Welcome to the Tendring Ramblers website. The Tendring Group was formed in 1991
when it was decided to split the Colchester group. Tendring is in North East Essex.
It extends from the River Stour, the Suffolk/Essex county border in the north, to
the coast and the River Colne, Essex in the south, with the coast to the east and
the town of Colchester to the west. Towns in the district include Frinton-
England’s Coast Path
If you want to know what the future all-
Two years ago, the principle of a public right of access on foot around the entire English coast was finally established when the Marine and Coastal Access Act passed into law. It set out the aim of a continuous coastal path with ‘spreading room’ alongside to allow for exploration and the odd picnic. The first stretch of the route, at Weymouth Bay in Dorset, is due to open in time for the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events in July 2012. Work on the next five sections, in Cumbria, Durham, Norfolk, Kent and Somerset, begin this spring with a new right of access supposed to be completed within four years.
As expected, its providing to be a major undertaking, but one in which Ramblers volunteers around the country are already playing a pivotal role.
One of the fundamental tasks has been to map existing public access to the coast.
In Kent, a member of the Canterbury ramblers has surveyed the county’s entire 345km/214-
Another section of the first wave of coastal access is in Cumbria, between Whitehaven and Allonby. A Lake District Rambler has walked every foot of this shore and recalls a clear methodology for coming up with a suggested route for the coast path.
We try to cater for most walking abilities by offering regular weekly walking on
Sundays and Thursdays. Walks are usually between 7 -
As always, we require walk leaders. NO LEADER, NO WALK. If you feel you would like to lead, have a talk with Dorothy or Paul. Alternatively, telephone any of the numbers on the contacts page. You will not be pressurised into leading.
Please have suitable footwear and clothing for a walk you intend to join, and bring some food and drink, even if the walk includes a pub or café stop. Leaders may refuse to accept participants who in their opinion are inadequately equipped or unfit. When in doubt, contact the walk leader in advance.
For information and details of joining the Tendring Ramblers please refer to Contacts and Membership or telephone any of the Contacts telephone numbers.