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

Proceed in direction of Patrixbourne, then footpaths to Adisham Church, Bossington, Wingham Well, Gibson’s Farm Shop (Breakfast or Lunch).

Wingham Church, footpaths to Wicambreaux then Wickham Court Lane and footpath to Stodmarsh Road. Footpaths back to Fordwich then SVW back to St Martin’s Church.

16/17 miles

Last week’s Western Circle Walk – the pathfinder sub-group remembers the maxim ‘nothing stops a Silver Strider’

8:30 Meet outside St Mary Bredin Church, Nunnery Fields

Road and footpath to Rough Common

Church Wood but, this time, through to Bishopsden and Bossenden woods, eventually to Dunkirk

Walk over the A2 bridge at Dunkirk and along the edge of Poundfall Wood down to Forester’s Lodge Farm and then take the footpath into South Bishops Den wood. Various footpaths through to Podhurst Farm, cut down to Bigbury, back over the A2 bridge and into Harbledown then Canterbury.

Lunch is a possibility somewhere in Canterbury: to be decided during walk.

About 14 miles

Thanks Barry for leading the Miners’ Way 2 walk last Thursday – another thoroughly enjoyable ramble with the chums

Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch No 14 (Sandwich) Bus at 8:36 Bay D3 (or board at subsequent stop – arrival time of 8:37 shown for Barton Court bus stop) – Cost £3:60 or £6:70 for South East dayrider ticket

Arrive at Ash 9:02

Packed Lunch

Ash/Marshborough/Woodnesborough/Eastry/Finglesham/Northbourne (not Sholden)/Northbourne/Bettshanger/Tilmanstone/Elvington/Shepherdswell

About 14.5 miles

http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/routeslinkswalks/the-miners-way-walking-route#
Detailed free map on this website

Train back from Sibertswold to Canterbury East:

13:29; 14:29; 15:29; 16:00; 16:29; 17:00 (Cost £3:55 with travelcard)
Travel time: 18 mins

Bus back is also possible: 13:24 89A – time 1 hour
or 14:25 89A (1 change for Bus No. 15) 37 mins.

This week’s walk will be led by Barry

STRIDERS TAKE A BREAK DURING LAST WEEK’S Miners’ Way part 1 walk

Please bring a packed lunch for this walk

Meet at Canterbury East Station to catch 9:20am train to arrive at Sibertswold (aka Shepherdswell) at 9:30am (£3.55 with railcard).

Route: Sibertswold/Barfrestone/Nonnington/Aylesham/Goodnestone/Wingham/Ash.

Buses back to Canterbury from Ash: 13:58/14:18/14:38/14:58/15:18 all No.43

Last week’s walk between Selling and Wye – wonderful weather all day:

This is a walk from Selling to Wye for which our gratitude is extended to one Donald McCue of Ethel and Bert Road (last done on 14 July, 2016).

PACKED LUNCHPACKED LUNCH

Meet at Canterbury East Station in time for 8:48 departure

We catch the 0848 from Canterbury East Station to Selling (£4.10).

We alight at 0857 and proceed via Selling village, Perrywood lookout, Shottenden, Wytherling Court, Molash Church, Challock, down towards Eastwell Manor, then straight on towards Kennington.

Find somewhere to eat our packed lunch around midday.

The possibility of liquid refreshment exists at the Old Mill, Kennington or just carry on to Wye station.

14 miles.

Back from Wye Station at 13:11; 13:38; 14:11; 14:41; 15:11; 15:41. Cost £3.70 with railcard.

From last week’s Sandwich walk (Barry & Peter actually walked back from Sandwich and covered 30 miles!)

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). It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Mike eat the ‘Hungry Farmer’ – I live in hope?

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 (around 40 mins)

13:46 14:06 14:26 14:46 15:06 15:26 15:46 16:26

Photos from last Thursday of the ‘Pathfinder’ sub-group’s circular walk via Old Wives Leas and Chartham back to Canterbury

This week’s walk led by Nick.

Meet 8.30am by St Mary Bredin Church, junction of Nunnery Fields and Old Dover Road
Landsdown Road to East Station.
Past Castle and Toddlers Cove
Queens Ave to London Road roundabout (8.45 meet up for people coming from St Dunstans)
Mill Lane onto North Downs Way
Follow NDW through Chartham Hatch to Old Wives Lees.
Footpath down to A28, Pickelden Lane
Footpath to Shalmsford Street and on to Chartham
Cycle Route back to Toddlers Cove and Canterbury

I’m guessing 14 miles, option of bus/train from Chartham
Bring packed lunch/snack

Last week’s Sibbertswold to Canterbury walk (via Bramling Downs)

Sibertswold to Littleborne (about 10 miles)
The walk can be extended by another 4 1/2 miles by walking back to Canterbury via Patrixbourne – making a total of, say, 15 miles.

Packed lunch

Meet at Canterbury East to catch 9:20 train to Sibertswold (Shepherds Well) – 10 mins journey time. Cost £3:55 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

Striders on last week’s walk – ‘Checking out Chislet’

Led by Barry.

Meet 9am at the junction of Station Road West and the mini- roundabout, in between the Goods Shed and where the footpath leads to the tunnel under the railway.
The route follows the direction of Hales Place, Broad Oak, West Blean Wood and across the
Canterbury Road (A 291) into East Blean Wood.
At Knave’s Ash the Roman Road is crossed and then onwards to the village of Hoath.
From Hoath continue towards Chislet to join, for a short distance, a section
of the Wansum Walk into Upstreet where the walk ends.

Depending on the time we arrive at Upstreet there is the choice of The Grove Ferry for lunch
or the bus straight back to Canterbury.The river path towards Fordwich is an option if anyone
wishes to extend the walk.

The number 8 bus route has four stopping points in Upstreet, Wall End Farm, Grove Ferry Hill, the Post Office and
Port Farm. There should not be more than a few minutes wait for a bus back to Canterbury.

Striders descending on Rhodes Minnis en route to Elham from Wye and Hastingleigh during last week’s walk

Meet Canterbury West station for train to Wye @ 9:06 cost £3.70 with railcard, arrives 9:20

Wye/Hastingleigh/Lymbridge Green/Rhodes Minnis/Elham

Leisurely pace should get us there in 4 hours.

There is a bus at 13:35 or enjoy the luxuries on offer at the Cosy Tea Rooms then……

17 Bus back to Canterbury 14:50 (one after is 16:20)

Accurate mileage 10 miles

Last week heading towards Cox Hill Wood near Waltham: