Please bring a packed lunch for this walk
Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch No 43 (Sandwich) Bus at 8:46 Bay D3 – Cost £2:00
On arrival at Ash we take the path to Wingham then, Goodnestone; Aylesham; Nonnington; Barfrestone and then Sibertswold where we catch the train back to Canterbury East:
Trains from Sibertswold to Canterbury East:
14:28; 15:28; 15:54; 16:28 Cost £4:55 with Railcard
About 14 miles
Last week’s The Miners’ Way 1 walk:
The Wednesday Walk will start at 8:30am. Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens.
This weeks walk will go via Harbledown across Neal’s Place and onto the university campus. We’ll return to the city centre past Little Hall Farm and Hales Place. This is a bramble and nettle free walk.
At present there is rain in the forecast.
There were six of us on the walk last week. Steve and Barry not present in the attached pic that was taken in the Sturry Road Community Park.
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). Bekesbourne Lane to Worcester Lane then through the orchards back to Spring Lane (where the walk concludes) via Little Barton House. 6 miles
Last week’s Reverse The Travelling Riverside Blues Walk:
Please bring a packed lunch
Meet Canterbury East Station to catch 08:40 train to arrive at Sibertswold (aka Shepherdswell) at 8:58 (£6.90).
Please bring a packed lunch for this walk.
Route: Elvington, Tilmanstone, Betteshanger, Eastry, Hammil, finishing at Ash where we catch the 43 bus back to Canterbury.
About 14 miles
Last week’s Woods Walk:
Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the weekly two hour walk followed by coffee at a city centre cafe.
The weather forecast for the walk is Sunny with a gentle breeze.
The route this week will probably follow the river down stream as far as ASDA then crossing the Sturry Road and into the community park. We’ll return to the city via the cycle track.
The pic from last week of the lads was taken on the Church/ Earthworks walk.
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:
Meet at the Launderette opposite St Mary Bredin Church
Through Toddler’s Cove, NDW, Poldhurt and Denstead Farm, Denstead wood, Forresters Lodge farm, over the A2 bridge to Dunkirk, Bosenden farm, North Bishopden wood, Blean woods, Rough Common, back into Canterbury on footpath from the water tower.
About 13 miles, mainly in woodland, so bring a packed lunch
Last week’s walk to Eastry:
All Striders welcome on the Wednesday Walk that this week will, as usual, start at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens. Hope to see you there for an 8:30am start.
Last week’s The Golf Walk:
Please bring a packed lunch and plenty of water .
Meet outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road @ 8:30 am
Minor roads and footpaths: NDW to Patrixbourne, then through Adisham to Love Lane branching off to Goodnestone then yellow roads and footpaths to Eastry to catch the No: 81 bus to Canterbury (13;28; 14:28) takes just over an hour via Sandwich and Wingham.
11 miles
Last week’s Woods & Coast Walk to Herne Bay:
