Meet 8.30am at K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Rd entrance.
Bus back so please bring a face mask. The walk is about 14 miles, but there is a short cut option to the bus stop at Denton which would probably make it about 11 miles.
Rugby field, Nackington, Middle Pett farm, Bourne Park. Elham Valley way through Kingston, Redgate Shaw, Covert Wood, cross the Elham road at Whitehall farm. Tappington Hall, Rakeshall farm, Selsted.
Bus 16 back (three buses an hour).
Last week’s Wingham circle:
**Packed Lunch**
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30
Proceed in direction of Spring Lane then footpath to Beskesbourne Road, Palmstead Wood, Firdown Wood then crossing A257 into Swanton Lane – take footpath to Littlebourne,then to Ickham – maybe elvenses at Ickham.
Ickham to Wingham and then footpath to Snakes Hill and down to Bossingham then Adisham and back to Canterbury via Patrixbourne and Hode Lane.
Around 15 miles
Last week’s Garland Green/Bossingham Loop Walk:
Meet 8.30am K&C Hospital
Bring packed lunch/snack. Walk is about 15 miles so we should be back around 2pm
Past the rugby field, Nackington, White Hill wood, Pett Bottom valley. Road past Burstead Manor to Bossingham. Cross Stone St, Ansdore, Waltham Court. Capel Wood, Kenfield Hall, cross Downs road and then normal route to New House Lane and home.
Last week’s Eastern Circle walk:
Meet outside St. Augustine’s Abbey @ 8:30am
Packed lunch/elevenses
Head for St. Radigund’s then St. Stephen’s Green and Hackington. Take footpath past Little Hall Wood, later Mayton Lane and onto Belce Wood then Farthings Wood – cross A291 towards Woodlands Farm and follow footpath to Sturry. We make our way through the housing estate, coming out on the A28, which we cross and walk into Westbere heading for the railway crossing towards the lakes. We take the footpath through the lakes towards Fordwich, from where we take the SVW back to Canterbury – the walk finishes by St. Martin’s Church.
Approx 13 miles.
Last week’s Villages walk:
Meet 8.30am, St Martin’s Church
The walk is about 14 miles, returning about 1.30/2pm, so bring a snack or lunch.
Stour Valley walk to Fordwich, Stodmarsh Rd to Stodmarsh. Then to Wickhambreaux, Ickham, Lower Garrington Farm, Bekesbourne, Patrixbourne (short cut back on the NDW for those who want a shorter walk). Bridge, Middle Pett Farm, Whitehill wood, Nackington, home.
Last week’s Marley Oval walk:
Elevenses stop – drink/snack recommended
Meet outside K & C (junction of Ethelbert Road with South Canterbury Road) @ 8:30am
Footpath to the Rugby Club then onward to Nackington, Whitehill Wood and Pett Bottom then through Gorsley Wood towards Westward Farm. We take the footpath to Marley Lane and follow this down to Kingston, then footpath to Bishopsbourne, onwards to Bridge, Patrixbourne and back to Canterbury via the Barton Estate. 13 miles.
From last week’s Canterbury Northern Circle Walk:
Lunch stop – packed lunch and something to drink advised
Meet outside St Augustine’s Abbey, Longport at 8:30 am
Walk over to North Holmes Road, St. Radigunds, West Station Roundabout, through the tunnel and onto St Stephen’s Green then across to Hales Place and onto the footpath through Hackington towards Alcroft Grange then South to North through West Blean Nature Reserve then working across Sheepfold, the Golf Course, later crossing Radfall Road at Chestfield. We then head South through Clowes Wood towards Amery Court, later we cross into Church Wood and make our way to Rough Common, then the footpath back to St Dunstan’s and into the City.
Approx. 15 miles.
Last week’s Fright Wood Circle Walk
**Elevenses break - you may wish to bring coffee/tea/snack**
Meet at the corner of Nunnery Fields with Old Dover Road – opposite St Mary Bredin Church at 8:30
London Road roundabout/footpath to Bigberry/Chartham Hatch/Primrose Hill/Denstead Wood/cut through the wood (no path) to the Bower Wood/Nickle Wood path then the path through Fright Wood, working down to the path which crosses Ashford Road and proceeds through a gate in the wall, which leads to the bridge over the Weir. Then onto Chartham, through the Church and taking the path near the Artichoke pub, which eventually leads to Strangers Lane, then New House Lane, footpath above Hollow Lane, through Wincheap Farm, Zealand Road where the walk concludes.
Last weeks Wye via Waltham walk:
The Hole in the Wall Gang maybe?
Meet K&C Hospital, 8.30am
Train back from Wye. Bring mask and packed lunch or snack.
Past the rugby field, Nackington, Whitehill Wood, Lower Hardres, Little Catts farm, Stone Street, Duckpit, Ansdore, Waltham, Cox Hill wood, Bavinge wood, Hassell Street, Coombe Manor, Wye Crown, Wye.
Trains at 13.11 and 14.11. The later one with lunch in Wye is the most likely.
Last week’s walk on the Fordwich, Wingham circle:
Meet outside St. Martin’s Church @ 8:30am
Snack break at Ickham (time for a cuppa)
SVW to Fordwich, then Littlebourne, Ickham, Wingham. Out of Wingham we take the footpath to Snake’s Hill and then down to Bossington Farm from where we follow footpaths to Bramling Downs. We take Bramling Road and eventually cut across to Shepherds’ Close Road, then Patrixbourne, then back to Canterbury via the Barton Estate. 14 miles or so.
Men of destiny enjoy the fine weather on last week’s walk (photo taken between Denge Wood and Petham):
