Thursday 4 December, 2025 – The Stonar Circle

This walk created by Peter Taylor-Gooby.  Packed lunch recommended.

Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch the 9:30, number 12 Bus (Bay D4), to Deal (arrives in Deal at 10:16).

The walk follows the coastal path between Deal and Sandwich, towards the end of the walk it turns inland and travels back to Sandwich via the River Stour and Stonar Lake area.

Bus 43 (40 mins) from Sandwich to Canterbury

12:44 13:21 13:44 14:21 14:44 15:21

Last week’s Denge Wood Circle Walk:

SSS 418 – Tuesday 2 December, 2025 – Travelling Riverside Blues Walk

Meet at the top of Nunnery Road where it meets Nunnery Fields at 8:00am 

Nunnery Road down to Martyr’s Field, past Wincheap School, cross A28 and through Riverside Retail Park, bridge across the Stour to SVW and onward to Westgate Gardens.  We re-connect with the river by the Miller’s Arms, Sainsburys, under the bridge, up to Vauxhall Lakes then turning eastwards, crossing the A28 and heading to the SVW (and cycle path) but now heading south-westwards in the direction of St. Martin’s Church.  We turn right when we arrive at the A257 (Littlebourne Road), heading towards the Abbey then left towards Old Dover Road, where the walk finishes at the Cross Keys crossroads.

Last week’s The Omicron Walk:

Thursday 27 November, 2025 – Denge Wood Circle

Meet at 8.30am, top of Nunnery Road.

The walk is 14 miles, so we should be back around 2pm. Please bring a picnic/snack and plenty of water.

Nunnery Road, Zealand Road, Lime Kiln Road. Through orchards to New House Lane, past New House Farm to Garlinge Green road. Enter Denge woods, Upper Thruxted Farm, to Mystole Road. Through Shalmsford Street and Chartham, home along the river.  This lovely walk was created by Nick.

Last week’s walk to Sandwich:

Thursday 20 November, 2024 – Canterbury to Sandwich

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road 8:30

NDW to Patrixbourne/Shepherd’s Close Road/FPs to Adisham/Love Lane/Goodnestone Road/Twitham Hill/Crixhall Court/Buckland Lane/Summerfield Farm/Black Pond Farm/Beacon Hill/Marshborough – Vine Farm/Great Poulder’s Farm/Sandwich.

Packed lunch and something to drink is suggested.

Distance 14 miles

Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:

Bus 43 (40 mins)

12:44 13:21 13:44 14:21 14:44 15:21

Last week’s Canterbury to Elham via Atchester Wood Walk;

SSS416 – Tuesday, 18 November, 2025 – The Golf Walk

Meet outside St. Martin’s Church at 8:00 am

St. Martin’s Church/SVW/then up the hill to footpath behind the barracks/Across the golf club – avoiding balls and golfers/Scotland Hills and footpath to Moat Lane/Stodmarsh Road junction/Across Moat Rough towards Littlebourne/Turn right into Swanton Lane/Across the A257 to footpath that goes by Firdown Wood/Palmstead Wood then carefully along the Bekesbourne Road/Footpath on left and then take connecting footpath on right.  We end up at Little Barton Farmhouse,then Spring Lane and down the hill.  6 miles

Last Tuesday’s Toddler’s Coves Walk: