Happy Birthday Don

Have a wonderful day Don with best wishes from your fellow coves in the Silver Striders

Meet outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road @ 8:30am

A short route, mainly in woods and near water, to make the heat more bearable.  8 miles.

Bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink.

Last week’s Canterbury to Elham SSFR1:

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 and then we take the footpath leading to Chartham Downs but turn off towards St. Augustine’s when we arrive at the wood.  After walking through the wood we cross the recreation ground turning right on the return path leading to Larkey Valley, later joining Cockering Road and proceed onwards to the A2/retail park junction, crossing the various turn-offs to the A2 and finding the footpath to Wincheap School, later Oxford Road/Norman Road where the walk ends.

About 6 miles

Last week’s The Valley Lark Walk:

Meet outside the Hospital (Junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road) @ 8:30

Packed lunch or Tea/Coffee/Beer in Elham or early bus back

Back of Canterbury Rugby Club/Nackington/Pett Bottom/Gorsley Wood/Westwood/Quilters Wood/Clambercrown/Palmstead/Peafield/Park Gate/Elham

For a shorter walk there are many places where one can return en route, thus creating a circular walk.

17 Bus back to Canterbury 11:50, 12:50 (33 mins)

Approximately 10 miles

Last week’s New Wickhambreaux 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.

Happy Birthday on Tuesday 16 June to John Pike, who does so much to keep the Striders walking.

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, over the A2 bridge and down to Merton Farm.  Footpath through Merton Farm, later Iffin Lane and connecting to footpath to New House Lane and then down into Larkey Valley Wood.  Through the wood, coming out on Cockering Road, which we walk along until we get to the footpath for New House Lane, then along Hollow Lane turning into the orchard, later over the bridge along Stuppington Lane to the junction with South Canterbury Road, where the walk finishes.

6 miles.

Last week’s Woolton Farm Walk:

Many Happy Returns of the Day Ben (the Strider who created our website)

Have a super day Ben from your many chums in the Silver Striders

Meet outside St. Martin’s Church @ 8:30am

Please bring something to eat and drink

Canterbury to Fordwich to Stodmarsh to Grove Ferry (through the Nature Reserve) then on to the Wickhambreaux Valley and slowly down to Wichambreaux. Lunch somewhere near Wickhambreaux, thence a short trek to Littlebourne to catch the bus back to Canterbury.

About 11 miles

Last week’s Canterbury Western Circle Walk: