Walking the Mardyke Way - Essex Walks (4K)
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A Walk following the Mardyke Way from Purfleet, Essex through the countryside on the edge of Greater London to the village of Bulphan. The Mardyke is an ancient river that has been following its course for over 30 million years. The route I took from Purfleet was around 11-miles followed by around another 3 miles to West Horndon Station. This is great walk through fields, meadows and fens.
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Fantastic walk in my old haunts, got married in St Michaels and bought my first pint in The Ship, thanks for taking me back
I just love your walks. I also love when you call abandoned shopping trollies,"offerings to the river gods"😂😂 You do remind me of a lovely hippie wizard!!❤ 🍻 cheers
I know I've hit like without watching it. But I'm just putting my dinner out, and I can't think of better company!x
Brilliant thanks
You are not alone in this behaviour as I almost always do exactly the same thing with every video John puts out 🚶
@@user-qi1jc1yn3o Me too.😊
There is a story that Purfleet gets its name from a visit by Queen Elizabeth I - the story goes that she got off her Royal barge onto the King’s Walk causeway (behind the Royal Hotel) and complained about pain in her feet “Oh my Pur-fleet!”. I have no idea if this is true - love the story though!
Brilliant
I have been backwards and forwards from Lincolnshire to Kent and South London for a few years and often wondered about the area you brilliantly called 'the confluence of the M25 and A13' Only the other day I wondered to myself if John had walked there.....now I know.😂
Walked right past my house (Ockendons)
The Mardyke must have been a tough walk as it travels through marsh lands.
Loved it John.
The cafe at Herne Hill Velodrome would make a good place to stop if you're walking that way. There's a lot of history to the venue. If you time it for when one of the regular track leagues is on there's a very happy, warming atmosphere there too (and the cafe will definitely be open 🙂).
Great video John. The stretch between the fourteen arches and that old stone road bridge near Stifford Hill, and the woods to the north of the river, was the stomping ground for my pals and me during the summer holidays of many years ago. Days spent trying to catch Sticklebacks in the river or playing runouts in the woods. Thanks for the memories!
There certainly is a fair amount of actual walking in this walk John. There should really have been a pub at the end of this, but we know you've got a bazzin' local at home..
Nice one John! 🌟👍
I am intrigued by the thought of Whatnots being taken up & down ancient rivers by barge....
I really enjoyed that walk. I am now a long way from London but it will forever be in my soul. I don't suppose HELLOJR deliver to rural Thailand? Thought not.
Thank you John. A wonderful walk as always.
Re Lyme disease, I got bitten last year. Ticks are such an annoying thing to have to worry about and almost impossible to see. Check the back of your knee. I was very lucky to find one having a nice feed in the soft skin there. Tick removal tool and disinfectant to the rescue thankfully.
Thanks for the advice Andrew
Woo hoo. I can pretend it's Sunday evening. Result. Can't wait to dive into this one John. 🙏
Ha, thanks Steve - hope you enjoy it
The old church looked pretty solid and nice. I like when they use knapped flint for the facing. Very green fens and river valley. Very peaceful even with metropolis of millions a short drive a way.
Fantastic John, what a bonny river. Rudd and Roach are similar in appearance. If you sit long enough by a small river you can see Rudd come up to the surface as they are top feeders
Excellent walk as of course they all are, cheers John.
Cheers
I'm a regular visitor to RSPB Rainham Marshes, i go to grays and walk down hoping to see seals along the thames path, good video thanks 🎉
Omg..Stacey Solomon! It's the random crossover we've been waiting for ..and I'm here for it 😁😝
That korma was delicious
When I was a lad and used to spend time 'Up North' at my Cousins in Ashington, Northumberland, they lived not too far from the confluence of the River Wansbeck and The North Sea. I spent many a happy hour walking and playing at Sandy Bay, the tidal estuary.
I completely agree with you, John. There's something magical about where the stream meets the river, and the river meets the sea :)
Seems like the Mardyke didn't wan't you to leave at the end of the walk John, the river Gods are on to you.... Thank you for another fantastic episode much appreciated.
The Mardyke has 3 main tributaries: the most easterly rises in Dunton near the Ford Motor Tractor plant in what is probably Basildon. The northerly branch comes out of Thorndon Country Park just west of the village of Ingrave/ Herongate and the most westerly of the 3 rises behind the Upminster tube depot.
Also the crouch
I'm not sure if you would count it as a lost river, but not so very far to the east of here on Canvey Island, Smallgains Creek once flowed into the Thames Estuary. In 1955 it was dammed by a wall to protect the Island from flooding, and became known as Canvey Lake. It is said to be haunted by the ghost of a man who, one night, drunkenly drove his horse and cart into the water. It's certainly home to a lot of very noisy Canada geese.
It would be a perfect scene for Scooby Doo with the never changing scenery. But it's a beautiful sight to see. Great video John
In the famous tourism boosting video "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video" (maybe part I or Part II) from the last decade, they describe the rundown parts of Cleveland as a "Scooby Doo Ghost Town"
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@@MRoderick89 It's like weirdooooooooooooo
I grew up not far from the 14 arches so we used to play there a lot of the time. And was told that little boats used to go down the Mardyke and could never really imagine it. So I am glad to be corrected John. Enjoyed your video as usual. Look forward to the next one.
A delightful walk following the ancient Mardyke upstream towards its source, through beautiful open countryside which seems a million miles from Purfleet and Thurrock - let alone the megalopalis further West. Hard to think that it was once navigable all the way to Bulphan - the end of your treck. Very enjoyable - thank you.
Big fan of the Detectorists here... Maybe you should go up to Framlingham where they filmed alot of it. Lance's flat was sold recently
I really want to Julie, nearly booked some accommodation a couple of years ago to spend a few days there
That's where I ruined my hearing in that area. Purfleet and Rainham long range rifle shooting with the cadets. No such thing as ear defenders supplied in the early 70s. I still have tinnitus to this day. We did have a good time whilst doing it though, lol. 🤷🏼♂️
Nice walk about thanks 😅
Fantastic. Happy to see water retained on or through the land.
Maybe because it was marshland but everything seemed so geen in Essex . Kentish fields still full of Buttercups and now ox-eye daisies .✌️
This is such great presentation for my weekend adventure towards Wiltshire eventually via Hampshire initially… 🚶 😊
What a wonderful uplifting walk. Made me long for the flat lands, Detectorists (and a pint). Have a great week
That was a lovely walk, thank you John. Great big sky country there, with the pylons marching across the fields off into the distance.
30 million years old? Wow 😮. Thanks for another inspiring walk John 👌
Another top guided wander John!
Beautiful walk! Fingers crossed that summer is indeed here now!
Looking forward to this! Thank you John 😊
Thanks Ali
the detectorists! that was a great show - good call on that one - please tell your wife that i certainly recommend it 😊! man, i really love your riparian jaunts, john - they're just so relaxing and enjoyable, cheers! as always, love from canada!
Ha, I’ll keep trying. You may enjoy the next video then - very bucolic
Brilliant stuff Johnny👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Many thanks
Interesting to hear Orsett, Stifford and see signs for Grays as my great grandparents were tenant farmers in Grays and I can remember visiting in early 50s, catching steam train …they still had earth toilets!! All very different now.
Cheers John. Great walk…..thanks!
Great walk John!
Many thanks
Wonderful walk along the River Mardyke with lovely scenery of the Essex Hinterland and some decent summer weather to go with it.Nice one John
Lovely. I haven't done a country walk in long time, a bit jealous.
outstanding thanks john
Proper edgelands along that whole Thames corridor. I'm from Leigh-on-Sea, so the dear old estuary is dear to my heart - even the ugly bits 😁
nice!! thanks for this John!!
Glorious walk. Thanks.
Another excellent video to watch on a Monday night.
Great video John 👍👍📗📗👍👍
What a beautiful day to traverse such beautiful countryside. Thank you. Vaya con dios, amigo.
It's great to see it's never a problem for you to get the recommended 10k daily steps for a good health.
Another epic East England drift through vast skies, intense greenery and sleepy settlements. Brings back sweet memories of warm summer walks as a teenager. Cheers John!
Thank you for a great walk John, so relaxing
Another river walk. Fab!!!! What a great walk and video John.I will definitely be making my way out here. It looks so peaceful when off the road - I love the bits of industrial history that pepper the landscape. What a joyous video. Thank you John.
It’s fantastic Mark
I also recommend walking East along the Thames at Purfleet to Grays, lots of Urban Industrial viewing, a walk under the QE2 bridge and the longest graffiti wall in Europe to be had.
What a relaxing walk and thank you for sharing with us. One of the top ones this year so far.
Respected Sir ,it's a awful walk around Mardyke river,which shows by you,beautifully you captured in your Camera ❤ everywhere greenery which feeling us that how strong and powerful our ecosystem is,purfleet gun powder magazine it has astonishing site...tram way was so beautiful 😊 thanks Sir we were waiting for your video ❤great london
Surprised you don't remember John the beacons being put up when we were in our 20's for the aniversary of the Spanish armada, perhaps you're abroad. I love your videos fella. I can make my tea without a cooking by numbers kit though, sorry i being a grumpy git X
As ever, John, thank you for a great episode.
Brilliant,looking forward to watching this tonight 👍👍📗📗📗📗📗📗📗👍👍
Thanks John another great walk for sure. I’m looking forward to watching this as I’m from the area, alas I’m currently at work. I absolutely love your channel.
The Mardyke looks like a cracking little river.
It already felt like a Sunday today and then your latest walk video dropped. 👍
Another sublime adventure, cheers John!
A wonderful walk on on beautiful day. I particularly enjoyed the sky scapes.
Those beacons were for the Queen's Jubilee.
The beacons were originally put up in 1988 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Spanish Armada
Fantastic walk . I imagine the narrow gauge tracks were for small trucks of gunpowder and supplies. With it being so volatile it would have been moved in small amounts. My guess anyway
It was great that you could follow so closely to the river along its course….
Thanks John, quite beautiful.
There’s a estate called the mardyke just up the road near rainham it’s changed its name now, wondered how it got its name
A john Rogers classic,love the walks you do in that area as always fantastic filming.if you were to produce a book of your journeys john with photographs i would certainly buy it
I look forward to your wonderful videos!
10th June and the weathers wank.
I always enjoy you're walks of area's that I'm most familiar with.👍
Getting loads of exercise with you Sir, keeping me fit enjoying your videos.
Thanks
Thank you so much George that’s incredibly generous of you
@JohnRogersWalks No worries John, I have followed you along with Geoff Marshall and Jago hazard for more than 5 years, so I've decided this week to show my appreciation.
Excellent and very lovely. Thank You.
Another great vlog John , was lovely to see you walking through Aveley village . I was born not far from the village back in 68 , was a lovely place to live back then , tho now its a shadow of its former self . Bulphan is pronounced "Bullvan" lol
Great video John. I remember an adventure story from the 50s set in Purfleet about smuggling of brandy round about the 1760s
A very delightful walk today John, thank you so much. The history was amazing.💕🇦🇺
very nice walk john thank you
The view towards London from that spot in Purfleet is stunning with all the rolling hills and Canary Wharf in the distance, even though it's a man made landscape of rubbish tips!
Brilliant memories of my childhood .The river playing a big part .loved it .Thank you
You must have been close to the old Arena Essex raceway in Purfleet?
Such a beautiful day. There is no end of wonderful and diverse walks that you find for us! Thank you for the adventure!
Thanks Jennifer
Hi John, your problem at Harrow bridge is understandable, the footpath across land from there is poorly marked and confusing, just carry on along fen lane for another five minutes, turn left at China Lane, carry on past Slough house you will then cross the Mardyke on an iron bridge, and follow the footpath all the way to West Horndon across some lovely farmland.
l would go back and just do that, you pass Field house farm, can see Langdon hills to the right, East Horndon church on the hill ahead, and to the north ,Thorndon hall and Warley, ending up in The Railway pub in WH where you will feel very welcome....😊
Many thanks for the advice
The beacons were originally put up in 1988 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Spanish Armada
Great walk - you earned your pint!
Ha, thanks Timothy
Hi John - Re: “Bulphan”; you pronounce the ‘ph’ as a mild ‘v’ sound and the last ‘a’ like the ‘a’ in Ivan.👍🏻👍🏻
Ah great - they use that spelling in the article ‘Barges to Bulvan’
@@JohnRogersWalks l told you that before, great video anyway 🤭
Further to that last video, you passed close to "Sandy Lane" (B1335) which is a Mesolithic waypoint on a Ley coming straight off of mainland europe, though we where not an Island at that point.
What a quiet walk .. 30 million years!! It’s hardly a Grand Canyon, go figure.
Lovely day for it, John. Thanks as always. 👍🏼
Lovely video John ,,,I don’t know when you made it as it looks warm but rivers have a closed season for fishing for coarse fish ,,,I.e all those you said the fishermen mentioned between 16th March and 16th June ,it just gives the bank and fish a nice little rest and comes with a hefty fine from the ea if one gets caught ,sawyer water filters are good and compact you could have filtered that river water to drink ,,handy if you run short and have no option,, take care my friend,
Glad you took it on as i did mention that u should do it
Great suggestion Lee
Love your films. Noticed you’ve done some on Worthing and st Leonard’s. How about Brighton? “London by the sea”
Well I've learned something today. This small river floods extensively every winter in the area around the A13/M25 junction which is above the flood plain. I always thought that it was the Ingrebourne, obviously it wasn't.
I think the beacon was for a jubilee of one sort or another, I remember the one in Lincoln being put up in the 90s
It's one of those put up for the Millenium year 2000. Identical to one on top of a hill near Oxford, where I went to the lighting ceremony.
Surely the deity’s must be Lud and Belinus
Thank you for another great video and also point out that air is illegal to fish rivers between 15/03 and 15/03.
Another Good and Interesting Walk John 👌
Get yourself a kayak for these river 'walks' Bill
I’d love to Bill
Whoever the deity is, they have to be older than Father Thames.