Meet @ 8:00 am outside the hospital – junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road

The Langton Path to the end of the school playing fields, rugby club, over the A2 bridge and down to Merton Farm.  Footpath through Merton Farm, later Iffin Lane and connecting to footpath to New House Lane and then down into Larkey Valley Wood.  Through the wood, coming out on Cockering Road, which we walk along until we get to the footpath for New House Lane, then along Hollow Lane turning into the orchard, later over the bridge along Stuppington Lane to the junction with South Canterbury Road, where the walk finishes.

6 miles.

Last week’s Woolton Farm Walk:

Packed lunch/elevenses (a thermos of warm tea or coffee makes for a nice break during the walk).

We last did this very pleasant walk on 25 August, 2022 – it’s time to enjoy it again!

Meet Canterbury West station for train to Wye @ 9:02 cost £4.55 with railcard, arrives 9:16

Wye/Hastingleigh/Lymbridge Green/Rhodes Minnis/Elham

A leisurely pace should get us there in under 4 hours. Buses at 12:50 or 13:50 – journey time 33 mins

10 miles

Last week’s North West Passage to Whitstable Walk:

The midweek walk will start from the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am.

The weather forecast for Wednesday is an improvement on the two previous weeks.This week the walk will climb up to the university and on to Giles Lane. We’ll continue to Alcroft Grange and take the lower path on Barton Down to Vauxhall Road. Crossing the Sturry Road We’ll return to the city centre via the Community Parkand cycle track. The coffee venue will be decided by consensus near the walks end.

The pic from the walk last week was taken by Les. Coffee was enjoyed at the Cafe Umbrella. The centre is close to where we meet each week.

Meet at 8.30am St Mary Bredin Church

The walk is about 11m with a bus back from Whitstable. Option of a visit to Wetherspoons, cafe or packed lunch.

Landsdown Rd to Canterbury East, Toddlers Cove, river walk to Tonford Manor. Tonford Lane to NDW, through Bigbury wood and right down to Poldhurst Farm. Over the A2 bridge into Willows and Church Wood, to Denstroude Farm and Lane through Ellenden Wood and Fox’s Cross. Walk along Seasalter Lane and footpath through Seasalter to the coast, approaching Whitstable by the beach huts and the Neptune.

Triangle bus back to Canterbury.

Last week’s walk to Adisham during Storm Ciaran:

Gather at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the midweek two hour stroll followed by coffee and chat.

Meet @ 8:00 am outside the Hospital – junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road.

7 miles

Last Tuesday’s The Golf Walk:

Meet outside the Hospital by the Medical Centre at 8:30am

Packed lunch/elevenses

Proceed to the Rugby Club then Nackington, Whitehall Wood, Middle Pett Farm, Hint Cottage, Bourne Park Road. We follow the Elham Valley Way through Bishopsbourne, Charlton Park and Kingston where we take the footpath to cross the A2. We walk to Walk Wood, Woodlands Wood, Pitt Wood, Oxenden Wood then into Adisham but taking the yellow road via Woodlands Farm connecting to the footpath for Twelve Acre Shaw, crossing fields and roads till we get to Shepherds’ Close Road. From Patrixbourne we follow the NDW up Hode Lane to Barton and then Canterbury where the walk ends.

13 miles.

Last week’s Denge Woods Walk:

Is there a better way to celebrate All Saints Day than heading down to the main entrance of the Westgate Gardens for an 8:30am start to a midweek perambulation and coffee?

The route for the walk will be determined on the day and will take account of weather and ground conditions.

The attached pic is of the spring planting in the Westgate Gardens taken near where our walks start each week.

Meet outside St. Martin’s Church at 8:00 am

St. Martin’s Church/SVW/then up the hill to footpath behind the barracks/Across the golf club – avoiding balls and golfers/Scotland Hills and footpath to Moat Lane/Stodmarsh Road junction/Across Moat Rough towards Littlebourne/Turn right into Swanton Lane/Across the A257 to footpath that goes by Firdown Wood/Palmstead Wood then carefully along the Bekesbourne Road/Footpath on left and then take connecting footpath on right.  We end up at Little Barton Farmhouse,then Spring Lane and down the hill.  6 miles

Last Tuesday’s Toddler’s Coves Walk: