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Osea Island is a relatively unknown Essex retreat in the Blackwater Estuary with private beaches, no shops or restaurants and mainly self catering accommodation.

The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall is one of the oldest churches and oldest buildings still in regular use in the country. Built in 653 by Bishop Cedd it's been a small church for almost 2,000 years.

One of the oldest functioning buildings in the country, and built on the gateway of an even older Roman shore fort. The chapel is kept open for visitors. Be aware it's reached by a 0.7km unmade stone path after the tarmac ends at the car park - fine with a gravel bike or if you go carefully on a road bike in decent weather.

Right at the end of the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation sits Heybridge Basin. Home of the sea lock which releases the canal out to sea. The basin meant that sea vessels could enter the canal and travel all the way up to Chelmsford. There are two pubs here, the Jolly Sailor and the Old Ship, plus the Lock Tea Room if you are in need of a pitstop.

A tidal causeway known as The Stumble connects Osea Island with the mainland. Sadly the island isn't open to the public but you can visit by staying in the island's hotel. It was used in the 2012 film 'The Woman in Black' as the 'Nine Lives Causeway'. It is popular with musicians looking for a remote recording venue. Rhianna is said to have recorded an album there in 2019.

Built in 649 AD by St Cedd who sailed here from Lindasfarne, using the stones from an old Roman building. Open every day to look around.

Carpark now charge

Bradwell waterfront, shell beaches, WW2 defences, nuclear power station, bird life, Chapel (usually open), Roman Road.

Nice spot, great parking, bins nearby

An easy hike with lovely views…good and safe parking, just bring water, snacks and enjoy it ;)

In the 7th century, the Anglo-Saxon monk Cedd discovered a ruined Roman fort here. He built the first chapel, likely a wooden iteration of the one today, which was built a year later using brick from the fort. Few records of the chapel exist until much later and it was used as a semaphore station during the Napoleonic Wars. The chapel became Grade-I listed in the mid 1900s and was reconsecrated and restored. Today, it once again serves as a church and quite an atmospheric one at that, given its lonely location on the fringes of Bradwell Marsh.

On the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, the Bradwell Shell Bank is a fantastic nature reserve unlike any you'll find elsewhere. Formed by tides, the bank has built up over time and is jam packed with cockle and oyster shells. The rich pickings make it a hub for birds and you'll undoubtedly see flocks here, wading about, seeing what they can find. Both Ringed Plover and Oystercatchers raise chicks here in the summer, so bring your binoculars to see if you can spot any. In winter, hen-harriers and short-eared owls swing by, hoping for a meal.

Pick low tide to see the causeway

Free car park at Heybridge Basin along with two pubs and a cafe for refreshments after your ride.

entry to the osea island from the sky mini series called The Third Day. unfortunately it not a public right off way.

Just a few hundred yards away from the River Rouch you’ll find the Plough and Sail owned by the Oliver Family. Still run as a traditional pub with real log fires, fine ales, home cooked food and a very warm welcome. The Plough and Sail has history dating back over 300 years. It is said that Paglesham was known to be the smuggling capital of the district where many locals were ship owners using the port to transport goods such as tea, gin and tobacco from Dunkirk, providing a healthy profit. The coast between Southend and Rochford was ideal smuggling country, with its creeks and rivulets turning to mud flats at low tide. Over 30 oyster smacks were based in Paghesham and the Plough and Sail became a meeting place for the hardworking crews. Today, The Plough and Sail still provides a meeting place for the local community and those visiting to enjoy the natural beauty of the Essex countryside.

Two great pubs and a tea room on the water to choose from.

This Chapel is a grade I listed building and among the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England; it is still in regular use. It dates from the years 660–662.

Great place at low tide to find beautiful shell’s at dengie National nature reserve.

7th century chapel, built from the stones of an earlier Roman fortification. Thought to be the 19th oldest building in the UK. Accessible by footpath, approximately 800m from the end of the nearest road.