Author Archive: John Pike
Thursday 26 May, 2016 Canterbury to Herne Bay (Quest to find the Wallflower)
2016-05-26 Canterbury to Herne Bay express route
Thursday, 19 May, 2016 The Bad Lands of Badlesmere
12 May, 2016 Canterbury – Elham – Chilham (The Cosy/Shelly’s Walk) about 20 miles
Thursday, 5 May, 2016 The Wingham Circle
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30
Proceed in direction of St Martin’s Church
Stour Valley Way/Fordwich/Stodmarsh/Wicambreaux/Wingham/Crockshard Lane
Lunch: http://www.gibsonsfarmshop.com/cafe/ (this should be an early lunch – hoping to arrive shortly after 12)
Across footpaths and minor road towards Adisham
then Patrixbourne/Canterbury
About 18 miles
We last did this walk on 11 February, 2016. The Hungry Farmer Breakfast awaits us.
Silver Striders en route to WHITSTABLE last WEEK (SWAMP BLUES)
28 April, 2016. Whitstable via Fordwich, Broad Oak and Chestfield
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
Lunch – somewhere in Whitstable (maybe Tea & Times)
Last week’s walk – anvil green – en route to lyminge
Thursday 21st April Canterbury to Lyminge (about 15 miles)
Meet at the junction of Stuppington lane/South Canterbury Road 9:00 am, Thurs 21 April.
Lunch (Bring a packed lunch) to be eaten en route
14:43 (No:17 – 40 mins), 15:12 (No:18 – 53 mins), 16:13 (No:17 – 45 mins)
Tickets from £5:20 or £5:40
Here is the route we took:
Last week’s walk:
Thursday, 14 April, 2016 ‘Hiking to Hawkinge’ by PT-G
the walk we have all been waiting for…..Peter Taylor-Gooby’s ‘Hiking to Hawkinge’
Silver Striders
Contubernii Primum (website available now)
http://silverstriders.uk
Meet at the junction of Stuppington Lane/South Canterbury Road 8:30am
Walk to Denton (10 miles) We can either go Elham Valley way or a bit to the south east of that route. via Nackington, Pett Bottom, Covert Wood and Little Breach farm for a change.
Lunch at the Jackdaw, Denton (Peter has told them we’re coming).
http://www.thejackdaw.info
Then walk to Hawkinge (5 miles) via Wootton, St John’s Chapel and Reinhold Wood.
Bus Route 16 from Tesco’s in Hawkinge town centre to Canterbury
14:50, 15:05, 15:21, 15:35, 15:51 (between 27 and 31 mins)
Tickets from £4:80 (adult single)
Peter
7th April 2016 Wye to Elham via Hastingleigh
Canterbury to Sandwich on Thursday 31st March
Silver Striders
2016-03-31 Canterbury to Sandwich
Last week in perry wood en route to Shelley’s tea rooms in chilham