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?):
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:
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:
8:30am Meet outside St Mary Bredin Church, Nunnery Fields
Harbledown/Bigbury/Podhurst Farm then various paths across to South Bishops Den/Forester’s Lodge Farm/Poundfall Wood – bridge over A2
Dunkirk/Bossenden Woods and on to Church Wood then onto Rough Common and back to Canterbury along the footpath behind Kent College and towards the cemetery.
Lunch is a possibility somewhere in Canterbury: to be decided during walk.
About 14 miles
Last week’s walk from Sibertswold to Canterbury:
Sibertswold to Canterbury (about 15 miles) or stop at Littlebourne and catch the bus (about 10 miles)
Packed lunch (to be eaten somewhere near Littlebourne?)
Meet at Canterbury East to catch the 9:22 train to Sibertswold (Shepherds Well) – 10 mins journey time. Cost £3:70 with Railcard.
Sibertswold/Barfrestone/Nonington/Goodnestone/Muddy Bush Corner/Bramling Downs/Littlebourne (on to Canterbury if desired)
Plenty of buses back to Canterbury from Littlebourne – journey time around 13 minutes
Last week’s Canterbury to Faversham via Herne Hill Walk:
8:30 Meet outside St Mary Bredin Church, Nunnery Fields
Road and footpath to Rough Common
Church Wood through to Courtney Road and through the woods till we get to the
Herne Hill footpath, crossing Thanet Way between Kemdale Wood and Fostall.
Footpaths to Sandbanks Road, Nagden Cottages then SSW into Faversham.
Take bus back or lunch – to be decided
About 12/13 miles
Buses back:
3 (34 mins) 3X (29 mins) 3B (34 mins)
Trains back to the East station: 12:26; 13:10; 13:26; 14:10; 14:26
Last week’s walk to Whitstable:
Meet outside 25 St Augustines Road at 8:30am
Proceed to Stour Valley Way footpath past St Martin’s Church
Fordwich
Sturry
over the rail line
Broad Oak
Thornden Wood
Chestfield
Whitstable
About 11 miles
Lunch – somewhere in Whitstable
Return by frequent bus service to Canterbury
A moment of enlightenment for the Striders during last week’s Marley Oval walk:
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road @ 8:30am
Last year we completed this walk in fairly deep snow on 1 March, 2018 – it was wonderful!
EVW Hode Farm, then footpath to Bridge A2 intersection, then under the A2 and into Bridge – to the Church then EVW through Bishopsbourne to Kingston – at Kingston we take the yellow roads to Marley via Marley Lane and later we take the footpath off to Westwood. From Westwood we take SSFR1 back to Canterbury; via Pett Bottom and Nackington.
13.5 miles
Last week’s Northern Circle Walk:
This is the same walk we did on 13 December last year but in reverse.
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30 am
Walk over to North Holmes Road, St. Radigunds, West Station Roundabout, through the tunnel and onto St Stephen’s Green then across to Hales Place and onto the footpath through Hackington towards Alcroft Grange then South to North through West Blean Nature Reserve then working across Sheepfold, the Golf Course, later crossing Radfall Road at Chestfield. We then head South through Clowes Wood towards Amery Court, later we cross into Church Wood and make our way to Rough Common, then the footpath back to St Dunstan’s and into the City.
Mileage 17 miles.
Last week’s Canterbury to Elham (via Bossingham and Stelling Minnis) Walk:
Meet outside the hospital: junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road @ 8:30 am
Footpath to Rugby Club then Nakington, follow on through Whitehill Wood but this time we take the yellow road down to The Duck. We then take the footpath to Broxhall Wood, Broxhall Road then path down by Hardres Court Farm, along the road to the footpath, which leads to Bossingham. We follow a bit of yellow road but then take the footpath through Atchester Wood, then yellow roads along to Stelling Minnis where we take the footpath through Elhampark Wood to Upper Park Gate Farm then straight down and into (road/footpath) Elham.
The Cosy Tea Rooms for lunch.
Approximately 12 miles.
Number 17 Bus back to Canterbury:
13:42
earlier would be 12:42, later would be 14:50
Last week’s walk to the Badlands:
