Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30
Elevenses stop (bring a snack/drink if you wish)
North Downs Way to Patrixbourne then alternative route, re-joining NDW at Womenswold.
Train back from Sibertswold £4.45 with Railcard. One train an hour 12:28; 13:28; 14:28. The journey time is 18 mins.
Approx. 10 miles
Last week’s Canterbury to Selsted Walk:
Gather at 8:30am at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens for the weekly two hour walk followed by coffee at a city centre cafe.
The walk will follow the cemetery path to Rough Common where we’ll join New Road. We’ll take a path to the right and join the Whitstable Road near the pub and Sarre Penn. Continuing on to Brotherhood Wood and then onto the university campus returning to the city via St Stephens.
There is rain in the forecast but it should not be a problem before lunch time.
The pic taken on the walk last week is of the lads standing on the bridge near Alcroft Grange watching the Sarre Penn flow beneath them.
Last week’s Reverse The Golf Walk:
Meet 8.30am, K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Road entrance.
The walk is 12 miles, with regular buses back from Selstead. We should be back in Canterbury around 1.30pm so bring a packed lunch or snack.
Through the hospital to the rugby field, cross Nackington Road, walk to Whitehill woods. Path down to Little Eaton Farm, cross Pett Bottom road and take the footpath that runs along the valley behind the Duck Inn to Westwood Farm. Road and paths through Covert wood to Bladbean Farm, Wingmore, and onto the EVW, Tappington Hall, Rakehole Farm and Selstead.
Shorter options are available by cutting down to Barham or by taking the path to Denton to get onto a bus route.
The bus 16 runs every 20 minutes back to Canterbury.
Last week’s walk to Elham:
Meet up at the usual place and time on Wednesday, the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am.
A good weather forecast for the walk, bright sunshine and gentle breeze.
The walk will follow the Crab and Winkle line to Tyler Hill and cross the main road to the recreation ground. We’ll probably take the path next to Alcroft Grange then cross the field to Hales Place and return to the city via St Stephens.
The pic taken on the walk last week was taken by the small church on Brett’s private land near Milton Manor farm.
Meet outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road at 8:00 am
Spring Lane and past Little Barton Farmhouse. We take the Public Footpath, which runs parallel to the railway line, along to Bekesbourne Road, further along we take the footpath, on the left, which runs alongside Palmstead Wood then Firdown Wood. We cross A257 and walk along Swanton Lane till we get to the site of the old dump, then take the footpath through to Moat Lane/Stodmarsh Road junction. We cross the road and take the footpath to Scotland Hill, across the Golf Course and then the footpath that runs behind the old barracks, later cutting down to the SVW, which leads us to St. Martin’s Church where the walk ends. 6 miles.
Last week’s Reverse Toddler’s Coves Walk:
Have a great birthday Mark from all your mates in the Silver Striders
**Packed Lunch**
This one starts at 8:30am outside 25 St Augustine’s Road and takes the Francigena to Patrixbourne, then to Bridge via Bifrons Park, later we take a path crossing the Nailbourne to Crows Camp Hill just above Bishopsbourne. We take a footpath from here and then a sharp left into Charlton Wood and then on to Heart’s delight via Marley.
We now follow the Elham Valley Way into Covert Wood, but on leaving the wood we take the road to Bladbean Farm, and then road and paths to Upper Park Gate Farm. From there we descend by road and path into Elham before taking the bus back to Canterbury. About 11 miles.
Buses to Canterbury at 12:50 or 13:50 – journey time 33 mins
Last week’s Woods & Coast Walk to Herne Bay:
An 8:30am start of walk from the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens for the two hours followed by coffee at a city centre cafe.
Weather forecast for Wednesday is for drizzle and light winds.
The direction of the walk will be decided on the day and will take account of ground conditions as we find them.
The pic from last week is of the Hambrook Stream at the point where it is crossed by the North Downs Way. Not of course to be confused with the mighty Sarre Penn.
