Thursday – 3 August, 2017 @ 8:30 Canterbury to Wye (packed lunch)

Packed lunch

Meet corner of Stuppington Lane with South Canterbury Road @ 8:30

Proceed to Garlinge Green (possibly via Larkey Wood)

Through the Wildwood to Crundale

Up and down the fields to Crundale Church – Lunch Break

Down to the Farm in the Valley (where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison as Bob Dylan says)

Up again to the top of the downs and then down to Wye via the radio mast site

11 miles (more or less)

Cafe and pubs if we wish or quick return from Wye station

Trains back to Canterbury West:

13:11 (16 mins)

13:38 (12 mins)

14:11 (16 mins)

14:41 (12 mins)

15:11 (16 mins)

£3.70 with Railcard

Last week’s walk to Reculver, near Chislet (14 miles)

Thursday 27 July, 2017 – Canterbury to Reculver

PACKED LUNCH

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

Canterbury to Fordwich
Fordwich to Stodmarsh
Stodmarsh to Grove Ferry (through nature reserve)
Grove Ferry to Chislet
Boyden Gate/Marshside
eventually joining Wansum Walk and SSW
Reculver, thus far about 12/13 miles
Lunch and Swimming (or we may eat lunch earlier on the walk)
Then walk to Herne Bay to catch the bus back (about 3 miles)
Total around 15 miles

Lot of buses: 14:05/14:08/14:20/14:35/14/38/14:50/15:05/
15:08/15:20/15:35/15:38/15:50

Last week’s walk to Sandwich:

please remember – PACKED LUNCH

Thursday 20 July, 2017 – Canterbury to Sandwich

Thursday – 20 July, 2017
WE LAST DID THIS WALK IN MARCH – IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE LAND HAS CHANGED IN THE INTERIM (and before that we did it in DECEMBER 2016)

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road 8:30

NDW to Patrixbourne/Shepherd’s Close Road/FPs to Adisham/Bossington/Neavy Downs/Gibson’s Farmshop (lunch [BREAKFAST] stop)

Afternoon take Goodnestone Road/Twitham Hill/Crixhall Court/Buckland Lane/Summerfield Farm/Black Pond Farm/Beacon Hill/Marshborough – Vine Farm/Great Poulder’s Farm/Sandwich

Distance 14 miles

There is always the possibility of refreshment in the Red Cow, Sandwich at the end of the walk

Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:

Buses 13 13A 14 (around 45 mins)

13:57 14:12 14:29 14:57 15:12 15:29 15:57 16:25

Last week en route to Sibertswold – Strawberry Fields, well maybe if someone had put up a polytunnel:

Thursday 13 July, 2017 Canterbury – Sibertswold

8:30 Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road

North Down’s Way to Sibertswold

Either catch the train to Canterbury East from Sibertswold or sample the pleasures of the Bell Inn – to be discussed

About 11 miles

Train back to Canterbury East (£3.55 with card)
12:29 (18 mins)
13:29
14:29

Last week’s Herne Bay walk – the walk was good and the swimming wonderful.

Thursday 6 July, 2017 Canterbury to Herne Bay (Express Route)

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

SVW to Fordwich/Sturry/across the railway line and up to Broad Oak/Herne/Herne Bay

About 11 miles

Lunch – maybe the Wallflower Cafe – we can decide en route

Return by bus:

13:05 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:20 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:35 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:50 (TRIAN) 35 mins
14:05 (TRIAN) 35 mins

Last week – en route to Elham: