ESSEX BRIDLEWAYS ASSOCIATION
FLITCH WAY 13 Mile Ride, with pub stop
Directions to start – Parking at the main car park at Great Notley Country Park/Discovery Centre, Braintree, Essex CM77 7FS. Great Notley Park/Discovery Centre is situated off the A131, near the Great Notely Tescos, & the new Great Leigh’s race course.
From Chelmsford take the A131 towards Braintree, as you get near to Braintree you will pass the new race course and then come to the Great Notely Tescos roundabout. Go straight over this roundabout and you will find the entrance to the park about 800 yards on left.
From the new A120 take the Braintree turn off (by blueberry hotel) and take the A131 towards Chelmsford. Straight over the first roundabout then right around the next roundabout by Tescos as you need to come back down the other side of the duel carriageway. You will find the entrance to the park about 800 yards on the left.
The Park is very well signposted so you will have to try very hard to get lost. You can see the wind turbine that runs all the electric for the main building from a long way off.
Parking – please note that there is a parking fee of about £2 to pay and display parking charge for your horsebox/lorry levied by the Park. Please purchase a ticket from the ticket machine when you arrive.
Please do not come at weekends or school holidays as the car park will be too busy to accommodate a horse box. The Flitch Way also gets busy at these times with walkers and cyclists so is not pleasant to ride.
Please respect the park and other users and leave no litter or horse poo! Also please try not to leave any hoof prints on the flowerbeds that have recently been planted with scrubs and trees, thank you.