Cycle Route – Layer, Tiptree, Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Peldon, Fingringhoe

This is one of my regular cycle routes – 26 miles through some lovely quiet countryside south of Colchester.

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The Swan, Little Totham

The Swan, Little Totham

Three quarters of the way through a 50mile cycle ride, I stopped off at The Swan, Little Totham. It was a gloriously warm day, and their pub garden at the front of the pub was particularly inviting.

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Cycle route : Colchester, Fordham, Mount Bures, Chappel, Coggeshall, Tiptree, Layer.

I’ve posted a couple of my regular cycle routes already, one to the N and NE, covering Dedham and Manningtree (click here), and one to the S, covering Tiptree, Tolleshunt, Gt. Wigborough, and Peldon (click here).

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Cream Teas : Essex vs Devon

We’ve had many Devon cream teas over the years on our visits to the south west, but, perhaps surprisingly, Essex can compete with them. Whilst Devon can supply local cream, a visit to the Wilkin and Sons cafe provides you with jam made on the farm, from fruit grown on the farm. We can recommend [...]

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