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Hadleigh Castle – The Peterboat Pub loop from Westcliff

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Hadleigh Castle – The Peterboat Pub loop from Westcliff

Moderate

4.8

(6)

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Hadleigh Castle – The Peterboat Pub loop from Westcliff

04:37

17.9km

90m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.73 km

Temporary ramp to Chalkwell Station

Highlight • Rest Area

1.85 km

Ye Olde Smack

Highlight • Restaurant

Buy the steak pie 👌🏻

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3.24 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 of uses. Now home to a photographic display tracing Leigh’s local history, and a treasure trove for all connected to Leigh-on-Sea.

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11.1 km

Hadleigh Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

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 the 13th-century, with extensive renovation and expansion in the 14th-century by King Edward III. It's now owned by English Heritage and you can visit their website here english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadleigh-castle

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14.7 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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14.9 km

The Mayflower Pub

Highlight • Pub

Very yummy fish and chips!

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17.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.20 km

6.92 km

1.54 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

3.42 km

2.98 km

1.37 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

25°C

16°C

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Hadleigh Castle – The Peterboat Pub loop from Westcliff

Temporary ramp to Chalkwell Station

Chalkwell Beach

Ye Olde Smack

The Smithy Leigh Heritage Centre

Hadleigh Castle

The Peterboat Pub

The Mayflower Pub

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