Happy Birthday Keith

Many Happy Returns Keith from all your chums in the Silver Striders

Meet outside the Hospital (Junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road) @ 8:30

Packed lunch or Tea/Coffee/Beer in Elham or early bus back

Back of Canterbury Rugby Club/Nackington/Pett Bottom/Gorsley Wood/Westwood/Quilters Wood/Clambercrown/Palmstead/Peafield/Park Gate/Elham

17 Bus back to Canterbury 11:50, 12:50

Approximately 10 miles

Last week’s Ringwould to Sandwich Walk:

Meet at the main entrance of the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for this weeks 2 hour walk.

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:

This week’s walk will be led by Peter.

Please bring a packed lunch.

Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch the No: 12 Bus (Bay D4) towards Whitfield/Deal, which leaves at 9:30.  We alight this bus at The Five Bells Ringwould (approx. 10:06) then yellow roads and footpaths to Sutton/Northbourne/Marley/Ham/Worth/Sandwich – some short lengths on brown roads, in all 9 miles.  Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury (No: 43) leave at :21 and :51 past the hour and take 40 mins.

Last week’s Canterburys to Wye (via Chilham & Bilting) walk:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for this weeks two hour walk followed by coffee and chat.

This week it’s a river side walk towards Chartham crossing the railway at Horton and returning via Howfield Farm and Tonford Manor. Eventually we’ll cross under the A2 to reach the lane that returns us to Toddlers Cove and a cafe beyond.

The weather forecast is for sunny intervals and light winds.

The attached photo was taken on a recent walk on the stretch of the Great Stour near ASDA. 

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:

**Packed Lunch**

Meet at the corner of Nunnery Road with Nunnery Fields @ 8:30am

Proceed: Zealand Road, Lime Kiln Road, Footpath, Hollow Lane, New House Lane, Footpath to Strangers Lane then take the upper footpath to Chartham and then follow the same path, passing the Lakes, to Bagham. Walk towards Chilham but then follow Mountain Street into King’s Wood. When our footpath lines up above Bilting (below), we take the footpath down to the A28, cross the main road and then follow the footpath towards Wye (crossing the railway line). We can eat our lunch en route but perhaps take a coffee/tea at the cafe in Wye, alternatively we could take the train straight back to Canterbury West.  If appropriate we could consider the alternative of a bus from Bilting.

Distance 13 miles to Wye, less to Bilting.

Trains leave from Wye to Canterbury West at .03 minutes past the hour. Fare with railcard £4.95.  The buses from Bilting to Canterbury leave at .42 minutes pass the hour and take 31 minutes to the Bus Station.

Last week’s Canterbury South Circular Walk:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for this weeks walk.

A chance of drizzle and a moderate breeze early on the walk but clearing up before midday.

The direction of the walk will be decided on the day.

The photo taken on the South Downs last week is of a lovely Downland location near Pulborough- Storrington:

Meet at the top of Norman Road 8:00

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: