Thursday, 11 July, 2024 Canterbury Western Circle (Anti-clockwise)

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8:30 Meet outside the Launderette opposite St Mary Bredin Church, Nunnery Fields

Please bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink in case it is warm.

Road and footpath to Rough Common, Church Wood but, this time, through to Bishopsden and Bossenden woods, eventually to Dunkirk.

Walk over the A2 bridge at Dunkirk and along the edge of Poundfall Wood down to Forester’s Lodge Farm and then take the footpath into South Bishops Den wood. Various footpaths through to Podhurst Farm, cut down to Bigbury, back over the A2 bridge and into Harbledown then Canterbury.

About 12 miles

Last week’s The Pet Circle walk:

 

Wednesday Walk – 10 July, 2024

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Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for a two hour walk followed by coffee at a city centre cafe.

The walk will follow the river and leave the path near Tonford Manor continuing on through orchards near Bigbury Wood as far as  Howfield Farm from where we’ll then turn back towards the city via Toddlers Cove.

There is a forecast for possible light rain. The pic from last week is of Steve waiting for a bus at the university. Obviously too much coffee and too many jam croissants at the Gulbenkian cafe to feel like walking back to the city centre.

SS345 – Tuesday, 9 July, 2024 – Reverse Around the Woods Walk

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

Walk to Rugby Club then, via Nackington to Bridge Road and into Whitehill Wood: where four paths cross, carry straight on and, at the next junction, take the path furthest to the right and continue straight ahead.  At the footpath bifurcation, bear left, joining School Lane, head down the hill towards Pett Bottom, at the bottom of the hill, by the Duck, turn left, onto Pett Bottom Road.  Proceed along the road to Little Eaton Farm joining the footpath on the left, back to Whitehill Woods. We keep to the righthand footpath until we begin to exit the woods, where we take the left hand footpath and, at the next footpath junction, turn right, through the orchard, across Bridge Road, then along the footpath by the side of the poly tunnels until we reach the fire break where we descend the hill and cross to the footpath, returning us to the Nackington footpath and back the way we came.

About 7 miles.

Last week’s The Nick’s Walk:

 

Thursday, 4 July, 2024 The Pet Circle

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Meet at junction of Nunnery Road with Nunnery Fields at 8:30am

We make our way to New House Lane by the usual route, eventually crossing Chartham Downs Road to Kenfield Road into Petham CP and Capel Wood. We work our way towards Stone Street, crossing Waltham Road and Duckpit Road, then across to Hogg Lane, Bow Hill (using more yellow roads today to avoid the mud), Catt’s Wood Road and, at Well Wood, taking the footpath towards the yellow road, which is Tapleys Hill, arriving at Pett Bottom. The usual route back from here, via Whitehill Wood, Nackington, the Rugby Club, the Langton and back to Stuppington Lane. Approx: 13 miles.

Last week’s Ash via Goodnestone Walk:

 

Wednesday Walk – 3 July, 2024

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Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am. Steve will lead the walk this week and will decide on the day what direction the two hour ramble will take.

The forecast is for possible light rain and a moderate breeze.

The walk last week took us along side the railway lines from Toddlers Cove past Gorse Meadow Farm into Harbledown. The attached pic was taken at a favourite location for Strider photography, John Pedders grave. The walk continued through Neal’s Place and eventually returning to the city on the path that runs behind St Edmunds School and down into St Stephens. Coffee was enjoyed at the Millers Arms.

Thanks to everyone who made it such an enjoyable morning.

SSS344 – Tuesday, 2 July, 2024 – Reverse Nick’s Walk

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Meet at the Launderette, opposite St. Mary Bredin Church at 8:00am

Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road

Cross Toddler’s Cove, walk under the ring road bridge and then over the railway bridge, across to St. Dunstan’s Terrace, over London Road ending up on the footpath towards Rough Common.  When we are near the Blean water tower we turn left and walk down towards the Harbledown Bridge – crossing into Harbledown and walking through the grounds of St Nicholas’s Hospital.  We then take the footpath under the A2 bridge and work our way down to the Chartham Cycle path, by the Thannington footbridge over the Stour, turn left and back to Toddler’s Cover then under the ring road, towards the East Station and Lansdown Road where the walk concludes. 6 miles

Last week’s The Les Walk:

 

 

Thursday 27 June 2024 – Ash via Goodnestone

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Meet 8.30am at K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Road entrance.

The walk is around 13 miles. Bring a packed lunch, although there is also a cafe and pub at Ash if preferred. Regular buses back to Canterbury.

Shorter versions are possible by walking back from Patrixbourne on the NDW or by taking the yellow road from Adisham to Bramling and getting the bus there.

Through the hospital, up to the rugby ground, Nackington, Whitehill woods, Middle Pett Farm, Bridge. Bifrons Park, Adisham, Goodnestone, Claypits, Staple, Ash.

Last week’s Northern circle walk: