Packed lunch
Meet at Canterbury East to catch 9:20 train to Sibertswold (Shepherds Well) – 10 mins journey time. Cost £3:50 with Railcard.
Sibertswold/Barfrestone/Nonington/Goodnestone/Wingham/Ickham/Littlebourne – about 10 miles.
At Littlebourne there is the Pub, should one desire refreshment; the Bus back – 14:02, 14:24, 14:42, 14:42, 14:56 etc. all take 13 mins or the alternative of walking 4/5 miles further to Canterbury.
Last week’s walk: Striders gather for final onslaught on Wye
Packed lunch
Meet corner of Stuppington Lane with South Canterbury Road @ 9:00
Proceed to Garlinge Green (possibly via Larkey Wood)
Through the Wildwood to Crundale
Up and down the fields to Crundale Church
Down to the Farm in the Valley (where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison as Bob Dylan says)
Up again to the top of the downs and then down to Wye via the radio mast site
11 miles (more or less)
A beer at the Tickled Trout maybe…..before the long journey back to Canterbury.
Trains back to Canterbury West:
14:11 (16 mins)
14:41 (12 mins)
15:11 (16 mins)
15:41 (12 mins)
£3.65 with Railcard
Last week’s walk between Shottenden and Badlesmere
Meet outside at the crossroads ODR/Nunnery Fields/Oaten Hill opposite St. Mary Bredin Church @ 8:00am
Canterbury/Toddler’s Cover/Stour Valley Walk to Chartham Hatch, then North Downs Way out of Chartham Hatch onto Old Wives Lees, then North West, up the brown road for a short way, take New Forest Lane to Shottenden (mainly yellow road with some footpath). Yellow road from Shottenden to Woods Court and then footpath to Badlesmere and lunch stop – The Red Lion (approx. 12 miles).
Cross main road outside The Red Lion; footpath by Leaveland and join another path, later, direction of Bell’s Forstal, then yellow roads and footpaths West by South West, crossing down to Stalisfield, then South of Otterden, eventually rejoining the North Downs Way heading West towards Lenham – destination Lenham Train Station (approx 10 miles).
Total approx. 22 miles
Train from Lenham to Canterbury. Cost with Senior Railcard £8.05.
16:13 (43 mins)
16:36 (51 mins)
17:13 (43 mins)
17:36 (48 mins)
18:27 (44 mins)
There is also the 10X bus service between Lenham and Ashford (27 mins), which could be useful:
16:04; 16:34; 18:03; 19:18.
LAST WEEK’S WICKHAMBREAUX CIRCLE WALK VIA THE ROSE PUB (HIGH APPROVAL RATING FROM THE STRIDERS)
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road @ 8:30am
Canterbury to Fordwich to Stodmarsh to Grove Ferry (through the Nature Reserve) then on to the Wickhambreaux Valley and slowly down to Wichambreaux. Lunch at The Rose, Wickhambreaux thence back to Canterbury via Littlebourne.
About 15 miles
Last week’s walk – the Striders stop for a photo en route to Stowting
Meet corner of South Canterbury Road/Stuppington Lane @ 8:30am
Walk to Nackington, then through Whitehill Wood. We then swing right, passing just to the south of Lower Hardres, and taking a bridleway via Cobsdane Wood and Shoot Wood, across Stone St and down into Petham. Hardly anything on roads so far. I calculate this as about 5 miles.
From Petham we go south on a footpath which goes off the 150 map at the bottom just to the right of grid no 13. On to map 138.
We then wiggle our way south for about 5 miles to Bodsham, via footpaths and a bit of yellow road. I can show you tomorrow on my map.
From Bodsham we continue south-east to Stowting.
About 12.5 miles
Lunch at the Tiger (Stowting)
Return by car (boots deposited in back of car) – Car takes five
Last week’s walk – NORTH OF STURRY Heading to Broad Oak and Whitstable ( a broken writst poses no problem to this sturdy silver strider):
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
