How long is the Flitch?

How long is the Flitch?

15 miles
The Flitch Way stretches almost 15 miles along the track of the former railway line between Braintree and Bishop’s Stortford which opened in 1869.

Who owns the Flitch Way?

The Royal Forest The Flitch Way runs along the northern edge of Hatfield Forest. Once owned by the Crown, the woods and rides became popular for deer hunting. The forest is steeped in history with a landscape unchanged for over 900 years.

Is there a train station in Great Dunmow?

Dunmow railway station in 1976. Dunmow railway station was a station serving Great Dunmow, Essex. The station was 9 miles 38 chains (15.25 km) from Bishop’s Stortford on the Bishop’s Stortford to Braintree branch line (Engineer’s Line Reference BSB).

What is the Dunmow Flitch?

WELCOME TO THE DUNMOW FLITCH TRIALS The Dunmow Flitch Trials exist to award a flitch of bacon to married couples from anywhere in the world, if they can satisfy the Judge and Jury of 6 maidens and 6 bachelors that in ‘twelvemonth and a day’, they have ‘not wisht themselves unmarried again’.

How do you get to the Flitch?

The Flitch Way is readily accessible by public transport. Trains run from London Liverpool Street to Braintree (via Witham), Stansted Airport or Bishops Stortford Stations. Bus route number 133 runs between these points and includes stops at Great Dunmow, Takeley and Rayne.

Where do you park for Flitch?

Pay and display car parking is available at Braintree station (Station Approach, CM7 3QL) and Great Notley Country Park (CM77 7FS). In addition there are small car parks at Rayne Station (CM77 6RX) and High Cross Lane East (CM6 1TH).

What is in Great Dunmow?

The best places to go & things to do around Great Dunmow

• Featured. Saffron Centre for Young Musicians.
• Audley End House and Gardens.
• Audley End Miniature Railway.
• Battlefield Live Hertfordshire.
• Bishop’s Stortford Museum.
• Boydells Dairy Farm.
• Braintree Museum.
• Chelmsford City Theatres.

Is Dunmow a nice place to live?

Uttlesford has been named the best rural place to live in the East of England – and in the top ten for the whole of the UK. The Essex district, home to the market town of Saffron Walden and Great Dunmow, has been crowned best in the region by Halifax’s 2018 Rural Areas Quality of Life Survey, the Mirror Online reports.

What is Flitch day?

U.S. National Flitch Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated annually on July 19. It dates back to an ancient custom that saw married couples earning a flitch of bacon by proving the strength of their union after a year.

What shops are in Great Dunmow?

The Best 10 Shopping near Dunmow, Essex, United Kingdom

• blake house craft centre. 0.1 mi. Shopping Centers, Cultural Center.
• Croc & Co. 0.3 mi. Women’s Clothing.
• Dunmow Furniture. 0.3 mi. Furniture Stores.
• Ropers chemist. 0.1 mi. Drugstores.
• Suzana. 0.3 mi. Women’s Clothing.
• F J Staines. 0.3 mi.
• Felsted Studio. 0.9 mi.
• Table Art. 0.3 mi.

How many pupils does Felsted School have?

Felsted is a popular co-ed boarding and day school (approx. 106 full boarders but around 424 students who board at least 3 nights a week).

What is Great Dunmow famous for?

The town is well known for its four-yearly ritual of the “Flitch Trials”, famously mentioned in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Couples must convince a jury of six local bachelors and six local maidens that they have never wished themselves un-wed for a year and a day.

Is the station at Takeley still in use?

The station building and platform is still extant. The building is boarded up and unused and has suffered from vandalism and graffiti. The Flitch Way path runs alongside the platform. By 1860 most of the rail network was in place, leaving only the gaps between main line stations to be filled.

When did the Rayne railway station close down?

The station at Rayne was on the Bishop’s Stortford to Braintree branch line. It opened to the public in 1869 and closed down in 1952. During it’s prime, it was a decent-sized station with a station master’s house, booking office, waiting room, porter’s room, lamp room and toilets.

When did Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea railway station close?

Brightlingsea Railway Station was part of this project when the line eventually opened in 1866. A striking moment of the station’s history was when it was forced to close for ten months in 1953 after the effects of severe flooding. Sadly the Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea line closed in 1964.

When did Brightlingsea railway station in Essex close?

Brightlingsea Railway Station was part of this project when the line eventually opened in 1866. A striking moment of the station’s history was when it was forced to close for ten months in 1953 after the effects of severe flooding.