Something easy this week (SSFR 1)

Meet corner of South Canterbury Road and Stuppington Lane 8:30

Back of Canterbury Rugby Club/Nackington/Pett Bottom/Gorsley Wood/Westwood/Quilters Wood/Clamberdown/Palmstead/Peafield/Park Gate/Elham

Lunch at the Cosy Tea Rooms 12:30

17 Bus back to Canterbury 13:35 (one after is 14:50)

Approximately 10 miles

Once I have a rough idea how many of us will be coming I shall book a place at The Cosy as it is becoming more popular these days.

‘And did those feet in ancient times…..’ last week’s walk via Perrywood and Sheldwich to Faversham

Please bring a packed lunch

8:30 Meet at junction of Old Dover Road/Nunnery Fields/Oaten Hill

Proceed to Harbledown/London Road roundabout/Golden Hill

Towards Chartham Hatch via No Man’s Orchard

Hunstead Wood/Nickie Wood/Bower Wood/Ash Stubb/Beech Pollard/Rhode Common

Perrywood/Shepherds Hill/Lees Court/Sheldwich

Old Badgin’s Road/Badgin Wood/Whitehill/Vicarage Lane

Footpath that goes across Brogdale Road and out to the A2 in Faversham close to the Town Centre and Station

Approx: 13 miles

Bus from Faversham to Canterbury: 3B 13:46, 3X 14:06, 3 14:16, 3X 14:31, 3X 14:54, 3A 15:08, 3 15:25, 3 15:52 (about 30 mins)

Train from Faversham to Canterbury East

14:08; 14:24; 15:08; 15:24 (about 12 mins)

Last week – VIEW BETWEEN NEWNHAM AND EASTLING EN ROUTE TO FAVERSHAM

Thursday – 8 SEPTEMBER, 2016

Train from Canterbury West to Harrietsham 8:06 (arrive Harrietsham 8:47) – cost £12.20

Footpaths and some yellow roads to Newnham for Lunch – arrive approx 13:00

Onward to Faversham via footpaths and some yellow roads (about 6 miles for the afternoon walk)

Approx: 15 miles

Bus: 3X 16:12, 3A 16:41, 3 17:06, 3 17:41 (about 30 mins)

Train from Faversham to Canterbury East

15:58; 16:24; 16:58; 17:29

Last week – TWO MEN WENT SEARCHING FOR THANET – THEY COULDN’T FIND IT ANYWHERE (CANTERBURY TO BIRCHINGTON)

Thursday – 1 SEPTEMBER, 2016 – PACKED LUNCH

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30

St Martin’s Church, Stour Valley Walk, Lampen Walk – Fordwich/Stodmarsh/Grove Ferry

Saxon Shore Way/Wantsum Walk towards Chislet but take Sarre Penn towards Sarre

From Sarre to St Nicholas at Wade

Footpath to Nether Hale Farm

Then connect to footpath by Chalk Pit and Upper Hale towards Great Brooksend Farm and then into Birchington

About 13/14 miles

Buses 8/8A back from Birchington to Canterbury Bus Station (38 mins):

13:54; 14:09; 14:24; 14:39; 14:54; 15:09; 15:24; 15:39; 15:57

Tickets £5:30 or Travelcard

Last week on top of the Downs about to walk down to Bilting

hursday – 25 AUGUST, 2016

Meet corner of South Canterbury Road and Stuppington Lane at 9:00

On to New House Lane then through Larkey Valley Wood to join footpath to Chilham

Stop at Shelley’s for early lunch or late elevenses

Onward towards Wye but come down from the Downs just after Bilting to Home Farm and take this footpath to Wye (something different)

About 12 miles

Trains back from Wye to Canterbury West:

14:36; 15:09; 15:39; 16:09; 16:39 (Cost £3:65 with Railcard)

THIS COULD BE THE LP COVER FOR THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND ‘ BURNIN’ OUTA NORTHBOURNE’ BUT IT’S REALLY THE SILVER STRIDERS ON LAST WEEK’S Miners’ Way part 2 WALK

Thursday – 18 AUGUST, 2016

Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch No 14 (Sandwich) Bus at 9:45 Bay D3 (or board at subsequent stop)

Arrive at Ash 10:12

Packed Lunch

Ash/Marshborough/Woodnesborough/Eastry/Finglesham/Northbourne (not Sholden)/Northbourne/Bettshanger/Tilmanstone/Elvington/Shepherdswell

About 14.5 miles

http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/routeslinkswalks/the-miners-way-walking-route#
Detailed free map on this website

Train back from Sheperdswell to Canterbury East:

15:29; 16:00; 16:29; 17:00; 17:29; 18:00 (Cost £5:30 cheaper with travelard)

This week’s walk will be led by Sean/Barry

STRIDERS TAKE A BREAK DURING LAST WEEK’S Miners’ Way part 1 walk

Thursday – 11 AUGUST, 2016

Meet at Canterbury East Station to catch 8:37 train to Shepherdswell (£5.30)

Lunch at The Anchor, Wingham

Then onward to Ash.

Buses back from Ash (£3.20). About 30 mins to Canterbury.

14:47 13A

15:09 13

15:23 14

15:47 13A

16:09 13

16:35 14

This week’s walk will be led by Barry.

lunch at the top of railway hill, barham ON LAST WEEK’S ‘BARHAM CIRCLE’ WALK

Thursday – 4 AUGUST, 2016

BRING A PACKED LUNCH

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30

No buses this week and, although we may call in at a pub, let’s enjoy the freedom of a packed lunch.

The idea is to engage with a few footpaths we may not have walked thus far. We could also call this ‘The Barham Circle’.

NDR to Patrixbourne, Shepherds’ Close Road, various bridleway connections through to Cooting Downs,

Aylesham Farm, Womenswold, across the A2 (hopefully a bridge) and into Barham (we walk right past a pub here or maybe go in).

Footpath to Out Elmstead, then footpath to Covet Lane, Marley, footpaths over to Charlton Wood

Langham Park Farm, Crows Camp Road, upto Gorsely Wood and then permissive paths through to path which finishes at Pett Bottom

Whitehall Wood, Nackington, Stuppington Lane, Canterbury.

Around 15 miles but with the possibility to return by bus from Barham if a shorter walk is preferred.

SANDWICH BAY ON LAST WEEK’S WALK, WHICH FINISHED AT NORTHBOURNE

Thursday – 28 JULY, 2016

BRING A PACKED LUNCH

13A Bus to Sandwich – arrives 9:08

Catch the bus at the Bus Station 8:25 or some minutes later at the Barton Court stop (outside the prison – JP will board the bus here).

£3:70 single, cheaper for a return or an explorer ticket and use it for the return journey from Northbourne.

Walk from the centre of Sandwich to the mouth of the Stour and then back a little way to find a suitable bathing spot.

BRING SWIMMING TRUNKS (might be ok without as the spot we have in mind is an unofficial nudist bathing area) – a towel might be useful.

After the dip we proceed along the coast by Sandwich Bay and Worth. Stop somewhere to eat our lunch.

At Groyne we take a footpath inland towards Little Downs Bridge and Blue Pigeon Farm

Along Pinnock Wall/Hacklinge/Adelaide/Finglesham/Northbourne, where there is a pub for those in need of a beer

From Northbourne there is one bus an hour ‘bus 14’:

13:45 – unlikely

14:46 – most likely (1hr 9 mins) – cost shows as £5:30 so the Explorer ticket looks a sensible investment if one does not have a bus pass.

15:58 – unlikely

THE STRIDERS EN ROUTE TO SANDWICH LAST WEEK AFTER SLAYING THE HUNGRY FARMER BREAKFAST AT GIBSON’S

Silver Striders
Contubernii Primum

Thursday – 21 JULY, 2016
WE LAST DID THIS WALK ON 31 MARCH – IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE LAND HAS CHANGED IN THE INTERIM

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road 8:30

NDW to Patrixbourne/Shepherd’s Close Road/FPs to Adisham/Bossington/Neavy Downs/Gibson’s Farmshop (lunch stop)

LUNCH: The Hungry Strider Breakfast or something less hearty
The eponymous ‘Hungry Farmer’: http://www.gibsonsfarmshop.com/cafe/
Afternoon take Goodnestone Road/Twitham Hill/Crixhall Court/Buckland Lane/Summerfield Farm/Black Pond Farm/Beacon Hill/Marshborough – Vine Farm/Great Poulder’s Farm/Sandwich

Distance 16/17 miles

Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:

Buses 13 13A 14 (around 45 mins)

14:12 14:29 14:57 15:13 15:29 15:57

Last week en route to THE OLD MILL, KENNINGTON, ASHFORD