8:30 Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road
North Down’s Way to Sibertswold
Either catch the train to Canterbury East from Sibertswold or sample the pleasures of the Bell Inn – to be discussed
About 11 miles
Train back to Canterbury East (£3.55 with card)
12:29 (18 mins)
13:29
14:29
Last week’s Herne Bay walk – the walk was good and the swimming wonderful.
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30am
SVW to Fordwich/Sturry/across the railway line and up to Broad Oak/Herne/Herne Bay
About 11 miles
Lunch – maybe the Wallflower Cafe – we can decide en route
Return by bus:
13:05 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:20 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:35 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:50 (TRIAN) 35 mins
14:05 (TRIAN) 35 mins
Last week – en route to Elham:
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
11 miles
Take the 12:35 bus back to Canterbury or have lunch in Elham and catch a later bus – as one wishes.
No 17 Bus from Elham to Canterbury
12:35 (about 30 mins)
13:35
14:50
LAST WEEK’s WALK, Distant Striders engaging with the landscape:
Meet at Canterbury East Station 9 to catch 9:09 train to Faversham (11 mins).
Return fare with railcard £3.55
Mainly Lanes and Footpaths
Faversham, Oare, Luddenham, Wild Marsh, Deerton Street, near Teynham, upto Nouds House, Lewson Street, Provender, footpath to Coxett Hill and various footpaths back to London Road, Faversham and then the station or stop in Faversham for lunch and then the station (to be decided on the walk).
Approx distance 11 miles.
Trains back 13:08, 13:24, 14:08, 14:24, 15:08
Last week’s Hackington Triangle walk – through the gold course
Meet outside 25 St Augustines Road at 8:30 am
St Martin’s Church/Stour Valley Way to Fordwich/Sturry/Broad Oak/West Blean Wood/Hackington/Hales Place Estate/The Beverley/Station Road West/Canterbury
10 Miles
Last week’s circular walk Canterbury/Wickhambreaux – the wind that shakes the barley (approaching Fordwich across the fields):
8:30 Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road
SVW to Stodmarsh but turn off to Wickhambreaux before reaching the village. Wickhambreaux to Ickham; Ickham to Littlebourne and then footpaths back to Canterbury via the footpath through the golf course.
Estimate: about 12 miles
Last week’s very sunny walk to Denton
Meet corner of Stuppington Lane/South Canterbury Road @ 8:30 am
Pett Bottom/Covet Wood/Covert Wood/Denton
About 11 miles
Bus back to Canterbury or lunch at the Jackdaw and bus back.
Return by bus:
Number 16 about 20 mins
12:18
12:31
12:49
13:01
13:19
13:31
13:48
14:01
14:18
Last week’s Canterbury South Circular Walk. Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty running from one falling star to another:
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30 am
Proceed direction North Downs Way but take yellow road onto NDR then cross and take bridge over A2 past Renville, over Bridge Road, through Whitehill Wood, Lower Hardes, Harmansole Farm, Swarling Manor Farm, nearby Kenfield Hall, then up and over the Chartham Downs Road, Larkey Valley Wood, New House Lane, Stuppington Lane back to Canterbury.
About 12 miles – we should be back around 1pm.
Two ‘rum coves’ after a hearty feast at the Cosy after completion of last week’s SSFR1 Canterbury to Elham walk
Meet corner of South Canterbury Road and Stuppington Lane 8:30
Back of Canterbury Rugby Club/Nackington/Pett Bottom/Gorsley Wood/Westwood/Quilters Wood/Clamberdown/Palmstead/Peafield/Park Gate/Elham
Lunch at the Cosy Tea Rooms 12:30
17 Bus back to Canterbury 13:35 (one after is 14:50)
Approximately 10 miles
Last week’s Canterbury Western Circle Walk
8:30am Meet outside St Mary Bredin Church, Nunnery Fields
Harbledown/Bigbury/Podhurst Farm then various paths across to South Bishops Den/Forester’s Lodge Farm/Poundfall Wood – bridge over A2
Dunkirk/Bossenden Woods and on to Church Wood then onto Rough Common and back to Canterbury along the footpath behind Kent College and towards the cemetery.
Lunch is a possibility somewhere in Canterbury: to be decided during walk.
About 14 miles (as recorded last time we did this – anti-clockwise).
Last week’s walk, 16 miles from Canterbury to Faversham via Perry Wood and Sheldwich.
