*Packed Lunch*
Meet at the corner of Nunnery Fields with Old Dover Road – opposite St Mary Bredin Church at 8:30am – meet up with walk leader (Barry) at London Road roundabout at 8:45am.

Follow the North Downs Way, leave the way at Bigbury.
Poldhurst Farm, Denstead Farm, South Bishop’s Den, Forester’s Lodge Farm,
Dunkirk Church, Clay Pits Wood, Crockham Wood, Herne Hill, Thanet Way,
Wey Street Farm.

Short route into Faversham Goodnestone and Swale Heritage trail to return by bus
from Love Lane.

Long route Sandbanks Rd and Farm and at Nagden a circular walk around Nagden
Marshes joining the Saxon Shore Way into Faversham.
Bus stop in Abbey Street.

* The Nagden Marshes are under threat of a giant solar farm development, It’s a
wonderful desolate atmospheric area that sadly may soon be lost.
(15 miles but will depend on variation decided during walk)

At the start of last week’s walk to Elham:

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 12:00

17 Bus back to Canterbury 12:35; 13:35 (short chat or long chat)

Approximately 10 miles

Last week’s North Downs Wye Walk, where the Striders take time for a brief moment of inner contemplation:

This walk follows the North Down’s Way route to Wye from Canterbury.

**Packed Lunch**

Meet at the corner of Nunnery Fields with Old Dover Road – opposite St Mary Bredin Church at 8:30 – Walk Leader is Nick

London Road roundabout/footpath to Bigberry/Chartham Hatch/Old Wives Lees/down Long Hill and into Chilham/Mountain Street/King’s Wood/Boughton Lees/Wye. 15 miles.

There is a bus (1X) at 14:44 from Kennington, The Old Mill to Canterbury, which takes 44 mins otherwise train from Wye to Canterbury – £3.85 with card:
13:41, 14:11, 14:41, 15:11

Last week’s Marley Oval walk:

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road @ 8:30am

EVW Hode Farm, then footpath to Bridge A2 intersection, then under the A2 and into Bridge – to the Church then EVW through Bishopsbourne to Kingston – at Kingston we take the yellow roads to Marley via Marley Lane and later we take the footpath off to Westwood. From Westwood we take SSFR1 back to Canterbury; via Pett Bottom and Nackington.

13.5 miles

Last week’s walk to Sandwich:

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).

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 (40 mins)

13:21 13:41 14:01 14:21 14:41 15:01 15:30 15:30 16:06

Last week’s Canterbury South Circular Walk:

Meet at junction of Stuppington Lane with South Canterbury Road at 8:30am

Proceed to New House Lane the into Larkey Valley Wood to Chartham Downs Road. Then we take the yellow road by Perry Hill Shaw and the footpath that eventually leads to Sappington Court then footpath to Kenfield Road. We now cross over the yellow road for the footpath to Swarling Manor Farm later crossing Stone Street and taking the footpath by Harmansole Farm to Lower Hardes, then past the Church and through Whitehill Wood and over Bridge Road for the path to Renville and over the quiet bridge, finally crossing New Dover Road and to the Hode Farm lane and footpaths to join the NDW/EVW path, past Barton Industrial Estate into Pilgrims’ Way and St Augustine’s Road where the walk finishes. 12 miles.
Nothing stops these men, they are; Silver Striders (it’s a state of mind),pictured here after the successful capture of a bus shelter in Badlesmere:

**Packed Lunch**

Meet at the corner of Nunnery Fields with Old Dover Road – opposite St Mary Bredin Church at 8:30

London Road roundabout/footpath to Bigberry/Chartham Hatch/Primrose Hill/Denstead Wood/Rhode Common/Perry Wood/Stocking Wood/Badlesmere.

There is the Red Lion here should we fancy some refreshment.

Buses back to Canterbury (change at Faversham)
bus 666 – 12:59; 13:59; 14:59; 16:23
We take bus 3X from Faversham back to Canterbury – whole journey one hour.

Distance: 14 miles

Last week’s walk (Elham via Bossingham and Stelling Minnis):

Meet outside the hospital: junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road @ 8:30 am

Footpath to Rugby Club then Nakington, follow on through Whitehill Wood but this time we take the yellow road down to The Duck. We then take the footpath to Broxhall Wood, Broxhall Road then path down by Hardres Court Farm, along the road to the footpath, which leads to Bossingham. We follow a bit of yellow road but then take the footpath through Atchester Wood, then yellow roads along to Stelling Minnis where we take the footpath through Elhampark Wood to Upper Park Gate Farm then straight down and into (road/footpath) Elham.

The Cosy Tea Rooms for lunch.

Approximately 12 miles.

Bus back to Canterbury:

13:35

earlier would be 12:35, later would be 14:50

Last week on the way to Wye:

Packed lunch

Meet corner of Stuppington Lane with South Canterbury Road @ 8:30

Proceed to Garlinge Green (possibly via Larkey Wood)

Through the Wildwood to Crundale

Up and down the fields to Crundale Church – Lunch Break

Down to the Farm in the Valley (where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison as Bob Dylan says)

Up again to the top of the downs and then down to Wye via the radio mast site

11 miles (more or less)

Cafe and pubs if we wish or quick return from Wye station

Trains back to Canterbury West:

13:11 (16 mins)

13:41 (12 mins)

14:11 (16 mins)

14:41 (12 mins)

15:11 (16 mins)

£3.85 with Railcard

Last week’s Woodland Circular Walk: where is the tin man?

**PACKED LUNCH**

Meet by Abbotts Barton Walk – next to Ben’s house @ 8:30am

Then ODR/Landsdown Road/Toddler’s Cove/Whitehall Road/St. Dunstan’s Terrace/The Cemetery/footpatho up to Rough Common.

Later out of the woods, crossing A290 at Blean, taking the footpath to Amery Court and then into Clowes Wood. At Gypsy Corner cross into Thornden Wood, then West Blean Wood, New Road then cut down by the side of Belce Wood and onto Broad Oak Road/Sturry/Fordwich and back along SVW to Canterbury.

Approximately 14 miles

This walk planned by Nick.

Last week en route to Tankerton Slopes via Swalecliffe