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Copt Hall Marshes - National Trust

Copt Hall Lane, Little Wigborough, Essex, CO5 7RD

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • Additional amenities in this area include: Conservation, Wildlife and Marshland Walks.
  • The following are also available: a large map in the car park.
  • Dogs must be kept on a lead. The car park is closed and locked at night.

Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.

Admissions

  • At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: the network of permissive paths.
  • At this location the following areas require payment from everyone (including National Trust members): None.
  • Parking is free for all visitors.

Public Transport

  • There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
  • The nearest train station is Wivenhoe.

Parking

  • This site has a car park.
  • The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
  • This is an open air car park with a tarmac and gravel surface.
  • Parking is free for all users.
  • Maps and information boards are available.
  • There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
  • Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, grass and slopes/ramps.
  • There are not parent and child parking bays available.
  • The car park is closed and locked at night.

Outdoor Spaces

  • This information is for the access point located at the side of the car park.
  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • There is a gate at the surveyed access point which is permanently held open.
  • The gate is not self-closing.
  • The access point in the car park leads directly onto National Trust land and working farmland. It is approximately a half a mile walk to the sea/marshes wall from this access point.
  • The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
  • The outdoor facilities also include: a network of permissive paths around the farm, as shown on the map in the car park.
  • The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass, compact earth and uncompacted earth.
  • Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
  • The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is step-free level access around some of the area.
  • There are steep ramps/slopes without handrails and more than 3 steps with handrails in the main areas.
  • Slopes are located throughout the area. The steps are utilised to get to the higher points of the sea/marsh wall pathways.
  • There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

Steps (Access to the Upper Sea/Marshes Pathway)

  • There are 10 or more steps.
  • The steps are clearly marked with a handrail on the left going up.
  • There are 3 sets of these steps, some with a handrail on the right when ascending and others with handrail on the left.

Hikes and Trails

  • The walk is approximately 1 mile.
  • This route is from the car park to the sea/marshes wall and back to the car park.
  • The hike is not open 24 hours.
  • None of the paths are lit at night.
  • The route includes the following surfaces: grass, concrete and compacted gravel.
  • Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.
  • There are alternative routes to avoid these areas.
  • The route is clearly signposted.
  • The route has information boards with large maps.
  • Seating is not available on the route.
  • There are no toilet facilities along the route.