SUP Mag UK August 2016 issue 10 | Page 22

Stop and linger Retracing our steps there’s a few highlights worth a mention and in most cases you’ll be fine to let your SUP sit on the shore while you explore. Wrabness Cattawade Ask any of its 400 occupants and I’m sure they’ll tell you there is more to Wrabness than Grayson Perry’s Essex ‘dream house’. Famed as much for his cross-dressing as his ceramic vases, this Essex artist has the stilted beach huts in the shadow of his home. While a reasonable walk from the beach, this is one house that has to be seen to be believed. With free and easy parking, Cattawade is a great spot for launching or exiting the Stour River, sea and fresh water are only separated by a gently sloping concrete ramp. Though you might want to type ‘Cattawade shark’ before dipping your toes into the sea, it’s not what you expect to encounter in Essex. Flatford Mill Find out about the pretty hamlet of Flatford and the buildings that are featured in many Of John Constable’s painting. Willy Lott's House is most famous for being dep