Meet 8.30am St Martin’s Church
The walk is about 15 miles, with short cuts available from Littlebourne (by bus) or Patrixbourne (NDW back to Canterbury). There are ample churches for a lunch stop.
Pick up Stour Valley walk through Fordwich to Stodmarsh. Then to Wickhambreaux, Ickham, pass close to Littlebourne through Lower Garrington Farm, Bekesbourne, Patrixbourne, Bridge, Whitehill woods, Nackington, home past the rugby ground.
Last week’s walk to Faversham:
Packed lunch or snack recommended en route, there are plenty of coffee places, and a Wetherspoons, in Faversham to enjoy a post walk drink/snack
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 enjoy coffee/tea somewhere
12 miles
Plenty of buses or:
Trains (£6.20 – cheaper with Railcard)
12:25, 13:26, 14:26 (13 MINS)
Last week’s Bridge, Pett Bottom Loop walk:
Meet 8.30am, K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Road entrance
The walk is about 13 miles returning around 1pm, so bring a snack or lunch if required.
Through Nackington into Whitehill woods, over the Pett Bottom road and cross Elham Valley line down to the Bridge, Elham Valley walk to Bishopsbourne. At Charlton Park branch right and cross the Kingston road into Knowle wood. Walk down Covet Lane, cross to Marley Lane, Reed’s Mill, and join Pett Bottom valley route. Back through Lower Hardres and into Nackington to return via the rugby club.
Last week’s walk to Lyminge:
***Packed Lunch to be eaten en route***
Meet by the hospital – corner of South Canterbury Road/Ethelbert Road @ 8:30 am
Walk to Nackington, then criss cross various paths to Petham and then a mixture of footpath and road to Stowting, then on to Lyminge.
14 miles
No: 17 @ 13:35 40 mins
No: 17 @ 14:43 40 mins
No: 18 @ 15:12 39 mins
No: 17 @ 16:08 45 mins
We last did this walk in January 2020
Last week’s walk to Denton:
Meet at 8.30am, K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Rd entrance
The walk is 10m with a bus back from Denton. There is the option of The Jackdaw or home for lunch.
Through the hospital to the rugby field, over Nackington Road and take the path through the orchards to Whitehill Woods. Path along the Pett Bottom valley to Westwood, into Covert Wood to Bladbean Farm, Wingmore and Denton.
Regular no 17 buses back to Canterbury.
Last week’s walk to Denge woods:
Meet at 8.30am, top of Nunnery Road.
The walk is 14 miles. 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.
Last week’s walk to Elham:
Meet outside the Hospital (Junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road) @ 8:30
Tea/Coffee/Beer in Elham or early bus back
Back of Canterbury Rugby Club/Nackington/Pett Bottom/Gorsley Wood/Westwood/Quilters Wood/Clambercrown/Palmstead/Peafield/Park Gate/Elham
17 Bus back to Canterbury 11:35, 12:42
Approximately 10 miles
Last week’s Canterbury Western Circle + Airstrip (clockwise) Walk:
8:30am Meet outside St Mary Bredin Church, Nunnery Fields
Harbledown/Bigbury/Podhurst Farm then various paths across to South Bishops Den/Forester’s Lodge Farm/Poundfall Wood – bridge over A2
Dunkirk/Bossenden Woods, when we’re above Bossenden Farm we shall work our way across, towards Crooked Oak and then down to the Airstrip (recently visited by Barry and Peter) and from there back towards Church Wood, then on to Rough Common and back to Canterbury along the footpath behind Kent College and towards the cemetery.
A packed lunch/elevenses recommended – to be consumed en route. As it is hotter these days a litre of water, at least, is recommended.
About 14 miles
Last week’s The Bottoms and Bossingham Walk:
Meet 8.30am, K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Rd entrance.
Walk is about 15 miles, returning around 1.30pm. Bring lunch or snack.
Past the rugby club, through Nackington, Whitehill woods, up to footpath behind Pett Bottom. Run along Pett Bottom valley to Lynsore Bottom, footpath to Bossingham, then Stelling Lodge farm to Stone Street. Cross to Dunlies wood, and join Duckpit at Ansdore. Walk down Duckpit and cross before Petham House to Capel Road, behind Kenfield Hall, cross Bridge Downs road onto footpath to New House Lane and home.
Last week’s Wickhambreaux circle:
Meet outside St. Martin’s Church @ 8:30am
PLEASE BRING A PACKED LUNCH
Canterbury to Fordwich to Stodmarsh to Grove Ferry (through the Nature Reserve) then on to the Wickhambreaux Valley and slowly down to Wichambreaux. Lunch somewhere near Wickhambreaux, thence a short trek to Littlebourne and through the woods towards Swanton Lane but cutting down, crossing the A257, towards Court Wood, Jacob’s Close, Firdown Wood, The Hoath Farm and then taking the footpath towards Little Barton, Spring Lane and back into Canterbury. For a shorter walk one could drop off at Littlebourne and catch the bus back to Canterbury.
About 16 miles
