Thursday – 11 AUGUST, 2016
Meet at Canterbury East Station to catch 8:37 train to Shepherdswell (£5.30)
Lunch at The Anchor, Wingham
Then onward to Ash.
Buses back from Ash (£3.20). About 30 mins to Canterbury.
14:47 13A
15:09 13
15:23 14
15:47 13A
16:09 13
16:35 14
This week’s walk will be led by Barry.
lunch at the top of railway hill, barham ON LAST WEEK’S ‘BARHAM CIRCLE’ WALK
Thursday – 4 AUGUST, 2016
BRING A PACKED LUNCH
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30
No buses this week and, although we may call in at a pub, let’s enjoy the freedom of a packed lunch.
The idea is to engage with a few footpaths we may not have walked thus far. We could also call this ‘The Barham Circle’.
NDR to Patrixbourne, Shepherds’ Close Road, various bridleway connections through to Cooting Downs,
Aylesham Farm, Womenswold, across the A2 (hopefully a bridge) and into Barham (we walk right past a pub here or maybe go in).
Footpath to Out Elmstead, then footpath to Covet Lane, Marley, footpaths over to Charlton Wood
Langham Park Farm, Crows Camp Road, upto Gorsely Wood and then permissive paths through to path which finishes at Pett Bottom
Whitehall Wood, Nackington, Stuppington Lane, Canterbury.
Around 15 miles but with the possibility to return by bus from Barham if a shorter walk is preferred.
SANDWICH BAY ON LAST WEEK’S WALK, WHICH FINISHED AT NORTHBOURNE
Thursday – 28 JULY, 2016
BRING A PACKED LUNCH
13A Bus to Sandwich – arrives 9:08
Catch the bus at the Bus Station 8:25 or some minutes later at the Barton Court stop (outside the prison – JP will board the bus here).
£3:70 single, cheaper for a return or an explorer ticket and use it for the return journey from Northbourne.
Walk from the centre of Sandwich to the mouth of the Stour and then back a little way to find a suitable bathing spot.
BRING SWIMMING TRUNKS (might be ok without as the spot we have in mind is an unofficial nudist bathing area) – a towel might be useful.
After the dip we proceed along the coast by Sandwich Bay and Worth. Stop somewhere to eat our lunch.
At Groyne we take a footpath inland towards Little Downs Bridge and Blue Pigeon Farm
Along Pinnock Wall/Hacklinge/Adelaide/Finglesham/Northbourne, where there is a pub for those in need of a beer
From Northbourne there is one bus an hour ‘bus 14’:
13:45 – unlikely
14:46 – most likely (1hr 9 mins) – cost shows as £5:30 so the Explorer ticket looks a sensible investment if one does not have a bus pass.
15:58 – unlikely
THE STRIDERS EN ROUTE TO SANDWICH LAST WEEK AFTER SLAYING THE HUNGRY FARMER BREAKFAST AT GIBSON’S
Silver Striders
Contubernii Primum
Thursday – 21 JULY, 2016
WE LAST DID THIS WALK ON 31 MARCH – IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE LAND HAS CHANGED IN THE INTERIM
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 stop)
LUNCH: The Hungry Strider Breakfast or something less hearty
The eponymous ‘Hungry Farmer’: http://www.gibsonsfarmshop.com/cafe/
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 16/17 miles
Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:
Buses 13 13A 14 (around 45 mins)
14:12 14:29 14:57 15:13 15:29 15:57
Last week en route to THE OLD MILL, KENNINGTON, ASHFORD
This is a walk from Selling to Wye. Vasco (aka J Pike of this Parish) has allowed me to guest edit this week.
We get the 0848 from Cant East to Selling (£4). Meet at station.
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 instead of left to Boughton Aluph.
Lunch at the Old Mill, Kennington (on main Cant-Ashford Rd but approach and leave via a small lane and a footpath). This is highly recommended by Big Graham at the gym, for those who know him.
The pub is 10-11 miles I calculate, so I would book for 1.30.
It’s then 2.5 miles to Wye station.
Back from Wye on 1509 or 1539 (they are every hour on these times) £5.50
Total walking 12-13 miles though it might be a bit more as my distance calculating method is v rough and ready.
I think I’ll need to make a booking at the Old Mill so could you reply reasonably soon to John or preferably me.
See you Thursday
Don
Silver Striders Fast Route (tried and tested direct route)
Fast routes are the first half of a walk, which will take the whole day.
SSFR 1 (CANTERBURY TO ELHAM)
SSFR 2 (CANTERBURY TO BADLESMERE)
last week’s walk to charing – between badlesmere and charing – great walk, even though we got soaked within the first hour – later it cleared and by old wives leas we decided to carry on. about 18/19 miles. there is no pub in charing any more but we did find a very good tea room, where toasted tea cakes, strawberry jam and pots of tea revived us before heading to the station for the direct train to canterbury west.POSTPONED TO THURSDAY 30 JUNE, 2016
LAST WEEK SITTING OUTSIDE CRUNDALE CHURCH, FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF REPOSE, BEFORE THE FINAL ONSLAUGHT ON WYE
SILVER STRIDERS
CONTUBERNII PRIMUM
8:00 Meet corner of Old Dover Road/Nunnery Fields/Oaten Hill
8:20 Join at London Road Roundabout for those living on the London side of Canterbury
Proceed along Mill Lane and North Downs Way
Bridge across A2
Podhurst Farm
Denstead Wood/Court Wood/Winterbourne Wood
South Street/Brenley/Westwood Court
Faversham – Eat at one of The Yard, Havershams, Cosgroves (Preston Street) or The Bear or travel back to Canterbury
About 11 miles or 4 hours
Trains (£3.50 with Railcard)
12:08, 12:24, 13:08, 13:24 (11/13 MINS)
Buses
12:06 (3X @ 25 mins)
12:16 (3 @ 35 mins)
12:36 (3X @ 25 mins)
12:45 (3B @ 35 mins)
13:06 (3X @ 25 mins)
