Silver Striders – Thursday, 1 September, 2016 Canterbury to Birchington (Packed Lunch)

Thursday – 1 SEPTEMBER, 2016 – PACKED LUNCH

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30

St Martin’s Church, Stour Valley Walk, Lampen Walk – Fordwich/Stodmarsh/Grove Ferry

Saxon Shore Way/Wantsum Walk towards Chislet but take Sarre Penn towards Sarre

From Sarre to St Nicholas at Wade

Footpath to Nether Hale Farm

Then connect to footpath by Chalk Pit and Upper Hale towards Great Brooksend Farm and then into Birchington

About 13/14 miles

Buses 8/8A back from Birchington to Canterbury Bus Station (38 mins):

13:54; 14:09; 14:24; 14:39; 14:54; 15:09; 15:24; 15:39; 15:57

Tickets £5:30 or Travelcard

Last week on top of the Downs about to walk down to Bilting

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Thursday 25 August, 2016 Canterbury to Wye via Shelly’s (about 12 miles)

hursday – 25 AUGUST, 2016

Meet corner of South Canterbury Road and Stuppington Lane at 9:00

On to New House Lane then through Larkey Valley Wood to join footpath to Chilham

Stop at Shelley’s for early lunch or late elevenses

Onward towards Wye but come down from the Downs just after Bilting to Home Farm and take this footpath to Wye (something different)

About 12 miles

Trains back from Wye to Canterbury West:

14:36; 15:09; 15:39; 16:09; 16:39 (Cost £3:65 with Railcard)

THIS COULD BE THE LP COVER FOR THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND ‘ BURNIN’ OUTA NORTHBOURNE’ BUT IT’S REALLY THE SILVER STRIDERS ON LAST WEEK’S Miners’ Way part 2 WALK
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Thursday 18 August, 2016 The Miners’ Way Part 2 (about 14 miles)

Thursday – 18 AUGUST, 2016

Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch No 14 (Sandwich) Bus at 9:45 Bay D3 (or board at subsequent stop)

Arrive at Ash 10:12

Packed Lunch

Ash/Marshborough/Woodnesborough/Eastry/Finglesham/Northbourne (not Sholden)/Northbourne/Bettshanger/Tilmanstone/Elvington/Shepherdswell

About 14.5 miles

http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/routeslinkswalks/the-miners-way-walking-route#
Detailed free map on this website

Train back from Sheperdswell to Canterbury East:

15:29; 16:00; 16:29; 17:00; 17:29; 18:00 (Cost £5:30 cheaper with travelard)

This week’s walk will be led by Sean/Barry

STRIDERS TAKE A BREAK DURING LAST WEEK’S Miners’ Way part 1 walk
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Thursday 11 August, 2016 The Miners Way (Walk One) Sheperdswell to Ash

Thursday – 11 AUGUST, 2016

Meet at Canterbury East Station to catch 8:37 train to Shepherdswell (£5.30)

Lunch at The Anchor, Wingham

Then onward to Ash.

Buses back from Ash (£3.20). About 30 mins to Canterbury.

14:47 13A

15:09 13

15:23 14

15:47 13A

16:09 13

16:35 14

This week’s walk will be led by Barry.

lunch at the top of railway hill, barham ON LAST WEEK’S ‘BARHAM CIRCLE’ WALK
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Thursday 4 August, 2016 The Robert Frost Walk – Canterbury – Barham – Kingston – Pett Bottom – Canterbury

Thursday – 4 AUGUST, 2016

BRING A PACKED LUNCH

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30

No buses this week and, although we may call in at a pub, let’s enjoy the freedom of a packed lunch.

The idea is to engage with a few footpaths we may not have walked thus far. We could also call this ‘The Barham Circle’.

NDR to Patrixbourne, Shepherds’ Close Road, various bridleway connections through to Cooting Downs,

Aylesham Farm, Womenswold, across the A2 (hopefully a bridge) and into Barham (we walk right past a pub here or maybe go in).

Footpath to Out Elmstead, then footpath to Covet Lane, Marley, footpaths over to Charlton Wood

Langham Park Farm, Crows Camp Road, upto Gorsely Wood and then permissive paths through to path which finishes at Pett Bottom

Whitehall Wood, Nackington, Stuppington Lane, Canterbury.

Around 15 miles but with the possibility to return by bus from Barham if a shorter walk is preferred.

SANDWICH BAY ON LAST WEEK’S WALK, WHICH FINISHED AT NORTHBOURNE
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