The Mayflower Line

Manningtree Station

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Manningtree Station is the station to stop at for lovely walks or cycling across the Dedham Vale. You can walk into Manningtree town which is 15 minutes walk from the station.

Address
Manningtree station
Station Approach, off A137
Manningtree
Essex
CO11 2LH

View on Greater Anglia

Facilities
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Ticket Machines
  • Seated area available
  • Waiting room
  • Station buffet available
  • Toilets available
  • Telephones available
  • WiFi available
  • Post box available
  • Shops available

Explore the area

Morag volunteer putting up banner for volunteers

ManningTree Station Volunteer

Stour Valley/Dedham Vale AONB

The Stour Valley and Dedham Vale are recognised as areas of outstanding beauty both of which are on the doorstep or should I say platform step of Manningtree station!

In the Guardian Saturday 30th January 2021 Kevin Rushby wrote an article about 10 UK places to find peace and solitude. It was great to read that the Stour Valley and Dedham Vale were in the list.

Kevin wrote ……”the seeker of serenity could  do worse than select a decent guru to follow and John Constable (1776-1837) might be a good candidate. The artist’s own hope was to depict “the calm sunshine of the heart” a delightful meditative ambition in an era of revolution and war. He particularly associated peacefulness with Suffolk’s Stour valley. These days the looping walk upriver from Manningtree to Dedham and back still gives plenty of the natural landscapes and birdsong that Constable knew, including Flatford Mill, once owned by Constable’s father and painted by the son several times.”

Even if you can’t get to do the walk you could simply admire Constable’s paintings online in Tate Britain.

Manningtree Waiting Rooms

The station garden has had a makeover thanks to the station adopters. There is now an amazing wild flower garden with bird boxes and hanging baskets alongside the many tubs along the platforms and outside the station.

The cafe seats have been transformed by painting them a welcome site for customers. if youre waiting for your train why not sit on the talking bench and listen to the history of Manningtree station.

The waiting rooms have recently been transformed into art galleries thanks to Mark Kalaher, Lawford Primary School, The Creative Craft Centre at Acorn Villages Charity, Manningtree and District Photography Society and the local poetry group whose poems are featured in the Poetry Plus magazine who have contributed photos and pictures. Its a real feature and keeps train travellers occupied whilst waiting for trains. A real boost to the station.