Meet by the Hospital – corner of South Canterbury Road/Ethelbert Road @ 8:30 am
Pett Bottom/Covet Wood/Covert Wood/Denton
About 11/12 miles
Possible lunch at the Jackdaw before bus back to Canterbury – we can decide on the day.
Return by bus:
Number 16 – 17 mins
12:58;13:18;13:38;13:58;14:18;14:38;14:58
Last week’s Canterbury/Stowting/Lyminge walk:
***Packed Lunch***
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.
About 16 miles
No: 17 @ 13:35 40 mins
No: 17 @ 14:43 40 mins
No: 18 @ 15:12 53 mins
No: 17 @ 16:08 45 mins
We last did this walk in January 2018.
Last week’s Canterbury/Hassel Street/Wye walk:
Meet corner of Stuppington Lane and South Canterbury Road 8:30 am
Proceed to New House Lane toward Kenfield Hall, then Petham, Mounts Wood, Hassell Street, then West to the Wye Downs, Wye.
PACKED LUNCH
13 miles
Back by train to Canterbury West:
13:11, 13:41, 14:11, 14:41, 15:11, 15:41
Cost (with Silver Striders railcard) £3:90
Last week’s Canterbury to Sandwich walk:
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 [BREAKFAST] stop).
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 14 miles
There is always the possibility of refreshment in the Red Cow, Sandwich at the end of the walk
Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:
Bus 43 (40 mins)
12:41 13:21 13:41 14:01 14:21 14:41 15:01 15:21 16:06
Last week’s Canterbury to Elham walk:
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road @ 8:30 am
The Elham Valley Way (this is longer than the more direct route via Pett Bottom)
Canterbury to Elham (via Bridge/Bishopsbourne/Kingston/Barham/Covert Wood/Bladbean/footpath to Upper Park Gate Farm then Elham. Possible lunch stop ‘The King’s Head” – the Cosy is closed until later in January.
12 miles
No 17 Bus from Elham to Canterbury
12:42
13:42
14:50
Last week’s Bridge Circle walk:
A shorter walk this week – it takes less than 3 hours.
Meet outside the hospital at 8:30 am (corner junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road).
Proceed via Langton Path but onto the rugby club then Nackington and over Bridge Road into Whitehill Wood and onto Pett Bottom Road. Footpath by Middle Pett Farm and over the old Elham Valley Rail bridge and into Bridge and the High Street. We cross the High Street and then via the footpath by the School head towards the site of Bifrons crossing the main road to Hode Lane then, via EVW and NDR into the orchards and Barton Industrial Estate, Pilgrims’ Way To St Augustine’s Road where the walk concludes. 8 miles.
Silver Striders Christmas Lunch
Afterwards – go home change and meet at The Thomas Ingoldsby (top Spoons) at 11:30am
https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/kent/the-thomas-ingoldsby-canterbury
Secure some tables upstairs; order some drinks and then order lunch – hopefully this will work as we cannot book beforehand.
Last week’s Canterbury Northern Circle Walk:
Meet at the corner of Nunnery Fields with Old Dover Road – opposite St Mary Bredin Church at 8:30am
Road and footpath to Rough Common, then through the woods, crossing A290 at Blean, taking the footpath to Amery Court and then into Clowes Wood proceeding north to Radfall, eventually crossing Radfall Road at Chestfield. The route then goes from north to south through West Blean Nature Reserve and later past Alcroft Grange, coming back into Canterbury through the Hales Place estate. We then follow the footpath to St Stephen’s Green and then into the City. Some or all may wish to stop at ‘Top Spoons’ for lunch/refreshment. Mileage 17 miles – (new route this week).
Last week on the boggy road, not too far from Ash and, later, waiting for the train home at Sibertswold Station.
Please bring a packed lunch for this walk
Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch No 43 (Sandwich) Bus at 8:36 Bay D3 – Cost £3:70
On arrival at Ash we take the path to Wingham then, Goodnestone; Aylesham; Nonnington; Barfrestone and then Sibertswold where we catch the train back to Canterbury East:
Trains from Sibertswold to Canterbury East:
14:28; 15:28; 15:57; 16:29; 17:05 Cost £3:65 with Railcard.
From last week’s The Miners’ Way – Walk 1
Meet Canterbury East Station to catch 09:22 train to arrive at Sibertswold (aka Shepherdswell) at 9:32 (£3:65 with railcard).
Please bring a packed lunch for this walk.
Route: Elvington, Tilmanstone, Betteshanger, Eastry, Hammil, finishing at Ash where we catch the bus back to Canterbury:
Bus 43 (28 mins journey time) 13:53; 14:13; 14:33; 14:53; 15:13;15:33; 15:58
Tickets from £3.70.
Last week’s Herne Bay Express walk:
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30am
SVW to Fordwich/Sturry/across the railway line and up to Broad Oak/Herne/Herne Bay
About 11 miles
Lunch – the Wallflower Cafe if we can find seats
Triangle Buses back to Canterbury:
12:20; 12:35; 12:50; 13:05; 13:20;13:35; 13:50
From last week’s Faversham (approached from the South) walk:
