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near to Kirby-le-Soken, Essex, England
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Soken Wood Ride
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The Street (B1034). Kirby-le-Soken
Looking north west.
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Kirby-le-Soken: Salt marsh and creeks north of Kirby Quay
This is the view looking westwards from the Environment Agency sluice through the sea defence embankment.
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Low water at Kirby Quay
When the tide is out, the channel to the quay is completely impassable, even to the smallest craft. But in the 1800s barges loaded and unloaded a range of cargoes, including sand, gravel, chalk, lime, fertilisers, wheat and fish. This... (more)
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High tide thwarts points-bagger
I had intended to walk this path to access three more squares I haven't visited but didn't have suitable footwear for the high tide.
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Cottage at "Witch's Quay"
In the Arthur Ransome book "Secret Water", this cottage is inhabited by an old woman, who helps the children, and the shed plays a role as a depot for goods bought in from the town. (See Chapter XIV, for example.) In the book,... (more)
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The Red Lion public house, The Street (B1034)
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Thatched cottage
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Algae on the Borrow Dike
Looking towards St Peters Point.
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Moorings at Kirby Quay
High water, normally these are mud berths.
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Kirby Quay from across the mud
This location is among many around Hamford Water that figure in "Secret Water" by Arthur Ransome. Where the footpath crosses a small dam next to this building, there are crabbing opportunities "as good as Walberswick - or... (more)
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The Red Lion, Kirby-le-Soken
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