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You can enjoy lovely views of Hanningfield Reservoir from this road on the south side. The reservoir is framed by beautiful woodlands and meadows, making it a favourite spot for walkers in the Essex area.

Leap of Faith has been closed off for years. Much of Hadleigh Park mtb track is being neglected.

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A majestic medieval ruin perched atop a hill with sweeping views of the Essex countryside and the Thames Estuary. Built in the 13th century under the reign of King Henry VIII and played a vital role in defending against potential invasion from the sea. It was strategically positioned to guard the Thames estuary. Excellent views across the countryside.

You can visit Hadleigh Castle for free and admire the ruins that have succumbed to the soft London clay on which it was built. The castle was first built in the 13th-century, with extensive renovation and expansion in the 14th-century by King Edward III. It's now owned by English Heritage and you can visit their website here https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadleigh-castle/

Good road surface with a lovely view of the reservoir from either direction. Good bird spotting opportunities.

A large reservoir that serves as a protected haven for many species of wildfowl and is listed as a biological site of special scientific interest.

Scenic spot

Taken from the Hadleigh park website. "Upon entering this section riders have the choice to take the easy line to the left or opt-in to the difficult technical line on the right hand side. Riders will need to trust in their riding ability in order to ride off the steep tree root covered drop off, clear the gap to reach the steep downhill landing before a tight left hand berm to leave the section." This is a "Black" section and requires some skill or confidence to ride. The berm at the bottom is very worn, loose and flat so you will need to slow down very fast once you are at the bottom

The rangers have finally got this sorted and removed the no-cycling signs from public rights of way. They have added a no-cycling advisory to a 200m section to help prevent further surface damage. The advisory also asks walkers to take care. Most of the MTB track remains closed, its not a public right of way, so that's their prerogative.

MTB track closed, but you can still cycle public rights of way. The signage is misleading. The Ordnance Survey Map clearly shows public right of way, I guess Hadleigh Park Rangers don't know how to read a map.

Start point of the 5km long course. Blue/Red/Black trails/features. Great views and some nice looking features but currently closed for 'emergency maintenance' ☹ (April 2021).

Steep descent/drop on a rocky/rooty section of trail with a tight corner at the bottom. Alternative is an easier line to the left.

The Crowstone’s copper plate – now turned green – records that it was erected in 1836 and marked the seaward limit of the River Thames as then controlled by the City of London, and that it replaced a stone of 1755, both standing together until the more aged of the pair was presented by the Port of London Authority to Southend Corporation in 1950 for preservation in Priory Park Until 1350, the English Crown held the right to fish the rivers of England and charged duties on those people it licensed to fish. In 1197 King Richard I, in need of money to finance his involvement in the Third Crusade, sold the rights over the lower reaches of the River Thames to the City of London. Marker stones were erected to indicate the limit of the City's rights.

Beautiful views over the Thames Estuary. But pick your time. Early in the mornings and towards the evenings it's less busy up there. That said, the castle seems to be a favourite party spot of the local youth, so on warm days, prepare yourself for a bunch of drunk kids who leave their rubbish everywhere.

Nice place to spend time here.

When the tide is low you can follow a path up to this point and further.

Great 180 degree views of the Thames from here

Great views!