Please bring a packed lunch – the weather looks good at the moment.

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

Follow NDW to Patrixbourne then Shepherds’ Close Road to Bridle Path, yellow road, Woodlands Wood, Cooling Downs down to Pond Lane. Footpath over to behind Nonington then a network of footpaths, finally leading into Chillenden. Leave Chillenden by footpath to Goodnestone then another footpath, which takes us to Love Lane and then back to Canterbury via Adisham.

Distance approx 18 miles

Last week ‘a bunch of lonesome and very quarrelsome heroes, were walking out along the open road’ on Marshland near Wickhambreaux:

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

We may need to improvise somewhat on the route, as last time we did it in September 2017 one of the bridges had started to disintegrate – never mind ‘nothing stops a Silver Strider’.

Canterbury to Fordwich to Stodmarsh to Grove Ferry (through the Nature Reserve) then on to the Wickhambreaux Valley and slowly down to Wichambreaux. Lunch at The Rose, Wickhambreaux thence a short trek to Littlebourne for bus or walk back to Canterbury

About 11 miles if finishing at Littlebourne – about 15 if finishing at Canterbury

Buses from Littlebourne to Canterbury about 13 mins

http://www.theroseinnwickhambreaux.co.uk/canterbury-pub-food.php

From last week’s walk – Sibertswold to Canterbury (these men mean business):

Sibertswold to Littleborne (about 10 miles)
The walk can be extended by another 5 miles by walking back to Canterbury via Patrixbourne – making a total of 15 miles.

Packed lunch (to be eaten somewhere near Littlebourne?)

Meet at Canterbury East to catch 9:20 train to Sibertswold (Shepherds Well) – 10 mins journey time. Cost £3:65 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 ‘Cosy Folkestone Walk’ just above Elham:

Meet outside K & C Hospital, corner of Ethelbert and South Canterbury Roads at 8:30am
Silver Striders Fast Route to Elham but with a twist but at Westwood where we take footpaths to Covet Wood then into Covert Wood and then onto Bladbean followed by yellow roads and footpaths to our lunch stop – The Cosy Cafe. If returning to Canterbury by No: 17 bus: 12:35 or 13:35 – journey time is 33 mins. – 10 miles

Afternoon section:
Yellow roads and some footpath to Shuttlesfield, then Paddlesworth; then footpath to Gibraltar Lane, on the side of Hawkinge joining Crete Road West onto Canterbury Road (A260) at the top of Folketone where we walk to the bus stop for the No: 16 gold bus @ Hawkinge, Alkham Valley Corner – 14:32, 14:47, 15:02, 15:17; 15:32; 15:47. Journey time about 40 mins. About 7 miles. If anyone is so minded the footpath continues along the yellow road and eventually to Dover.

Total distance to Folkestone 17 miles.

Last week the Striders approach Faversham along the Saxon Shore Way:

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: 12:31; 12:41; 13:01; 13:11; 13:31; 13:41; 14:01

Survivors of last week’s North Circular walk:

Meet at Abbots Barton Walk (CT1 3AX) – Old Dover Road end at 8:30am (this is just by Ben’s house).

Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road

SVW to near Tonford Manor; at the bridge to Thanington turn right (not left) onto the footpath, walk past Tonford Manor, under the A2 then:
Turn left on footpath into Lower Harbledown, through St Nicholas’s Hospital into Harbledown and left at the Church then over the road bridge and through the meadow to the top (4 miles at this point) – towards Blean water tower. Cross A290 and walk through the University and then over Hackington Road heading for Alcroft Grange; continue, past Brickhouse Wood, past Barton Wood heading to Broad Oak. At Broad Oak, walk down the main road, direction Sturry, but then take the footpath (east) which goes over the top of an old waste dump and touches the southern extremity of Barton Wood and eventually enters the Hackington Estate. We return on the footpath which leads through the estate and then onto the Beverley and enter Canterbury via St Stephen’s Green.

About 12/14 miles with many possible early finishing points.

Lunch or tea/coffee together in Canterbury is a possibility at the end of the walk.

Last week – the Striders en route between Bishopbourne and Kingston:

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 Bifrons Park/Bridge/Kingston/Barham) plus a minor variation near the end of the walk

13 miles

Lunch or beverage at the Cosy then bus home perhaps?

No 17 Bus from Elham to Canterbury

12:28 (about 40 mins)
12:47 (bus 18)
13:28
14:43

Last week’s Marley Oval walk near Bihopsbourne Church:

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

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 WALK, the Woodlanders in West Blean Nature Reserve:

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 (maybe Tea & Times)

Last week’s 19/20 mile Canterbury Eastern Circle walk:

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

NDW & EVW through Barton, left by Hode Farm, past Haystack Wood then Bekesborne Lane (care needed as B road). We take the footpath, which passes Palmsted Wood and Firdown Wood then cross A257 into Swanton Lane and follow this until it becomes Hoolybush Lane eventually turning left into Stodmarsh and then follow Lampen Wall around the Nature Reserve till we get to Grove Ferry. We then take the footpath leading to Island Road, which we cross and make our way to Chitty – Chitty Lane, Hollow Road, Old Tree Farm, Mill Road and finally Hoath. We walk through Hoath and then south, very carefully along the B Road, till we reach Bredlands Lane; from there we go down to the Roman Road and cross it taking the yellow road into Westbere and then onto the footpath by the railway line to near Sturry Station before crossing the line and taking footpath and pavement into Fordwich till we get to the footpath for the SVW following it back to St Martin’s Church, Canterbury where the walk ends.

19 miles

Packed Lunch

Last week’s walk: