23rd March 2022. Finally leaving the Thames behind. Unfortunately unable to reach Foulness Island, across the Maplin Sands, because they

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25th February 2022. Following the Southend sea front, from Leigh to Shoeburyness, passing the Crow Stone that marks the eastern

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28th January 2022. Returning to Canvey Island, to continue along the north coast of the Thames Estuary. Completing the circuit

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25th November 2021. Starting from the Wat Tyler Country Park on Vange Creek (once the site of a large ammunitions

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19th November 2021. A day to get passed London Gateway port, and a long trek around the marshlands to reach

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13th November 2021. Starting from the Tilbury ferry, site of the landing of the Windrush. Past Tilbury and Coalhouse Forts,

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5th November 2021. Continuing along the lower reaches of the Thames from Purfleet, under the QEII Bridge, and following the

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23rd October 2021. A shorter walk, along the banks of the Thames from Rainham to Purfleet, passing by Rainham Marshes,

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13th October 2021. A frustrating walk, with barely a glimpse of the coast – Fords Dagenham, plus neighbouring industrial areas,

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24th September 2021. From Woolwich Ferry to Dagenham Docks, with a large detour past the Beckton Sewage Works, and to

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