Grange Barn and Paycocke's House circular walk

With its astonishing cathedral-like interior, Grange Barn is one of Europe's oldest timber-framed buildings. This pleasant circular country walk takes you via the Essex Way along the River Blackwater footpath to Paycocke's House, and you'll be able to visit St Nicholas' Chapel and the Coggeshall Abbey Guest House ruins. This walk is great for spotting nature - spot sky larks and watch buzzards in spring. Summer kingfishers often race along the fish-rich river, as do the dragonflies. The colder months bring long-tailed tits to the hedge rows, lapwings, fieldfares and redwings visit the fields, before the stunning sunsets fill the massive East Anglian sky.
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Saunders Collection
In a separate building opposite the barn there's a special display of woodcarving tools used by local master carver Bryan Saunders until his death in 1975. For anyone with an interest in traditional woodworking, the Saunders Collection is a fascinating goldmine of chisels, hammers, knives, measuring devices and other carving tools.
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Paycocke's Tudor Coggeshall walk
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