Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the two hour walk followed by beverages at a city centre cafe.

Last Wednesday’s pre-Christmas Lunch Landmarks of the City Walk

Meet @ 8:00 am outside the hospital – junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road

The Langton Path to the end of the school playing fields, rugby club, over the A2 bridge and down to Merton Farm.  Footpath through Merton Farm, later Iffin Lane and connecting to footpath to New House Lane and then down into Larkey Valley Wood.  Through the wood, coming out on Cockering Road, which we walk along until we get to the footpath for New House Lane, then along Hollow Lane turning into the orchard, later over the bridge along Stuppington Lane to the junction with South Canterbury Road, where the walk finishes.

6 miles.

Last week’s Woolton Farm Walk:

Packed lunch or snack suggested

Meet at the junction of Nunnery Road with Nunnery Fields at 8:30am

Zealand Road, Wincheap Farm, Hollow Lane, New House Lane, Strangers Lane then take the footpath on the left to Chartham. When we get to Chartham we take the footpath through the Church and join the road, later crossing the railway line, walking towards the Weir. We cross the bridge over the Weir and then the A28 Ashford Road, walking towards Fright Wood underneath the railway bridge. In Fright Wood we take the permissive paths to Hunstead Wood, then Primrose Hill and then follow the footpath to Podhurst Farm coming out at Bigbury Road – various footpaths back to Central Canterbury.

11 miles

Last week’s The Stonar Circle Walk:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 10:00am for a short walk around the City prior to attending the Foundry for our Christmas Lunch @ 11:30. Civies and Motley may be worn for this walk but walking boots will not be required.

Cage fighting sub-group caught on camera during last Wednesday’s walk

This walk created by Peter Taylor-Gooby.  Packed lunch recommended.

Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch the 9:30, number 12 Bus (Bay D4), to Deal (arrives in Deal at 10:16).

The walk follows the coastal path between Deal and Sandwich, towards the end of the walk it turns inland and travels back to Sandwich via the River Stour and Stonar Lake area.

Bus 43 (40 mins) from Sandwich to Canterbury

12:44 13:21 13:44 14:21 14:44 15:21

Last week’s Denge Wood Circle Walk:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the two hour walk followed by beverages at a city centre cafe.

Meet at the top of Nunnery Road where it meets Nunnery Fields at 8:00am 

Nunnery Road down to Martyr’s Field, past Wincheap School, cross A28 and through Riverside Retail Park, bridge across the Stour to SVW and onward to Westgate Gardens.  We re-connect with the river by the Miller’s Arms, Sainsburys, under the bridge, up to Vauxhall Lakes then turning eastwards, crossing the A28 and heading to the SVW (and cycle path) but now heading south-westwards in the direction of St. Martin’s Church.  We turn right when we arrive at the A257 (Littlebourne Road), heading towards the Abbey then left towards Old Dover Road, where the walk finishes at the Cross Keys crossroads.

Last week’s The Omicron Walk:

Happy Birthday Huw

Have a great birthday Huw from all your friends

in the Silver Striders

Meet at 8.30am, top of Nunnery Road.

The walk is 14 miles, so we should be back around 2pm. Please bring a picnic/snack and plenty of water.

Nunnery Road, Zealand Road, Lime Kiln Road. Through orchards to New House Lane, past New House Farm to Garlinge Green road. Enter Denge woods, Upper Thruxted Farm, to Mystole Road. Through Shalmsford Street and Chartham, home along the river.  This lovely walk was created by Nick.

Last week’s walk to Sandwich: