Chapter IX: Colchester and Westwards

ROADS Good to Marks Tey. Fair to Coggeshall, Braintree,
and Witham. Good from Witham to Ingatestone.
Second-rate from Margaretting to Tiptree. Bad from
Tiptree to Heckford Bridge. Thence good into
Colchester.

HILLS To Braintree, a steady rise of 100 feet in 2
miles. From Margaretting to Galleywood Common, a small
climb. From Sandon up to Danbury Hill, nearly 300 feet
in 2 miles. From Maldon and Heybridge, 200 feet in 3
miles.

DISTANCES Colchester to Marks Tey, 6-1/4. Thence to
Coggeshall, 4-1/2. Coggeshall to Braintree (R.), 8.
Braintree to Witham (R.), 8. Witham to Ingatestone,
14-3/4. Ingatestone to Margaretting, 2. Margaretting to
Galleywood Common, 2-1/2. Galleywood Common to Danbury
Hill, 4-1/2. Danbury Hill to Maldon, 5-1/2. Maldon, via
Heybridge, to Tiptree, 7. Tiptree, via Messing and
Heckford Bridge, to Colchester, 9-1/4.

_Alternative routes_ from Braintree to London,
suggested for persons occupied in London, but
preferring country residence--

(1) Via Bishop's Stortford (10-1/4) to Marble Arch
(43), via Sawbridgeworth, Harlow, Epping, Loughton, and
Woodford Green.

(2) Via Chelmsford, Chipping Ongar, Epping and so to
London, exactly reversing route given fully at the head
of Chapter VI.

CHAPTER IX--(_continued_)

COLCHESTER TO GRAYS

ROADS Good to Chelmsford; not bad to Billericay; very
bad beyond.

HILLS Galleywood Common, a stiff rise; about 150 feet
in 2 miles. Billericay Hill, 1 in 13. Langdon Hill, a
stiff rise; 300 feet in 2-1/2 miles.

DISTANCES Colchester to Chelmsford (R.A.), 23-1/4.
Chelmsford to Great Baddow, 1-3/4. Great Baddow to
Billericay (P.), 8. Billericay to Horndon, 8. Horndon
to Chadwell, 4. Chadwell to Little Thurrock and
Hangman's Wood, 1-3/4.

_Suggestions._--(1) Return to Colchester by motor-boat
from East Tilbury to Clacton-on-Sea, about 54 land
miles. Thence by rail.

(2) To London, via Barking, 12; thence 7-1/4 to
Whitechapel. The worst entry into London.

CHAPTER X

ROYSTON TO HARLESTON

ROADS All good high-roads.

HILLS None worthy of mention.

DISTANCES Royston (R.) to Newmarket (R.), 24. Newmarket
to Bury St. Edmunds (R.), 14. Bury St. Edmunds to
Scole, 21-1/2. Scole to Harleston (R.), 7.

CHAPTER XI

HARLESTON TO NORWICH

ROADS All fair, some good, especially Yarmouth to
Norwich and Norwich to Cromer.

HILLS None of moment.

DISTANCES Harleston (R.) to Bungay (R.), 7-1/2. Bungay
to Beccles (R. A.), 6. Beccles to Lowestoft (R. A.),
10. Lowestoft to Yarmouth (R. A.), 10. Yarmouth via
Caister to Norwich (R. A.), 23. Norwich to Cromer (R.),
22-1/2.

CHAPTER XII

CROMER, WELLS, FAKENHAM, LYNN, ELY, CAMBRIDGE, AND ROYSTON

ROADS Fair from Cromer to Wells; good from Wells to
Lynn and from Lynn to Cambridge.

HILLS None of moment, but no monotony of level except
between Lynn and Cambridge.

DISTANCES Cromer (R.) to Wells-next-Sea (R.), 20-1/2.
Wells to Fakenham (R.), 9-3/4. Fakenham to Lynn (R.),
21-3/4. Lynn to Ely (R.), 29. Ely to Cambridge (R. A.),
16. Cambridge to Royston (R.), 13-1/2.

_N.B._--Royston is 42-1/4 from London, and a good point of exit for the Midlands.

CHAPTER XIII

EXPEDITIONS FROM KING'S LYNN

ROADS Mostly high-roads and good.

HILLS The early part of the projected drive is through
undulating country not marked by very severe gradients.
The later part, from Fakenham to Swaffham, is over
ground higher in average elevation, but of similar
character.

DISTANCES Lynn to Castle Rising, 4-1/4. Castle Rising
to Wolferton, 2. Wolferton to Dersingham, 3. Dersingham
to Hunstanton (R.), 8. Hunstanton to Brancaster, 8.
Brancaster to Burnham Thorpe, 4-1/2. Burnham Thorpe to
Fakenham (R.), 12. Fakenham to Swaffham (R.), 15-1/2.
Swaffham to Lynn (R. A.), 15-1/2.