A Walk from Flatford Mill to Dedham

As promised in the last post, I will take you on a walk from Flatford Mill to Dedham. This will be a 3 mile circular walk taking in afternoon tea on the way. (You can see lots of beautiful photos of Dedham by clicking on 'English Villages' These are from our last visit in November.)


This becomes a long drag up the lane to the top of the hill

We are now walking across the fields to the village which is on the horizon here

I love the long grasses blowing in the breeze

We come to one of the many 'kissing gates'

And out onto a path

Passing some cows

And over a river covered in Algae

Along a wooded path

Through fields and to another river, the River Stour which divides Suffolk with our own country of Essex. On the horizon here you can see the church in Dedham. We cannot go directly there though as we have to wait until we can cross the river, making it much futher than the crow flies.

Now is this cow standing on top of his friends! - no, he is standing and they are lying down.

Continuing along the river. When my children were young we took our own dingy onto this river but I would imagine that health and safety would not allow that now.

We are now on the bridge crossing the river

And passing the bank of a stream covered in wild Cammomile

Into Dedham

Passing a country green grocery store

We come to The Essex Rose, our favourite 16th century Tea House

I had Rocky Road square and Alan had carrot Cake

Some good views of the surrounding area and a portrait of the painter John Constable on a souvenir teatowel

And now fully refreshed we make our way back to Flatford Mill

Seeing light at the end of the tunnel

And following the river on the other side this time

Across the last field where we will find our car and make our way home. Hope you enjoyed the walk as much as we did.