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:
The walk will start from the main entrance of the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am.
Meet @ 8:00 am outside the hospital – junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road
The Langton Path to the end of the school playing fields, rugby club, over the A2 bridge and down to Merton Farm. Footpath through Merton Farm, later Iffin Lane and connecting to footpath to New House Lane and then down into Larkey Valley Wood. Through the wood, coming out on Cockering Road, which we walk along until we get to the footpath for New House Lane. footpath by side of Hollow Lane then connecting footpaths behind Wincheap to Lime Kiln Road and Zealand Road. The walk finishes at the top of Nunnery Road.
6 miles.
Last week’s Woolton Farm Walk:
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.
Packed lunch/drink for brief stop during the walk.
About 14 miles
Last week’s NDW, Shalmsford Street and the river walk (very much enjoyed by all):
We’ll gather for an 8:30am start at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens.
The Woolton Farm Walk
Meet outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road at 8:00 am
Proceed upto Little Barton House, then across the orchards later crossing Bekesbourne Lane to the rear of Hoath Farm onto a footpath, through the young orchard, down a dip, up to tree line and bear right along edge of wood. At path T junction, next to gate into field, turn left and follow path up to Littlebourne road. Just before Littlebourne Road turn right and follow path into wood then onto rutted track then asphalt. Turn right onto asphalt farm track and follow to Woolton Farm. Through farm and follow track uphill to re-join Bekesbourne Lane. Turn right onto BL and after a third of a mile, past the old people’s home, left onto track to railway bridge. Just before bridge turn right onto footpath down into wood, through wood and out onto edge of field. Bear right and follow track back to Little Barton House then down Spring Lane where the walk finishes. 6 miles.
From last week’s ‘The Omicron Walk’:
Meet @ 8:00 am outside the hospital – junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road
7 miles
Last Tuesday’s The Golf Walk:
Meet at junction of Nunnery Road with Nunnery Fields at 8:30am
We make our way to New House Lane by the usual route, eventually crossing Chartham Downs Road to Kenfield Road into Petham CP and Capel Wood. We work our way towards Stone Street, crossing Waltham Road and Duckpit Road, then across to Hogg Lane, Bow Hill (using more yellow roads today to avoid the mud), Catt’s Wood Road and, at Well Wood, taking the footpath towards the yellow road, which is Tapleys Hill, arriving at Pett Bottom. The usual route back from here, via Whitehill Wood, Nackington, the Rugby Club, the Langton and back to Stuppington Lane. Approx: 13 miles.
Last week’s very enjoyable Dover/Samphire Ho/Capel le Ferne/Dover walk:
Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens for an 8:30am start.
