Meet outside the Launderette opposite St. Mary Bredin Church at 8:00am
Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road
SVW to near Tonford Manor; over the Stour, over the A28; Strangers Lane; footpath to New House Lane; footpath by side of Hollow Lane then connecting footpaths behind Wincheap to Zealand Road and then to the top of Nunnery Road where the walk finishes. About 6 miles.
Last week’s Hospital Walk:
Meet outside the hospital at the junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road
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 The Badlands of Badlesmere Walk:
Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the two hour walk followed by beverages at a city centre cafe.
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, Nackington then down to the bottom of the fields, by the pylons, then right and left through the firebreak in the woods, up the hill and onto to the Renville path. At Renville take the bridge across the motorway and then carefully walk across the NDR/A2 approach road and onto the lane which connects to the orchards, thence onto Pilgrims’ Way/St Augustine’s Road where the walk concludes. 6 miles
Last week’s The Get Thee to a Nunnery Walk:
Meet outside the Launderette – opposite St Mary Bredin Church at 8:30
Toddler’s Cove/SVW footpath to Bigberry/Chartham Hatch/Primrose Hill/Denstead Wood/Rhode Common/Perry Wood/Stocking Wood/Badlesmere.
Buses back to Canterbury (change at Faversham)
bus 666 – 12:59; 13:59; 15:35; 16:26 (11 mins to Faversham) then we can take the 3X from Faversham to Canterbury – 13:36 (hourly service 38 mins)
We could stop in Faversham for coffee/tea.
Distance: 11 miles
Last week’s Faversham via Herne Hill Walk:
Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the two hour walk followed by beverages at a city centre cafe.
Meet corner of Nunnery Fields/Nunnery Road @ 8am
Nunnery Road/Zealand Road/Lime Kiln Road/Fields to Hollow Lane/Footpath to New House Lane/Connecting footpath to Iffin Lane/Footpath to Bridge Road/Footpath to Lower Hardes Church then along the lane for the path through Whitehill Wood back via Bridge Road and Nackington, via Rugby Club, to the Hospital. (6 miles).
Last week’s The Don’s Walk:
8:30 Meet outside the Launderette St Mary, 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:
X3 12:36; 13:36; 14:36 (38 mins journey time)
Trains back to the East station: 12:26; 13:26; 14:26 (£5.05 with railcard) (15 mins journey time).
Last week’s Howlett’s Circle Walk:
Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the two hour walk followed by beverages at a city centre cafe.
