Meet outside St. Martin’s Church @ 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 15 miles

Last week’s Seaside Walk from Herne Bay to Margate:

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

It’s most likely we will circle Barton Down this week but walks are subject to change on the day.

The pic taken on last weeks walk was taken near Hales Place.

Meet as usual at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens for an 8:30am start. A two hour walk of approximately five miles will be followed by a visit to one of Canterbury’s coffee houses.

A possible route for consideration is a circular walk around Barton Down.

 

The weather forecast is for sunny intervals and a moderate breeze.

Below is a pic taken in Westgate Gardens of the lads just before they set off on another midweek adventure.

Meet @ 8 am outside 25 St Augustine’s Road

Proceed to Spring Lane then Little Barton House, then through the Orchard Route leading to Bekesbourne Lane crossing onto the footpath behind Hoath Farm.  Onwards to Firdown Wood and then on to the footpath towards Swanton Lane (crossing A257).  Then left onto the footpath over the old dump, when you get to the open field proceed north-west to the far right-hand corner to connect with the footpath through to Stodmarsh Road.  Cross the Christchurch sports field and take the footpath through to Fordwich and then the ‘wall of death’ through to Moat Lane and then along the road for the footpath that leads through the golf course, later joining the SVW and then back towards St Martin’s Church where the walk finishes.

6 miles.

Last Tuesday’s Reverse Around the Woods Walk:

**Packed Lunch**

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

London Road roundabout/SVW footpath to Bigberry/Chartham Hatch/Primrose Hill/Denstead Wood/Rhode Common/Perry Wood/Stocking Wood/Badlesmere.

Buses back to Canterbury (change at Faversham)
bus 666 – 12:59; 13:59; 15:26; 16:26 (11 mins to Faversham) then we can take the 3X from Faversham to Canterbury – frequent service.

We could stop in Faversham for coffee/tea.

Distance: 11 miles

Last week’s Lydden Walk:

The walk will start from the main gates to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am. All Striders welcome.

The midweek walkers will meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am, all welcome.

The weather forecast is for possible light rain showers and moderate breeze.

Last time out the WWs strolled along the river path to Vauxhall Road. Onwards they progressed to the Sturry Road Community Park, where the photo was taken. They returned via the cycle path for coffee at the Fringe and Ginge in Northgate. A great walk on the first day of summer and possibly the best coffee to be had in Canterbury!

Meet at St. Mary Bredin Church at 8:00am

Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road

Cross Toddler’s Cove, walk under the ring road bridge and then over the railway bridge, across to St. Dunstan’s Terrace, over London Road ending up on the footpath towards Rough Common.  When we are near the Blean water tower we turn left and walk down towards the Harbledown Bridge – crossing into Harbledown and walking through the grounds of St Nicholas’s Hospital.  We then take the footpath under the A2 bridge and work our way down to the Chartham Cycle path, by the Thannington footbridge over the Stour, turn left and back to Toddler’s Cover then under the ring road, towards the East Station and Lansdown Road where the walk concludes. 6 miles

Last week’s The Steve’s Walk: