Walton on the Naze Walk

This walk was taken from a different book we have called Essex Walks by Jarrold publishers which Sandra & Aaron had bought us some time ago. We fancied a walk by the coast and we had not been to Walton on the Naze for some time.

Details of Walk

• Date of Walk: 10/04/2011

• Distance: 4.02 Miles

• Level of Difficulty: A Easy Walk

• Car Park: Naze Tower car park Pay & Display CO14 8LF

• Refreshments: The Naze Cafe

• Photos Taken on Walk

The word Naze comes from a old English for nose and refers to the original shape of the headland. The high crumbly cliffs are constantly being eaten away by the sea and are a rarity on the generally flat Essex coast. They have just finished building a sea wall in front of the cliff near the Tower to try to prevent the Tower sliding down the cliff, if they did not do anything the Tower would only have about 20 years left. We started the walk from the car park where the Naze Tower is, built in 1721 by Trinity House as a landmark. We then walked along the grassy cliff top then through gorse bushes and some trees which brings you out at the northern side of the headland where you can walk up an embankment on to the sea wall looking out to Harwich with the container dock with its cranes standing up and the Ferry Terminal.

As you get to Cormorant Creek on right and to the left the surrounding marshes which had Geese, Ducks, Seagulls, Swans and many more different types. You then bear left and follow the Walton Channel on right where boats and yachts were moored. You eventually come out on the road that takes you up a road to the park. Years ago there used to be a house here which has been knocked down where Christine and her family used to stay on Holiday most years. When reaching the car park we decided it was time for lunch a cup of tea roll and cake as there was not any spare tables outside we asked a couple if we could share and after talking to them we found out they were from Braintree as well and we had a good conversation with them. The sun was out but there was a cold wind so we decide to lay out half way down the cliff where there was Gorse bushes to act as a windshield.