Meet at Abbots Barton Walk (CT1 3AX) – Old Dover Road end at 8:30am (this is just by Ben’s house).

Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road

SVW to near Tonford Manor; at the bridge to Thanington turn right (not left) onto the footpath, walk past Tonford Manor, under the A2 then:
Turn left on footpath into Lower Harbledown, through St Nicholas’s Hospital into Harbledown and left at the Church then over the road bridge and through the meadow to the top (4 miles at this point) – towards Blean water tower. Cross A290 and walk through the University and then over Hackington Road heading for Alcroft Grange; continue, past Brickhouse Wood, past Barton Wood heading to Broad Oak. At Broad Oak, walk down the main road, direction Sturry, but then take the footpath (east) which goes over the top of an old waste dump and touches the southern extremity of Barton Wood and eventually enters the Hackington Estate. We return on the footpath which leads through the estate and then onto the Beverley and enter Canterbury via St Stephen’s Green.

About 12/14 miles with many possible early finishing points.

Lunch or tea/coffee together in Canterbury is a possibility at the end of the walk.

Last week – the Striders en route between Bishopbourne and Kingston:

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 Bifrons Park/Bridge/Kingston/Barham) plus a minor variation near the end of the walk

13 miles

Lunch or beverage at the Cosy then bus home perhaps?

No 17 Bus from Elham to Canterbury

12:28 (about 40 mins)
12:47 (bus 18)
13:28
14:43

Last week’s Marley Oval walk near Bihopsbourne Church:

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 WALK, the Woodlanders in West Blean Nature Reserve:

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 19/20 mile Canterbury Eastern Circle walk:

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

NDW & EVW through Barton, left by Hode Farm, past Haystack Wood then Bekesborne Lane (care needed as B road). We take the footpath, which passes Palmsted Wood and Firdown Wood then cross A257 into Swanton Lane and follow this until it becomes Hoolybush Lane eventually turning left into Stodmarsh and then follow Lampen Wall around the Nature Reserve till we get to Grove Ferry. We then take the footpath leading to Island Road, which we cross and make our way to Chitty – Chitty Lane, Hollow Road, Old Tree Farm, Mill Road and finally Hoath. We walk through Hoath and then south, very carefully along the B Road, till we reach Bredlands Lane; from there we go down to the Roman Road and cross it taking the yellow road into Westbere and then onto the footpath by the railway line to near Sturry Station before crossing the line and taking footpath and pavement into Fordwich till we get to the footpath for the SVW following it back to St Martin’s Church, Canterbury where the walk ends.

19 miles

Packed Lunch

Last week’s walk:

Meet outside K & C Hospital, corner of Ethelbert and South Canterbury Roads at 8:30am
Silver Striders Fast Route to Elham

Lunch at the Cosy Cafe

Then onto Lyminge/Postling/Stanford/Westernhanger (mainly footpaths)

About 16 miles (10 morning, 6 afternoon)

Trains back from Westernhanger to CBW (change at Ashford) approx. 40 mins. Leaving at: 15:19, 16:19, 16:46, 17:19

Cost £7.65 with railcard

Last week’s walk to Sandwich:

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 (around 40 mins)

13:46 14:06 14:26 14:46 15:06 15:26 15:30 16:26

Last week’s walk to Denton – three men, one vision:

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

12:49;13:01;13:19;13:31;13:49;14:01;14:19;14:31;14:49

Last week’s Herne Bay Express Walk near Woodlands Farm, Sturry:

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 – maybe the Wallflower Cafe – we can decide en route

Return by bus:

13:05 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:20 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:35 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:50 (TRIAN) 35 mins
14:05 (TRIAN) 35 mins

Last week – en route to Ashford on top of the Downs before going down to Wye:

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

Morning
Garlinge Green/through Denge Wood crossing Penny Pot Lane into Barton Wood/through Wye Nature Reserve/cross Sole Street for footpath to Crundale/down and up and down to Wye/lunch at Wye Coffee & Kitchen

Afternoon
Wye/footpath and yellow road to Blackwall Road then across the A2070 for the footpath to Ashford Town Centre and then to the Station.

About 17 miles

Trains from Ashford to Canterbury West. Cost £4.70 with railcard.

15:05; 15:35; 15:52; 16:05; 16:35; 16:52; 17:05

Last week’s walk between Stowting and Lyminge: