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View of Hadleigh Castle – Hadleigh Castle loop from Benfleet

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View of Hadleigh Castle – Hadleigh Castle loop from Benfleet

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View of Hadleigh Castle – Hadleigh Castle loop from Benfleet

05:28

20.4km

230m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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49 m

Benfleet Railway Station

Highlight • Structure

Benfleet railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.

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3.97 km

View of Hadleigh Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Lovely view and big field. Great place for a picnic or some Frisbee fun :)

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6.40 km

Hadleigh Castle

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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 …

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8.99 km

C2C service is generally great at getting you back West / London when you can’t ride back! The gate is general unlocked so you can wheel your bike through rather than using the electronic gates, assuming you’ve bougth your ticket!

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9.75 km

The Peterboat Pub

Highlight • Pub

It's a lovely pub with nice food and good beer (though very busy on warm days). The views over the estuary are soothing and Old Leigh is just an beautiful, English fisher village with all the trimmings.

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9.89 km

The Smithy Leigh Heritage Centre

Highlight • Monument

Leigh Heritage Centre stands in the centre of the old town in the old Smithy. Over the centuries the building has been owned by several people and had a variety …

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9.97 km

Ye Olde Smack

Highlight • Restaurant

Buy the steak pie 👌🏻

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11.0 km

St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea

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Of the current church, the oldest part of the building is the present north aisle, dating from around 1400. Legend has it that the stones the church is built from …

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20.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

2.94 km

2.58 km

1.96 km

1.27 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.61 km

6.91 km

3.51 km

1.38 km

602 m

421 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

28°C

17°C

0 %

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View of Hadleigh Castle – Hadleigh Castle loop from Benfleet

Benfleet Railway Station

View of Hadleigh Castle

Hadleigh Castle

Leigh-on-Sea Train Station

The Peterboat Pub

The Smithy Leigh Heritage Centre

Ye Olde Smack

St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea

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