A hidden Gem of a village, located close to the East coast of Essex
Woodham Walter really is a hidden gem, located close to the east coast of Essex and just south of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Canal, only two miles east of Danbury.
The village is first recorded as ‘Wudeham’ which means ‘village in the wood’. However, the discovery of three bronze torches have been dated as far back as 1,000 BC.
During the middle ages was part of a large red deer park with carp ponds and rabbit warrens. From the early 17th Century the park became farmland with the varied terrain consisting of arable fields, nature reserve, woodland, and horse paddock that are all fenced off from each other and linked via a series of homemade access points.
The views across rural Essex are absolutely stunning – with the hustle and bustle of modern life becoming a distant memory.
The whole area is very popular with ramblers and twitchers who like to frequent Bell Meadow and the Danbury Ridge Nature Reserve, which consists of woodland, common heathland, streams and bogs. The area also includes the popular Woodham Walter Common containing trees such as Rowan, Sessile Oak, Wild Service and Alder Buckthorn. There is also a good network of paths with links to both Danbury and Little Baddow.
Woodham Walter comprises about 200 dwellings, one primary school in Woodham Walter Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School with about 100 children, two golf course – The Warren Golf and Country Club and Bunsay Downs Golf Club, plus a brand new holiday lodgepark (warren Lodge), three pubs and the only surviving Elizabethan church in Essex.
The church of St Michael the archangel is one of only six Elizabethan churches in England, and the only one in Essex. Built in 1563 of red brick, the church is believed to be the first to be consecrated after the Elizabethan settlement of 1559, and as such lays claim to be the first purpose built Church of England church. The church plays an active part in village life, particularly with the flower festival in July and also the annual Bell Meadow Day celebrations.
The three public houses are The Queen Victoria, The Cats and The Bell, the latter of which is a traditional 16th Century English village pub, built in the same year as the church and having it’s own car park and beer gardens. The building is very well preserved and still has many original features including the wooden beams and open fires, whilst being a popular watering hole for locals and the numerous ramblers in need of sustenance.
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