some muddy challenges - especially at Bradwell Marina, where due to ongoing works, we had to cross a very muddy section
The story of our day in photos
.jpg "Eerie windfarms in the morning mist")
Eerie windfarms in the morning mist
.jpg "We did see an adder on one of the sea wall banks on day 1!")
We did see an adder on one of the sea wall banks on day 1!
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.jpg "St Peter's Chapel - start of day 2")
St Peter's Chapel - start of day 2
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.jpg "Marshes!")
Marshes!
.jpg "We came across this not very nice smelling plant in many places - still to be identified!")
We came across this not very nice smelling plant in many places - still to be identified!
.jpg "Bradwell B Nuclear Power Station emerging from the mist")
Bradwell B Nuclear Power Station emerging from the mist
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.jpg "The sun's out!")
The sun's out!
.jpg "This beach consisted entirely of shells")
This beach consisted entirely of shells
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.jpg "Bradwell Marina - we were hoping for some breakfast here but nothing was open :(")
Bradwell Marina - we were hoping for some breakfast here but nothing was open :(
.jpg "Slightly weird walk through the marina - unusually no England Coast path waymarkers.")
Slightly weird walk through the marina - unusually no England Coast path waymarkers.
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.jpg "We had to wade through this mud to reach the sea wall and regain the path - there didn't seem to be any other route, but we can't help suspecting that we strayed off the path a bit?")
We had to wade through this mud to reach the sea wall and regain the path - there didn't seem to be any other route, but we can't help suspecting that we strayed off the path a bit?
.jpg "Aftermath of the muddy Bradwell Marina section")
Aftermath of the muddy Bradwell Marina section
.jpg "Mud flats")
Mud flats
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.jpg "This swan seems to have lost its way and its mate!")
This swan seems to have lost its way and its mate!
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.jpg "Unwelcome mud")
Unwelcome mud
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Errm?
.jpg "Tide's out!")
Tide's out!
.jpg "Approaching Maylandsea at the end of a very long day ...")
Approaching Maylandsea at the end of a very long day ...
.jpg "Well earned refreshment!")
Well earned refreshment!
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