그레이트 체스터포드 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Year round

»I spend my pocket money on buying second-hand books. I love the dry, musty smell of old books, the feeling of the silky paper between my fingers. In any case, the book collection in my room is growing and I think nothing makes a home more homely. Sometimes I feel exhilarated just holding a book in my hands.« (Deborah Crombie in “The Lost Poem”)

Concrete bunker built in WW2 as defence against invasion, quite common across the UK especially in the South and East. This one now stands in a field of wheat.

Heading North a bit inconvenient as you need to carry the bike over the stairs with no ramp/elevator present.

The church dates from the 13th century. Local legend claims that silver bells from the church tower were hidden in an underground passageway which ran between the church, the Old Vicarage and the Crown House Hotel to keep them safe from government soldiers. They have never been found, although some traces of the passageway have been uncovered. A nice quiet spot for a break.

All Saints is a pretty flint church that was founded in the 13th century. The Grade I-listed church has had some issues with its west tower, though, which was rebuilt in the 15th century after being destroyed and once again after it fell down in 1790.

The library was designed by Richard Tress (formerly The Corn Exchange) and completed in 1848.

A gift from the Gibson family to the city on the occasion of the wedding of the Prince of Wales with Alexandra of Denmark in 1863.