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 – the Wallflower Cafe if we can find seats
Frequent Triangle Buses back to Canterbury.
Last week’s very enjoyable Canterbury to Selsted walk:
Meet 8.30am K&C Hospital, junction of South Canterbury and Ethelbert Road.
To rugby ground, Nackington Road, Nackington, Whitehall Wood, Pett Bottom road, footpath to Westwood Farm, Covet Wood Farm, Colehill Wood, Dane Farm, Bladbean, Wingmore, North Elham (escape route for those who want the Cosy Tea Room and bus back), Rakehole Farm, Selsted.
Likely finish 12.30/1pm so bring some food or wait until we get home.
Approx. 12 miles. Led by Nick.
Bus 16 back, three an hour, 1255, 1315, 1335 etc
Last week’s walk to Elham:
**Packed Lunch**but we could take tea/coffee at the new Cosy before returning back to Canterbury by bus?
This one starts at 8:30am outside 25 St Augustine’s Road and takes the Francigena to Patrixbourne. Then to Bridge via Bifrons Park.
Then there is a path crossing the Nailbourne to Crows Camp Hill just above Bishopsbourne.
We take a footpath from here and then a sharp left into Charlton Wood and then on to Heart’s delight via Marley.
We now follow the Elham Valley Way into Covert Wood, but on leaving the wood we go on the road to Bladbean Farm, and then on road and paths to Upper park gate Farm. From there we descend by road and path into Elham and, maybe, for Tea/Coffee/Beer before taking the bus back to Canterbury. About 11 miles.
Buses to Canterbury at 12:42 or 13:42 – journey time 33 mins
Last week’s walk to Sandwich (five men who came too late and stayed too long perhaps?):
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 (40 mins)
12:41 13:01 13:21 13:41 14:01 14:21 14:41 15:01 15:21 16:06
Last week’s Canterbury to Lyminge walk:
***Packed Lunch***
Meet by the hospital – corner of South Canterbury Road/Ethelbert Road @ 8:30 am
Walk to Nackington, then criss cross various paths to Petham and then a mixture of footpath and road to Stowting, then on to Lyminge.
About 16 miles
No: 17 @ 13:35 40 mins
No: 17 @ 14:43 40 mins
No: 18 @ 15:12 53 mins
No: 17 @ 16:08 45 mins
We last did this walk in January 2019.
Last week’s Canterbury/Hassel Street/Wye walk:
Meet at junction of Nunnery Road with Nunnery Fields 8:30 am
Proceed to Zealand Road, Hollow Lane, New House Lane toward Kenfield Hall, then Petham, Mounts Wood, Hassell Street, then West to the Wye Downs, Wye.
PACKED LUNCH
13 miles
Back by train to Canterbury West:
13:11, 13:41, 14:11, 14:41, 15:11, 15:41
Cost (with Silver Striders railcard) £4.05
Last week’s Canterbury to Faversham (via Herne Hill and SSW) walk:
8:30 Meet outside St Mary Bredin Church, Nunnery Fields
Road and footpath to Rough Common
Church Wood through to Courtney Road and through the woods till we get to the
Herne Hill footpath, crossing Thanet Way between Kemdale Wood and Fostall.
Footpaths to Sandbanks Road, Nagden Cottages then SSW into Faversham.
Take bus back or lunch – to be decided
About 12/13 miles
Buses back:
3 (34 mins) 3X (29 mins) 3B (34 mins)
Trains back to the East station: 12:26; 13:10; 13:26; 14:10; 14:26
The week before last’s Hackington Circle walk:
A photo from our walk of 27 December, 2018
Meet outside 25 St Augustines Road at 8:30 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/St Augustine’s Road
Arrive back to Canterbury and proceed to the St Augustine’s Curry House (25 St A’s Road) for lunch around 12:30pm.
About 10 Miles
This is an archive photo from the same walk on 22 December, 2016 and below is a photo from last week’s Canterbury SSFR1 walk to Elham:
**Bring a packed lunch and maybe a thermos – it is election day and the early bus back seems the best bet**
Meet corner of South Canterbury Road and Stuppington Lane 8:30
Back of Canterbury Rugby Club/Nackington/Pett Bottom/Gorsley Wood/Westwood/Quilters Wood/Clambercrown/Palmstead/Peafield/Park Gate/Elham
17 Bus back to Canterbury 12:42
Approximately 10 miles
Last week’s Bossingham Loop (in reverse) walk:
