Is there a better way to celebrate All Saints Day than heading down to the main entrance of the Westgate Gardens for an 8:30am start to a midweek perambulation and coffee?
The route for the walk will be determined on the day and will take account of weather and ground conditions.
The attached pic is of the spring planting in the Westgate Gardens taken near where our walks start each week.
Meet outside St. Martin’s Church at 8:00 am
St. Martin’s Church/SVW/then up the hill to footpath behind the barracks/Across the golf club – avoiding balls and golfers/Scotland Hills and footpath to Moat Lane/Stodmarsh Road junction/Across Moat Rough towards Littlebourne/Turn right into Swanton Lane/Across the A257 to footpath that goes by Firdown Wood/Palmstead Wood then carefully along the Bekesbourne Road/Footpath on left and then take connecting footpath on right. We end up at Little Barton Farmhouse,then Spring Lane and down the hill. 6 miles
Last Tuesday’s Toddler’s Coves Walk:
Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for this weeks two hour stroll followed by a visit to a city centre coffee shop.
This weeks walk will be decided on the day and will no doubt take into consideration the weather and the best routes to avoid too much mud.
The pic from the walk last week was taken beside an orchard looking across to Lower Harbledown, a stunning view at any time of the year.
Meet outside St. Mary Bredin Church at 8:00am
Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road
SVW to near Tonford Manor; over the Stour, over the A28; Strangers Lane; footpath to New House Lane; footpath by side of Hollow Lane then connecting footpaths behind Wincheap to Zealand Road and then to the top of Nunnery Road where the walk finishes. About 6 miles.
Last week’s Hospital Walk:
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road 8:30
NDW to Patrixbourne/Shepherd’s Close Road/FPs to Adisham/Bossington/Neavy Downs/Gibson’s is a possibility. In any event a packed lunch and something to drink is suggested. 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
Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:
Bus 43 (40 mins)
12:51 13:21 13:51 14:21 14:51 15:21
Last week’s The Villages Walk:
Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for a two hour walk followed by coffee.
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, Nackington then down to the bottom of the fields, by the pylons, then right and left through the firebreak in the woods, up the hill and onto to the Renville path. At Renville take the bridge across the motorway and then carefully walk across the NDR/A2 approach road and onto the lane which connects to the orchards, thence onto Pilgrims’ Way/St Augustine’s Road where the walk concludes. 6 miles
Last week’s The Don’s Walk:
Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for a two hour walk followed by coffee.
Meet 8.00 am at St. Martin’s Church
Stour Valley Way to Fordwich (forking right – off bike route) scary bit after Fordwich for 200 yds then turn right up hill to Stodmarsh Road via CCCU playing field. Across Stodmarsh Rd, footpath straight on then veer right into field and down to Lampen Stream. Turn right along bottom of field following stream for 400 yards, then turn left across stream and up the hill to old waste dump, right onto Swanton Lane, then straight across and down past Firdown Wood. Before the bare field at near Palmstead wood turn right and proceed towards the Hoath Farm (the last bit is along Bekesborne Road, thus exercise care), then right and left and thus to Hoath Farm, home via Little Barton House. 6 miles.
Last week’s The Get Thee to a Nunnery Walk:
This week’s walk will be led by Peter.
Meet outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road @ 8:30am. Packed lunch.
The route initially follows the NDW but branches off at Patrixbourne towards Adisham, later Woolage Green then Coldred, onward via Captains Wood, under the A2 to Temple Ewell for the Number 15 bus back to Canterbury. There are possibilities to leave the walk earlier and return by train or bus. 12 miles and fun.
No: 15 bus from Temple Ewell to Canterbury (23 mins):
12:31; 12:51; 13:11; 13:31; 13:51; 14:11
Last week’s The Dane John Circle Walk:
