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

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

Proceed to Stour Valley Way footpath past St Martin’s Church
Fordwich
Sturry
over the rail line
Broad Oak
Through West Blean Wood to Sheepfold
Chestfield Golf Club
Chestfiled and Swalecliffe Station then roads to Tankerton Beach
A brief swim for those so minded (high tide around 1pm) and then walk to Whitstable for lunch and bus back to Canterbury in the early afternoon.
About 12 miles

A very pleasant walk to Dover last week:

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road 8:30

Packed lunch to be eaten en route

Proceed on NDW as far as Patrixbourne then yellow roads and footpaths to Womenswold rejoining NDW and proceeding to Sibertswold. We continue to Coldred on NDW but then leave it in favour of yellow roads to Whitfield, where we weave through footpath and streets to get over to the footpath running by the side of the A2 and later crossing A256. We then rejoin NDW, to and through the necropolis and into Dover and then to Dover Priory station.

Estimated distance 17 miles

Trains from Dover Priory to Canterbury East, cost £5.60 with railcard:
14:18; 14:52; 15:18; 15:48; 16:20; 16:55.

Last week’s walk from Lenham to Canterbury:

**PACKED LUNCH**
Meet at Canterbury West station to catch 9:05 direct train to Lenham (arrives 09:46) cost £8:80 for return ticket with railcard – this gives the possibility of catching the train back to Canterbury at any time from Chilham on the way back.

From Lenham Station we walk up to the NDW, crossing the A20, then in the direction of Stalisfield, Bells Forestal and Badlesmere (taking lunch somewhere before we arrive at Badlesmere) – there is the Red Lion at Badlesmere where may wish to stop for a drink before continuing (lunch at the pub was not a memorable experience last time we tried it, thus ‘packed lunch’).

In the afternoon we proceed to Shottenden, then Old Wives Leas, rejoining the NDW and later cutting down to the SVW before we get to Chartham Hatch and then continuing into Canterbury, arriving at Toddlers Cove.

Distance 22 miles (or less if one takes the train at Chilham or Chartham)

Last week’s walk, leaving Waltham:

Meet corner of Stuppington Lane and South Canterbury Road 8:30 am

Proceed to New House Lane toward Kenfield Hall, then Petham, Mounts Wood, Hassell Street, then West to the Wye Downs, Wye.

PACKED LUNCH

13 miles

Back by train to Canterbury West:

13:11, 13:41, 14:11, 14:41, 15:11, 15:41

Cost (with Silver Striders railcard) £3:85

Last week’s new route Sandwich via Preston walk:

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road 8:30

Packed lunch to be eaten en route

This week’s walk led by Nick
Canterbury to Fordwich
Stour Valley Way towards Stodmarsh
Then turn off down to Wickhambreaux
Footpath past the lakes to Preston
Join the Stour Valley walk through Westmarsh, Paramour Street to Richborough and into Sandwich
A shorter variant would be to finish the walk at Ash and take the bus home from there.

Estimated mileage 16 miles

Return by bus 43 from Sandwich takes 40 mins
14:01; 14:21; 14:41; 15:01; 15:21; 15:30 (43A takes 53 mins); 16:06

Last week’s Canterbury Western Circle Walk near Bigbury

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.

Lunch is a possibility somewhere in Canterbury: to be decided during walk.

About 14 miles

Last week’s Wingham Circle walk

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30

Proceed in direction of Patrixbourne, then footpaths to Adisham Church, Love Lane, Church Wood, Gibson’s Farm Shop (Breakfast or Lunch).

If anyone wishes for a shorter walk, halfway is Wingham, where there are regular buses back to Canterbury.

Wingham Church, footpaths to Wicambreaux then Wickham Court Lane and footpath to Swanton Lane, Firdown Wood, Palmstead Wood, Bekesbourne Road, Haystack Wood, Spring Lane, Canterbury.

Around 16 miles

Striding into the valley before Lymbridge Green on last week’s Wye/Hastingleigh/Elham walk.

Meet Canterbury West station for train to Wye @ 9:05 cost £3.85 with railcard, arrives 9:20

Wye/Hastingleigh/Lymbridge Green/Rhodes Minnis/Elham

Leisurely pace should get us there in 4 hours.

There is a bus at 13:35 or enjoy the luxuries on offer at the Cosy Tea Rooms then……

17 Bus back to Canterbury 14:50 (one after is 16:20)

Accurate mileage 10 miles

Last week in the woods near Wichling heading for Newnham: