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An amazing place, not too much to see, brilliant view from the top, have a guided tour to understand why it was here and what it was like back in the day.

Opened in 1894, Central Park is an area of outdoor space designed for all to enjoy in the centre of Chelmsford. Backing onto the River Can, it has areas of grass for relaxing as well as formal planting. There's also a playground and cafe.

A Grade II-listed building, Langleys was built in the 18th century and remains a privately owned house.

Now offices, Croxton's Mill is a grade II listed building. It was built in 1730 to mill flour but after this ceased in 1934 it lay derelict for 30 years. The mill was converted into a house and then offices in 1990.

South of LIttle Waltham and on the east of the River Chelmer sits LIttle Waltham Meadows Nature Reserve. There are trails down to the river where you might be lucky to see water voles, a variety of dragonflies and kingfishers. In the spring, summer and autumn there may also be cattle grazing on the meadows.

The long drags at 3% can sometimes be worse than the short but steeper hills. Great riding around this area and pretty much traffic free.

Great Waltham is a pretty Essex village with a history that stretches back to Roman times. There is a decent pub, a village shop and some interesting architecture, including the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary and St Lawrence, the Elizabethan guildhall, and a Grade I-listed house called Langley's.

Pleshey Castle was completed around the turn of the 12th century and was a motte and bailey. These days, nothing much survives, apart from the earthworks, sections of mote, and a 14th-century brick-built bridge. You still get a good sense of the fortification, though.