Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30
Elevenses stop/packed lunch
North Downs Way to Patrixbourne then alternative route, re-joining NDW at Womenswold.
Train back from Sibertswold £5.05 with Railcard. One train an hour 12:28; 13:28; 14:28. The journey time is 18 mins.
Approx. 10 miles
Last week’s Etchinghill to Wye 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 outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road at 8:00 am
Spring Lane, the footpath past Little Barton House by the railway line then along Bekesbourne Lane taking the second footpath on the left through Woolton Farm, past Farthings Wood and shortly afterwards taking a left into Court Wood towards Littlebourne Road, at the end of this footpath we take the footpath to the left, towards Firdown Wood but turn right before Palmstead Wood proceeding towards the Hoath Farm (footpath), crossing Bekesbourne Lane then through the former orchards back to Spring Lane (where the walk concludes) via Little Barton House. 6 miles
Last week’s Reverse The Travelling Riverside Blues Walk:
This walk created and worked out by Peter.
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 outside St. Martin’s Church at 8:00am
We take the SVW path, later joining the cycle path to Fordwich but later cutting through to Dickens Avenue, then South Street, crossing the Sturry Road and heading for ASDA and then the path by the Stour, which we follow to the Miller’s Arms passing Sainsbury’s en route. At this point we make our way to the footpath which parallels North Lane by the side of the other Stour and continue onto Westgate Gardens, then the SVW to the Riverside Retail Park where we weave our way to Wincheap School, crossing the A28 in the process. The walk finishes at the junction of Norman Road with Nunnery Road and Oxford Road.
Last week’s The Omicron Walk:
Packed lunch and elevenses stop
Meet at the corner of Stuppington Lane with South Canterbury Road @ 8:30am:
The full circle is 14 miles, however the are plenty of opportunities for a shorter walk if one desires; such as taking one of the footpaths that crosses from the outward to the return route. The walk passes close to Chartham and Chilham stations.
Last week’s The Villages 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.
Last Week’s Reverse The Golf Walk:
Meet at K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Road entrance, at 8.30am.
We will go out past the rugby ground through Nackington, Whitehill Woods, skirt Lower Hardres, Bridge, Patrixbourne, bypass Littlebourne through Lower Garrington Farm, Ickham, Wickhambreaux, Stodmarsh, Fordwich and home along the cycle route to Canterbury.
About 15 miles, with plenty of opportunities to stop for picnic lunch at one of the churches. A short cut is possible by taking the bus back from Littlebourne.
This walk is part of the Nick Riding Collection and is used with the permission of the creator.
Last week’s Cross Keys Circle Walk:
