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 and elevenses stop.  There is the possibility, for a shorter walk, to take the bus back from Boughton (check bus times beforehand).

8:30 Meet outside the Launderette, Nunnery Fields.

Harbledown/Bigbury/Podhurst Farm then various paths across to South Bishops Den/Forester’s Lodge Farm/Hickmans Green then footpath through tunnel under the A2 to Boughton under Blean, taking Dawes Road towards Blean Wood, finally cutting through Blean Wood to Brabourne Cottage.

Footpath and trail through North Bishopden Wood, on to Church Wood then onto Rough Common and back to Canterbury along the footpath behind Kent College and towards the cemetery.

About 14 miles

Last week’s Herne via Stodmarsh Walk:

Meet at the main entrance of the Wesgate Gardens at 8:30am. As yet a route for the walk is undecided.

It will be decided on the day if we finish the walk with coffee or go home to get changed for the Striders annual Christmas lunch booked for 1:30pm at the Foundry.

The pic taken on the walk last week is of the Three Amigos enjoying the winter sunshine.

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am. A route for the walk this week will be decided on the day but it will be no longer than two hours.

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:

Happy Birthday Huw

Huw 28 July, 2018 in Sandwich

Many happy returns from your friends in the Silver Striders – have a wonderful birthday

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

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 Ash via Goodnestone Walk:

The meeting place and time is as usual, 8:30am at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens.

The weather forecast for the walk is for no rain before 11am and after then a possibility of light showers.

Postponed from last week the walk will take us along the river bank towards Chartham and then will loop

back to the city centre.

The pic from last week was taken at the start of a walk that took us to the university and on to the fields above Hales Place. Wonderful views of the Cathedral and city below.

Meet @ 8:00 am outside the Hospital (junction of Ethelbert and South Canterbury Roads)

The Langton Path to the end of the school playing fields, rugby club, over the A2 bridge and proceed to Nackington, Whitehill Wood, Lower Hardes.  Work back from Lower Hardes to New House Lane and then back to South Canterbury Road via A2 bridge crossing in Stuppington Lane.

Subject to modification by Steve on the day.

Last week’s The Valley Lark Walk: