Thursday, 2 May, 2019 – Canterbury South Circular

Meet at junction of Stuppington Lane with South Canterbury Road at 8:30am

Proceed to New House Lane then into Larkey Valley Wood to Chartham Downs Road. Then we take the yellow road by Perry Hill Shaw and the footpath that eventually leads to Sappington Court then footpath to Kenfield Road. We now cross over the yellow road for the footpath to Swarling Manor Farm later crossing Stone Street and taking the footpath by Harmansole Farm to Lower Hardes, then past the Church and through Whitehill Wood and over Bridge Road for the path to Renville and over the quiet bridge, finally crossing New Dover Road and to the Hode Farm lane and footpaths to join the NDW/EVW path, past Barton Industrial Estate into Pilgrims’ Way and St Augustine’s Road where the walk finishes. 12 miles.

From last Thursday’s walk between Hastingleigh and Elham:

Thursday – 25 April, 2019 Wye to Elham via Hastingleigh

Please bring a packed lunch but you could eat at the Cosy as an alternative

Meet Canterbury West station for train to Wye @ 9:05 cost £3.90 with railcard, arrives 9:19

Wye/Hastingleigh/Lymbridge Green/Rhodes Minnis/Elham

A leisurely pace should get us there in 3 1/2 hours. Tea or coffee at the Cosy is a possibility.

Buses at 12:42 or 13:42 – journey time 33 mins

Accurate mileage 10 miles

Last week’s North Downs Wye Walk (could it be the yellow brick road?):

Thursday, 18 April,2019 North Downs Wye

This walk follows the North Down’s Way route to Wye from Canterbury.

**Packed Lunch** but we’re hoping to try out the cafe at Perry Court Farm for Tea before catching the train back to Canterbury.

Meet at the corner of Nunnery Fields with Old Dover Road – opposite St Mary Bredin Church at 8:30 – Walk Leader is Nick

London Road roundabout/footpath to Bigberry/Chartham Hatch/Old Wives Lees/down Long Hill and into Chilham/Mountain Street/King’s Wood/Boughton Lees/Wye. 15 miles.

Buses back are not frequent; the train from Wye to Canterbury West (£3.90 with railcard):
12:41; 13:11; 13:41; 14:11; 14:41; 15:11

Last week’s Wickhambreaux Circle Walk:

Thursday, 11 April, 2019 The Wickhambreaux Circle

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

PLEASE BRING A PACKED LUNCH

Canterbury to Fordwich to Stodmarsh to Grove Ferry (through the Nature Reserve) then on to the Wickhambreaux Valley and slowly down to Wichambreaux. Lunch somewhere near Wickhambreaux, thence a short trek to Littlebourne and through the woods towards Swanton Lane but cutting down, crossing the A257, towards Court Wood, Jacob’s Close, Firdown Wood, The Hoath Farm and then taking the footpath towards Little Barton, Spring Lane and back into Canterbury. For a shorter walk one could drop off at Littlebourne and catch the bus back to Canterbury.

About 12 miles if finishing at Littlebourne – about 16 mies if finishing at Canterbury.

Last week’s Canterbury Western Circle Walk: