This week’s walk led by Nick.

Meet 8.30am by St Mary Bredin Church, junction of Nunnery Fields and Old Dover Road
Landsdown Road to East Station.
Past Castle and Toddlers Cove
Queens Ave to London Road roundabout (8.45 meet up for people coming from St Dunstans)
Mill Lane onto North Downs Way
Follow NDW through Chartham Hatch to Old Wives Lees.
Footpath down to A28, Pickelden Lane
Footpath to Shalmsford Street and on to Chartham
Cycle Route back to Toddlers Cove and Canterbury

I’m guessing 14 miles, option of bus/train from Chartham
Bring packed lunch/snack

Last week’s Sibbertswold to Canterbury walk (via Bramling Downs)

Sibertswold to Littleborne (about 10 miles)
The walk can be extended by another 4 1/2 miles by walking back to Canterbury via Patrixbourne – making a total of, say, 15 miles.

Packed lunch

Meet at Canterbury East to catch 9:20 train to Sibertswold (Shepherds Well) – 10 mins journey time. Cost £3:55 with Railcard.

Sibertswold/Barfrestone/Nonington/Goodnestone/Muddy Bush Corner/Bramling Downs/Littlebourne (on to Canterbury if desired)

Plenty of buses back to Canterbury from Littlebourne – journey time around 13 minutes

Striders on last week’s walk – ‘Checking out Chislet’

Led by Barry.

Meet 9am at the junction of Station Road West and the mini- roundabout, in between the Goods Shed and where the footpath leads to the tunnel under the railway.
The route follows the direction of Hales Place, Broad Oak, West Blean Wood and across the
Canterbury Road (A 291) into East Blean Wood.
At Knave’s Ash the Roman Road is crossed and then onwards to the village of Hoath.
From Hoath continue towards Chislet to join, for a short distance, a section
of the Wansum Walk into Upstreet where the walk ends.

Depending on the time we arrive at Upstreet there is the choice of The Grove Ferry for lunch
or the bus straight back to Canterbury.The river path towards Fordwich is an option if anyone
wishes to extend the walk.

The number 8 bus route has four stopping points in Upstreet, Wall End Farm, Grove Ferry Hill, the Post Office and
Port Farm. There should not be more than a few minutes wait for a bus back to Canterbury.

Striders descending on Rhodes Minnis en route to Elham from Wye and Hastingleigh during last week’s walk

Meet Canterbury West station for train to Wye @ 9:06 cost £3.70 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 heading towards Cox Hill Wood near 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.

Lunch at the one of The King’s Head, Wye Coffee Shop & Kitchen or The Tickled Trout or take the train back upon arrival in Wye

13 miles

Back by train to Canterbury West:

13:11, 13:38, 14:11, 14:41, 15:11, 15:41

Cost (with Silver Striders railcard) £3:70

Last week’s Wickhambreaux Circle walk
The Bridge (Wickhambreaux Edition) – even more sinister than the Nordic Noir TV series – it was in bits and we had to walk on the partially rotted remaining beam – nothing stops a Silver Strider.

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

Canterbury to Fordwich to Stodmarsh to Grove Ferry (through the Nature Reserve) then on to the Wickhambreaux Valley and slowly down to Wichambreaux. Lunch at The Rose, Wickhambreaux thence a short trek to Littlebourne for bus or walk back to Canterbury

About 11 miles if finishing at Littlebourne – about 16 if finishing at Canterbury

Buses from Littlebourne (13, 13A or 14) – 13 mins

13:33; 13:53; 14:13; 14:33; 14:53

Photo from last week’s really enjoyable Canterbury to Faversham from the South Walk:

8:30 Meet corner of Old Dover Road/Nunnery Fields/Oaten Hill

London Road Roundabout

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 – Either return on arrival or lunch take lunch at a Faversham Eatery

13 miles

Trains (£3.55 with Railcard)

12:03, 12:31, 13:03, 13:31, 14:03, 14:31, 15:03 (13 MINS)

Buses

13:16 (3 @ 35 mins)

13:36 (3X @ 25 mins)

13:46 (3B @ 35 mins)

14:06 (3X @ 25 mins)

14:16 (3 @ 35 mins)

14:31 (3X @ 25 mins)

14:54 (3X @ 25 mins)

Last week’s walk – en route to Westernhanger

Meet outside K & C Hospital, corner of Ethelbert and South Canterbury Roads at 8:30am

Silver Striders Fast Route to Elham

Lunch at the Cosy Cafe

Then onto Lyminge/Postling/Stanford/Westernhanger (mainly footpaths)

About 17 miles (10 morning, 7 afternoon)

Trains back from Westernhanger to CBW (change at Ashford) approx. 40 mins. Leaving at: 15:19, 16:19, 16:46, 17:19

Cost £7.40 with railcard

Westernhanger Castle

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road @ 9:00

Slightly shorter walk this week but a longer SSS walk on Tuesday (15th) should compensate those wanting a longer mileage fix.

North Holmes Road, through town, West Station tunnel to St Stephen’s Green, The University, Cycle Path to Harbledown and then back via the Castle and Lansdown Road.

About 7 miles

Last week’s Faversham to Whitstable walk:

and samphire foragers spotted on the walk: