Goldhanger Meadow
About
Our Goldhanger Meadow is a safe, secure meadow to book for solo use.
When booking the meadow you will receive a confirmation email, you will receive an other email 24hours before your booking and a final one a hour before with the field gate code in it for the Bicknacre meadow but the Goldhanger meadow does not have a lock, (there is a lock around the post in case you want to be locked in, this code is the same one in your email).
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When arriving at the road gates which is open you will see the meadow in front of you turn to the left and then right to park next to the gate you may like to reverse up to the gate to make it easer to get your dogs out as the parking area is not enclosed.
There is parking for 2 cars and we do not allow any more than this at a time!
Directions
The postcode for Goldhanger Meadow is CM9 8LY. From Heybridge, travel towards Goldhanger on Maldon Road (B1026) and turn left at the humpback bridge onto Wash Lane, the meadow is the next left about 200meters from the bridge. From Goldhanger, travel towards Heybridge on Maldon Road (B1026) and turn right into Wash Lane.
If coming from the top end of Wash lane the meadow is the last right hand turn on Wash lane before you meet the Goldhanger road.
If you arrive early to the meadow please park up the track out of the way of the people in the meadow.
The What3word navigation is curious, reservior, ripples.
The Fence
When in the meadow you will find that the fence is 160 cm high stock fencing with smaller holes at the bottom getting bigger at the top. It has a L shape at the bottom that is pegged and the grass grows though.
The tractor gate is locked and is not to be used. This is also160cm high and has sleepers underneath so nothing can squeeze under.
The entrance gate is also 160cm high with paving stone step to reduce the gap at the bottom but also allow to swing.
Other information
There is a picnic bench it near the tree and a bench over looks the lake.
There is no water on sit so please bring your own.
The meadow is cut every first Friday morning of the month from April to November.
There is a poo bin in the meadow please use for dog poo only! There are also poo bags available.
The meadow has mud mats around the gate way to help with mud in the winter.
There is a track that runs along the side of the meadow that fisherman use to get to and from the lake.
There is sometimes livestock on the other side of the meadow there is a hedge (1meter tall but still growing) and 15 meters of grass between the meadow and their field.
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