Although the total mileage is 19 miles +, there are drop off points at Kingston, Wingham and Littlebourne where it is possible to catch a bus back to Canterbury.

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 9:00am.

Elham Valley Way as far as Kingston then cross A2 using the bridleway bridge to Barham Downs, Adisham, Ratling, Goodnestone and upto Gibson’s Farm Shop for lunch – arriving around 12:30/13:00.

The afternoon leg, for those wishing to complete the whole circle, takes the footpath from the Wingham Well Road into Wingham, joining the Ickham/Littlebourne footpaths then crossing to Stodmarsh Road at the corner of Moat Lane and taking the footpath through the Golf Club. The final part will be behind the barracks, across the old assault course and finishing by St Martin’s Church.

Estimated at 19 miles (Kingston 7, Wingham 12, Littlebourne 15)

Last week’s walk to Elham

This should be doable, even we have some rain, quite a bit of it is in the woods (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

Last week’s Canterbury South Circular Walk

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 9am

Proceed direction North Downs Way but take yellow road onto NDR then cross and take bridge over A2 past Renville, over Bridge Road, through Whitehill Wood, Lower Hardes, Harmansole Farm, Swarling Manor Farm, nearby Kenfield Hall, then up and over the Chartham Downs Road, Larkey Valley Wood, New House Lane, Stuppington Lane back to Canterbury.

About 11 miles – we should be back around 1pm.

Last week’s wonderful walk to Wye via Hassell Street:

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.

Around 14 miles and 5 hours.

Lunch at the one of The King’s Head, Wye Coffee Shop & Kitchen or The Tickled Trout

Back by train to Canterbury West:

14:11, 14:38, 15:11, 15:38, 16:11

Cost (with Silver Striders railcard) £3:65

Striders with father Christmas on last week’s Hackington triangle walk:

Meet outside 25 St Augustines Road at 9:30 am

St Martin’s Church/Stour Valley Way to Fordwich/Sturry/Broad Oak/West Blean Wood/Hackington/Hales Place Estate/The Beverley/Station Road West/The Dolphin for about 1:30pm

If you don’t fancy the walk then why not drop into the Dolphin for an après-walk beverage around 1:30pm.

About 10 Miles

LAST WEEK’S LEN VALLEY WALK:

PACKED LUNCH

Meet Canterbury West station to catch 9:06 to Maidstone East (arrives 10:01)
Return ticket with railcard costs £10:95

Maidstone East – Len Valley Walk
Maidstone, Mote Park, Downswood, Otham, Leeds, Broomfield, Harrietshm, Lenham

Download map at: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/176318

Return from Lenham on 15:36 (direct train 51m) to Canterbury West. Other trains at 13 mins (change at Ashford) and 36 mins (direct) past the hour.

Last week’s wonderful walk from Wye to Elham:

Thursday – 8 December, 2016

Meet Canterbury West station for train to Wye @ 9:06 cost £3.65 with railcard, arrives 9:20

Wye/Hastingleigh/Lymbridge Green/Rhodes Minnis/Elham

Leisurely pace should get us there in 4 hours.

Enjoy the luxuries on offer at the Cosy Tea Rooms then……

17 Bus back to Canterbury 14:50 (one after is 16:20)

Approximately 11 miles

Last week’s walk from Canterbury and Sandwich – the chums approaching Adisham in the morning sun

Silver Striders
Contubernii Primum

Thursday – 1 December, 2016
WE LAST DID THIS WALK IN JULY – IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE LAND HAS CHANGED IN THE INTERIM (and before that we did it in March)

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 stop)

Late breakfast: GIBSON’S FARMSHOP
The eponymous ‘Hungry Farmer’: http://www.gibsonsfarmshop.com/cafe/
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 15 miles

There is always the possibility of refreshment in the Red Cow, Sandwich at the end of the walk

Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:

Buses 13 13A 14 (around 45 mins)

13:57 14:12 14:29 14:57 15:12 15:29 15:57 16:25

Last week en route to Lenham from Teynham (Huw’s Walk):

and inside Doddington Church:

This week Huw is in charge of the maps.

This is next week’s walk – prepared by me, delegated for this week from chief walk creator John.

Train to Teynham, then to Lynsted, then via Sharsted Plantation to Doddington; then via Jackson’s Wood, Solomon’s Cottages to Payden St Farm and then to Lenham station.

I estimate it at 20km, 12.5 miles, probably 5 hours.

These are the likely trains for the walk:

Canterbury East to Lenham 8.22 – 8.42 £9.00
9.09 – 9.29 £9.00
9.48 – 10.08 £9.00 or £5.06 for oldies

Lenham – Canterbury West 13.36 – 14.27 £12.20 or £8.05 for oldies
14.36 – 15.27 £12.20 or £8.05 for oldies
15.36 – 16.27 £12.20 or £8.05 for oldies

We could do a packed lunch or stop for a lunch in the Harrow Inn at Warren Street – a slight detour from Payden Street or the pub in Doddington..

If we get the 9.48 arriving at Tenham at 10.08, this should give us an arrival at Lenham in time for the 15.36.

Huw

Last week’s Faversham from the south side walk:

9:00 Meet corner of Old Dover Road/Nunnery Fields/Oaten Hill

London Road Roundabout

Proceed along Mill Lane and North Downs Way

Bridge across A2

Podhurst Farm

Denstead Wood/Court Wood/Winterbourne Wood

South Street/Brenley/Westwood Court

Faversham – Eat at one of The Yard, Havershams, Cosgroves (Preston Street) or The Bear or travel back to Canterbury

About 11 miles or 4 hours

Trains (£3.50 with Railcard)

12:08, 12:24, 13:08, 13:24 (11/13 MINS)

Buses

13:16 (3 @ 35 mins)

13:36 (3X @ 25 mins)

13:46 (3B @ 35 mins)

14:06 (3X @ 25 mins)

14:16 (3 @ 35 mins)

14:31 (3X @ 25 mins)

14:54 (3X @ 25 mins)

LAST WEEK: LOOKING BACK TO GOODNESTONE CHURCH FROM THE FOOTPATH TO WINGHAM