Hi guys and girls, I want to do a nights bivi this weekend or the next one which will be a full moon (13th august) so I can test my new dd tarp out and possibly my hammock if it arrives, only I want to do it as cheap as possible in Essex or East Anglia I mean real cheap I will travel as all ways to my destination via train and I have a season ticket that will take me to zone 6 out this way I think Harald wood is the furthest.
does any one have some suggestion.
I don't mind spending up £20 in total for ticket extensions but to where!?
I have thought of doing and beach bivi and have looked at doing a route that includes Walton-on-the-Naze.
can any one or more help ?
cheers and kind regards
Matt

I have found this route which also takes me past the holiday site where my son is staying with his nanna so I can pop in for a surprise visit.

http://www.cycle-route.com/routes/Colch ... e-687.html

please comment and has any one got any beach bivi experience?

My experience of sleeping on the beach involved a large number of biting/stinging things ... no sign of them until the lights went out then they arrived in droves

mm on point, iam based in Colchester bit further north than harold wood but not far from walton on the naze iam bivvying out in a very quiet wood(kingsford grove) in colchester the first weekend in aug fri or sat (day not set in stone)your welcome to tag along if you want as for walton on the naze the beaches round there would be a no no as its a VERY busy piece of coastline you will be disturbed and proberley kick off the beach by some local killjoy if your up for taging along e mail is rking207@btinternet.com 8-)

@fatsimon mk 2, that sounds like a good idea to me I will email you later tonight once iv put my boy to bed how many miles and hills do you have planned??

mm on point this is essex don't have much in the way of hills as such but a few short sharp climbs but quite a bit of singletrack through the woods and along the river colne most of it army land so no bylaws means if you want to ride a track you can :) wood in question is one that i used to bivvy in as a kid so nice a quiet 8-)

sounds good - I've emailed you already for further details, Friday after 7pm is best for me and then to get some riding in Saturday morning/afternoon...? How does that fit in with your plans?