Meet outside St. Martin’s Church at 8:30
Packed lunch – to be eaten en route
SVW to Fordwich. Footpath to the South of Westbere Lakes then up, over the railway line, through Westbere and the streets of Sturry to footpaths to the East of Herne Bay Road towards Woodlands Farm then crossing the road into Farthings Wood. Through East Blean Wood but working down towards Hackington, St Stephen’s Green and back into Canterbury (12/13 miles).
Last week’s Denge Woods circular walk:
15/16 miles, home around 2pm. Bring packed lunch or snack.
Meet at 8.30am by St Mary Bredin Church
Through Toddlers Cove and then along the river to Chartham and Shalmsford Street. Stour Valley Way and cycle route to edge of Denge Woods, then up to Upper Thruxted Farm, through the woods to Buckholt Farm. Through Capel Wood to Kenfield Hall, over the Downs road and footpath to New House Farm and back to Canterbury.
Last week’s walk, the Chillenden Diamond:
Please bring a packed lunch – the weather looks good at the moment.
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road @ 8:30am
Follow NDW to Patrixbourne then Shepherds’ Close Road to Bridle Path, yellow road, Woodlands Wood, Cooling Downs down to Pond Lane. Footpath over to behind Nonington then a network of footpaths, finally leading into Chillenden. Leave Chillenden by footpath to Goodnestone then another footpath, which takes us to Love Lane and then back to Canterbury via Adisham.
Distance approx 18 miles
Last week’s Villages Walk:
**PACKED LUNCH**
Meet by Abbotts Barton Walk – next to Ben’s house @ 8:30am
Then ODR/Landsdown Road/Toddler’s Cove/Whitehall Road/St. Dunstan’s Terrace/The Cemetery/footpath up to Rough Common.
Later out of the woods, crossing A290 at Blean, taking the footpath to Amery Court and then into Clowes Wood. At Gypsy Corner cross into Thornden Wood, then West Blean Wood, New Road then cut down by the side of Belce Wood and onto Broad Oak Road/Sturry/Fordwich and back along SVW to Canterbury.
Approximately 14 miles
Last week’s Canterbury South Circular Walk:
Socially distanced walk (2 metres)
Meet at junction of Stuppington Lane with South Canterbury Road at 8:30am
PACKED LUNCH
Proceed to New House Lane then into Larkey Valley Wood to Chartham Downs Road. Then we take the yellow road by Perry Hill Shaw and the footpath that eventually leads to Sappington Court then footpath to Kenfield Road. We now cross over the yellow road for the footpath to Swarling Manor Farm later crossing Stone Street and taking the footpath by Harmansole Farm to Lower Hardes, then past the Church and through Whitehill Wood and over Bridge Road for the path to Renville and over the quiet bridge, finally crossing New Dover Road and to the Hode Farm lane and footpaths to join the NDW/EVW path, past Barton Industrial Estate into Pilgrims’ Way and St Augustine’s Road where the walk finishes. 12 miles.
Last week’s Nick’s Boughton Circle Walk:
PACKED LUNCH AND PLENTY OF WATER (it will be hot)
Meet 8.30am at the junction of Nunnery Road with South Canterbury Road. Through Toddler’s Cove, St Dunstan’s, path up to the water tower, Rough Common, into Church Wood, North Bishopden Wood, Courtney road, then on the road for a bit, into Clay Pits Wood, Boughton, under the A2 (hope the underpass is underpassable), through Forresters Lodge Farm, into Denstead Wood, then to Chartham Hatch, through the woods on the NDW, No Man’s Orchard, Bigbury, back into Canterbury on the NDW to the London Road roundabout and back home. (16 miles)
The Flying Daktari Brothers on a recent COVID DUO WALK
Last week’s Fright Wood Circle
By mutual agreement group walking has now been abandoned in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was good while it lasted.
**Packed Lunch**
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 week’s Marley Oval walk:
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 Western Circle Walk:
