**Packed Lunch**

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

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

There is the Red Lion here should we fancy some refreshment.

Buses back to Canterbury (change at Faversham)
bus 666 – 12:55; 13:55; 15:30; 16:24
We take bus 3X from Faversham back to Canterbury – whole journey one hour.

Distance: 14 miles

Last week’s Canterbury to Herne Bay Walk:

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:00am**note earlier departure time for this walk only*

SVW to Fordwich/Sturry/across the railway line and up to Broad Oak/Herne/Herne Bay

About 11 miles

Back to Canterbury by bus or…..
Steve **Cinema Special** only £5
Kavanagh Cinema – for 11am or as soon as possible thereafter to see ‘A Star Is Born’ with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, followed by:

Lunch – the Wallflower Cafe if we can find seats

Frequent Triangle Buses back to Canterbury.

Last week’s Canterbury to Ashford walk:

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PACKED LUNCH
Meet at the corner of South Canterbury Road and Stuppington Lane at 8:30am

Morning
Garlinge Green/through Denge Wood crossing Penny Pot Lane into Barton Wood/through Wye Nature Reserve/cross Sole Street for footpath to Crundale (best place to eat one’s packed lunch)/down and up and down to Wye – possible tea/coffee break at the cafe in Wye – satisfactory for tea/coffee

Afternoon
Wye/footpath and yellow road to Blackwall Road then across the A2070 for the footpath to Ashford Town Centre and then to the Station.

About 17 miles

Trains from Ashford to Canterbury West. Cost £5.40 with railcard.

14:05; 14:35; 14:52; 15:05; 15:35; 15:52; 16:05

Last week’s walk to Denton:

Meet by the Hospital – corner of South Canterbury Road/Ethelbert Road @ 8:30 am

Pett Bottom/Covet Wood/Covert Wood/Denton

About 11/12 miles

Possible lunch at the Jackdaw before bus back to Canterbury – we can decide on the day.

Return by bus:

Number 16 – 17 mins

12:58;13:18;13:38;13:58;14:18;14:38;14:58

Last week’s Canterbury/Stowting/Lyminge walk:

***Packed Lunch***
Meet by the hospital – corner of South Canterbury Road/Ethelbert Road @ 8:30 am

Walk to Nackington, then criss cross various paths to Petham and then a mixture of footpath and road to Stowting, then on to Lyminge.

About 16 miles

No: 17 @ 13:35 40 mins
No: 17 @ 14:43 40 mins
No: 18 @ 15:12 53 mins
No: 17 @ 16:08 45 mins

We last did this walk in January 2018.

Last week’s Canterbury/Hassel Street/Wye walk:

Meet corner of Stuppington Lane and South Canterbury Road 8:30 am

Proceed to New House Lane toward Kenfield Hall, then Petham, Mounts Wood, Hassell Street, then West to the Wye Downs, Wye.

PACKED LUNCH

13 miles

Back by train to Canterbury West:

13:11, 13:41, 14:11, 14:41, 15:11, 15:41

Cost (with Silver Striders railcard) £3:90

Last week’s Canterbury to Sandwich walk:

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road 8:30

NDW to Patrixbourne/Shepherd’s Close Road/FPs to Adisham/Bossington/Neavy Downs/Gibson’s Farmshop (lunch [BREAKFAST] stop).

Afternoon take Goodnestone Road/Twitham Hill/Crixhall Court/Buckland Lane/Summerfield Farm/Black Pond Farm/Beacon Hill/Marshborough – Vine Farm/Great Poulder’s Farm/Sandwich

Distance 14 miles

There is always the possibility of refreshment in the Red Cow, Sandwich at the end of the walk

Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:

Bus 43 (40 mins)

12:41 13:21 13:41 14:01 14:21 14:41 15:01 15:21 16:06

Last week’s Canterbury to Elham walk:

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road @ 8:30 am

The Elham Valley Way (this is longer than the more direct route via Pett Bottom)
Canterbury to Elham (via Bridge/Bishopsbourne/Kingston/Barham/Covert Wood/Bladbean/footpath to Upper Park Gate Farm then Elham. Possible lunch stop ‘The King’s Head” – the Cosy is closed until later in January.

12 miles

No 17 Bus from Elham to Canterbury

12:42
13:42
14:50

Last week’s Bridge Circle walk:

A shorter walk this week – it takes less than 3 hours.

Meet outside the hospital at 8:30 am (corner junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road).

Proceed via Langton Path but onto the rugby club then Nackington and over Bridge Road into Whitehill Wood and onto Pett Bottom Road. Footpath by Middle Pett Farm and over the old Elham Valley Rail bridge and into Bridge and the High Street. We cross the High Street and then via the footpath by the School head towards the site of Bifrons crossing the main road to Hode Lane then, via EVW and NDR into the orchards and Barton Industrial Estate, Pilgrims’ Way To St Augustine’s Road where the walk concludes. 8 miles.
Silver Striders Christmas Lunch
Afterwards – go home change and meet at The Thomas Ingoldsby (top Spoons) at 11:30am
https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/kent/the-thomas-ingoldsby-canterbury
Secure some tables upstairs; order some drinks and then order lunch – hopefully this will work as we cannot book beforehand.

Last week’s Canterbury Northern Circle Walk:

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

Road and footpath to Rough Common, then through the woods, crossing A290 at Blean, taking the footpath to Amery Court and then into Clowes Wood proceeding north to Radfall, eventually crossing Radfall Road at Chestfield. The route then goes from north to south through West Blean Nature Reserve and later past Alcroft Grange, coming back into Canterbury through the Hales Place estate. We then follow the footpath to St Stephen’s Green and then into the City. Some or all may wish to stop at ‘Top Spoons’ for lunch/refreshment. Mileage 17 miles – (new route this week).

Last week on the boggy road, not too far from Ash and, later, waiting for the train home at Sibertswold Station.