Meet outside 25 St Augustines Road at 8:30am
Proceed to Stour Valley Way footpath past St Martin’s Church
Fordwich
Sturry
over the rail line
Broad Oak
Thornden Wood
Chestfield
Whitstable
About 11 miles
Lunch – somewhere in Whitstable (maybe Tea & Times)
Last week’s walk – NEAR GREAT MONGEHAM
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
