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Stetchworth Walks
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Stetchworth walk 1: Ellesmere Centre 1.5 hours, 3.25 miles
Park at the Ellesmere Centre
Turn left on leaving the car park and look for the footpath sign which will take you through a kissing gate on your right.
Continue through the stud until you come to a stile. Cross the stile and bear left.
Cross a wide track and enter fields with a ditch on the left. Travel about 300 yards and turn right. Go over wooden bridge and turn left.
Continue along Stour Valley Path for ½ mile and look for the footpath sign on left .
Turn left and follow this path until you see mown grass and a tennis court.
Find your way onto a narrow path beside a meadow with electric fencing. At the end is Ley Road, Stetchworth; this is looking to the left at this point.
Turn right and look for footpath sign on left . This path is through open country and passes poplar trees .
Look for green metal farm gates and turn right into Woodditton Road.
Pass houses on left and follow footpath between houses.
Now you head towards the Devil’s Ditch by walking across the arable field .
Find a gap in the hedge and walk through woods until you are at the base of Devil’s Ditch.
Continue towards Stetchworth with ditch on right.
At marker post turn left then right into arable fields , this is looking to the right at this point.
After 200 yards you must turn left and follow the hedge.
Cross wide farm track and climb through gap in the hedge.
Turn right then left across the arable field.
Continue over the bridge and arrive at the rear of Stetchworth playing field .
From here, the car park is on the far side of the Ellesmere Centre hall.
Park at the Ellesmere Centre
Turn left on leaving the car park and look for the footpath sign which will take you through a kissing gate on your right.
Continue through the stud until you come to a stile. Cross the stile and bear left.
Cross a wide track and enter fields with a ditch on the left. Travel about 300 yards and turn right. Go over wooden bridge and turn left.
Continue along Stour Valley Path for ½ mile and look for the footpath sign on left .
Turn left and follow this path until you see mown grass and a tennis court.
Find your way onto a narrow path beside a meadow with electric fencing. At the end is Ley Road, Stetchworth; this is looking to the left at this point.
Turn right and look for footpath sign on left . This path is through open country and passes poplar trees .
Look for green metal farm gates and turn right into Woodditton Road.
Pass houses on left and follow footpath between houses.
Now you head towards the Devil’s Ditch by walking across the arable field .
Find a gap in the hedge and walk through woods until you are at the base of Devil’s Ditch.
Continue towards Stetchworth with ditch on right.
At marker post turn left then right into arable fields , this is looking to the right at this point.
After 200 yards you must turn left and follow the hedge.
Cross wide farm track and climb through gap in the hedge.
Turn right then left across the arable field.
Continue over the bridge and arrive at the rear of Stetchworth playing field .
From here, the car park is on the far side of the Ellesmere Centre hall.
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Local views from walk one
Stetchworth walk 2: Tea Kettle Lane, 1 hour, 2.75 miles
In Church lane, follow the footpath sign which takes you past a large house on your immediate left.
Go through a kissing gate and continue along a wide grass path for one mile.
At this point you will meet the Stetchworth to Woodditton main road - turn right.
Go straight on past the Stetchworth Ley turn and continue to the bend in the road.
On your left follow the sign to Dullingham . This is a woodland path.
Continue and cross the bridge on right and then climb a high stile.
Turn left beside the stud paddock fence.
At the end of the path return to the lane and continue to Cross Green.
Cross the Stetchworth to Dullingham Road on the bend, turn left and look for concrete steps on your right
Climb these and continue towards Stetchworth going through a kissing gate halfway along the path.
At the top cross a wide sand track turn right and look for a bridge on your left .
Go over the bridge and then through a metal gate.
Walk a short distance and go through a second gate and enter Mill Lane .
At end turn left into Tea Kettle Lane and continue to Marquis of Granby
Cross the road and follow footpath sign to Devil’s Ditch .
Take first turning on left and return to Church Lane.
The Marquis of Granby is open from 12 noon and serves food from 12 to 2.30
In Church lane, follow the footpath sign which takes you past a large house on your immediate left.
Go through a kissing gate and continue along a wide grass path for one mile.
At this point you will meet the Stetchworth to Woodditton main road - turn right.
Go straight on past the Stetchworth Ley turn and continue to the bend in the road.
On your left follow the sign to Dullingham . This is a woodland path.
Continue and cross the bridge on right and then climb a high stile.
Turn left beside the stud paddock fence.
At the end of the path return to the lane and continue to Cross Green.
Cross the Stetchworth to Dullingham Road on the bend, turn left and look for concrete steps on your right
Climb these and continue towards Stetchworth going through a kissing gate halfway along the path.
At the top cross a wide sand track turn right and look for a bridge on your left .
Go over the bridge and then through a metal gate.
Walk a short distance and go through a second gate and enter Mill Lane .
At end turn left into Tea Kettle Lane and continue to Marquis of Granby
Cross the road and follow footpath sign to Devil’s Ditch .
Take first turning on left and return to Church Lane.
The Marquis of Granby is open from 12 noon and serves food from 12 to 2.30
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Local views from walk two