Meet 8.30am, K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Road entrance

This walk is about 12 miles, with regular buses back from Selstead. A shorter option is to take a bus back from Broome Park (about 8 miles). Bring a packed lunch. Coffee is usually available at the cafe outside Broome Park.

After the normal route out past the rugby field, we will go through Whitehill Woods and down to Bridge, where we will pick up the Elham Valley way to Derringstone, then down to Barham and the footpath across the golf course to Broome Park. From Broome Park we will cross and take the small road and footpath to Lynden Race Circuit, then turning right past Wootton to Selstead.

Last week’s walk to Lyminge:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for our weekly two hour walk followed by coffee at a city centre cafe.

Meet by the Launderette opposite  St Mary Bredin Church at 8:00am

Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road

SVW to near Tonford Manor; at the bridge to Thanington turn right (not left) onto the footpath, walk past Tonford Manor, under the A2 then:

Turn left on footpath into Lower Harbledown, through St Nicholas’s Hospital into Harbledown and left at the Church then over the road bridge and through the meadow to the top – towards Blean water tower and right on the footpath to St Dunstan’s back over the railway bridge and then home via Toddler’s Cove and under the ring road bridge by the river or through Westgate Gardens and Greyfriars.  6 miles.

Last week’s Reverse The Les Walk:

***Packed Lunch to be eaten en route***

Meet by the hospital – corner of South Canterbury Road/Ethelbert Road @ 8:30 am

Walk to Nackington, then criss cross various paths to Petham and then a mixture of footpath and road to Stowting, then on to Lyminge.

14 miles

No: 17 @ 13:43 40 mins
No: 17 @ 14:43 40 mins
No: 18 @ 15:12 53 mins
No: 17 @ 16:20 46 mins

We last did this walk in July 2022

Last week’s Wye via The River and NDW:

Meet at the main entrance of the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for a two hour walk followed by coffee at approximately 10:30am at a city centre coffee shop.

The walk will include a section of the Sarre Penn depending on weather conditions that at present is not looking promising, heavy rain in the forecast.

The pic taken on the walk last week has us located in Broad Oak:

Meet at 8:00am outside number 67 St. Augustine’s Road (Les’s House)

NDW through Barton Industrial Estate towards Hode Farm but turning left towards Haystack Wood and Bekesbourne Road then turning left for paths by Palmstead Wood leading to the A257 by Fishpoolhill Wood. Footpath through Polo Farm then directly across Stodmarsh Road where we follow the path by the Golf Course until we come to the footpath by Scotland Hills.  Footpaths to and through Old Park Farm then taking the footpath by the side of the Barracks and Querns Estate, crossing the A257 for the path down Babbs Hill, later the St. Augustine’s Triangle, where the walk finishes. 6 miles.

Last week’s Reverse The Steve’s Walk:

Meet 8.30am at the Launderette opposite St Mary Bredin Church.

The walk is about 13 miles, with a train back from Wye. Bring a packed lunch or snack.

Short cut possibility by taking train or bus back from Chilham.

Through Toddlers cove, along the river route to Chartham, Shalmsford Street. Via Stile farm to Chilham. Mountain street and North Downs Way through Kings Wood. Wye via Perry Court Farm shop.

Last week’s hoppy walk to Faversham:

Meet for a two hour walk at 8:30am starting from the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens. Coffee will be taken following the walk at a city centre cafe.

The weather forecast for the period of the walk is for sunny intervals and a moderate breeze.

The walk will go via Hales Place to Broad Oak and drop down to Fordwich returning on the cycle path to central Canterbury.

The pic was taken on the walk last week. Apologies for picture quality.

Meet corner of Nunnery Fields/Norman Road @ 8am

Norman Road into Oxford Road, footpaths to Wincheap School then onward to A28/A2 Juction and Retail Park, taking pedestrian crossings until the outskirts of Thannington, turn left after A2 exit junction onto footpath leading to Cockering Road.  We proceed along Cockering Road until we get to the footpath, on the left hand side, which leads to St. Augustine’s, Chartham where we turn left across the recreation ground then into the woods coming out by the footpath that parallels New House Lane.  We turn left and return towards Canterbury, taking Hollow Lane down to the Wincheap Orchards and then across to Lime Kiln Road/Zealand Road/Nunnery Road, where the walk ends.

About 6 miles

Last week’s Reverse The Valley Lark Walk: