Please bring a packed lunch (to be eaten at a convenient stopping place en route)
Meet outside St Mary Bredin Church at 8.30am
Walk to be led by Barry.
Proceed through town to Toddler’s Cove, then towards the Cemetery – footpath to Church Wood. Through the Wood to Courtenay Road, then Victory Wood, later crossing Pean Hill taking footpaths leading to the Crab and Winkle route; through the University, working our way back to Canterbury. Approx. 14 miles.
Last week’s Upper Hardes Circle Walk:
Meet 8.30am at the junction of Nunnery Fields/ Nunnery Road
Walk approximately 20kl (12 miles), returning around 12.30, so bring a snack/lunch if you want.
Nunnery Rd, Zealand Rd, Lime Kiln Road. Footpath path alongside Hollow Lane to New House Lane. New House Farm, over the Downs road, to Kenfield Hall. Footpath to Petham, past the church, footpath to Thompson Garden Centre, over the Stone Street to Upper Hardres Farm. Footpath to Westwood Farm, left along footpath to Pett Bottom. Into Whitehill Woods, Nackington, home via the Rugby Club.
Lunch break at Ickham last week
**Packed Lunch**
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30
Proceed in direction of Patrixbourne, then footpaths to Adisham Church, Love Lane, Church Wood, unfortunately no Gibson’s but we could have lunch somewhere around Wingham.
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
Last week’s Canterbury Northern Woods Walk:
Meet St Mary Bredin Church, 8.30am
About 19 km (12 miles). Bring snack or packed lunch.
Through Canterbury city centre to St Stephens, Hales Place, Alcroft Grange, Thornden Wood, Gypsy corner. Into Clowes Wood, to Amery Court, cross Whitstable Road into Blean wood. Back through Rough Common, past the water tower into Canterbury, via Toddlers Cove.
Last week’s Fright Wood walk
**Packed Lunch**
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 and then Primrose Hill. A Chartham Hatch we take the NDR back to Canterbury.
Last weeks Marley Oval walk:
Bring packed lunch to be eaten en route.
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 the Les Walk:
PACKED LUNCH
Meet outside 67 St. Augustine’s Road @ 8:30am
Up the St. George’s Field Hill and through Querns Road and then footpath to Fordwich, then Stodmarsh Road and onwards to Littlebourne. We take the footpath that runs parallel to Bekesbourne Lane and, latterly, to Patrixbourne, then return to Canterbury via Hode Lane.
About 12 miles.
This week’s walk will be led by Les.
Last week’s NDW to Old Wives Lees, back by the Stour walk:
Meet 8.30am St Mary Bredin Church
About 13 miles returning around 2pm so bring packed lunch
Through Toddlers Cove to London Road roundabout. North Downs Way through Chartham Hatch to Old Wives Lees. Down to the A23, railway and river crossing near Bagham. Shalmsford Street, Chartham, Horton, river crossing and back along the Stour.
Last week’s completion to the Canterbury Outer ring
PACKED LUNCH
Meet outside St. Martin’s Church @ 8:30am
We take the Stour Valley Way to Fordwich, where we join the Canterbury Outer Ring. The route crosses Stodmarsh Road, Swanton Lane and by footpath to Littlebourne and later towards Patrixbourne parallel with Bekesbourne Lane. From Patrixbourne we take footpaths to Bridge, later through Whitehill Woods to Lower Hardes, then up to Bridge Road crossing Nackington Road, Iffin Lane, finishing the route when we get to New House Lane. Estimated length of whole route 16 miles.
Last week’s Canterbury Outer Ring (Part 1) walk:
PACKED LUNCH
Meet at the top of Nunnery Road, where it joins Nunnery Fields at 8:30am
THE Outer Ring is shown at 21.6 miles, in addition one has to walk to the outer ring from Canterbury, then back to Canterbury at the conclusion of the walk. On Thursday’s walk we shall walk part of it, about 16/18 miles (including walking to and from the Outer Ring).
We take the footpath from Zealand Road to Hollow Lane, then on to New House Lane and join the Outer Ring where it crosses into Larkey Valley Woods. The route takes footpaths over Cockering Road and to the other side of the Stour then along by the lakes to Tonford Lane, where we turn left in the direction of Upper Harbledown. We take the footpath up to Church Wood, then Blean, towards St. Cosmus & St. Damian Church, following the footpath, which leads to the The Tyler’s Kiln Public House. The footpath then goes close to the River Tyler towards Broad Oak. Heel Lane, then Mayton Lane lead to the Golden Lion, Broad Oak and from their we follow the footpath to Sturry, then Fordwich and then take the Stour Valley Way back to Canterbury.
Last week’s Blean and Denstead Woods Walk:
