Meet 8.30am at K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Road entrance.

The walk is around 13 miles. Bring a packed lunch, although there is also a cafe and pub at Ash if preferred. Regular buses back to Canterbury.

Shorter versions are possible by walking back from Patrixbourne on the NDW or by taking the yellow road from Adisham to Bramling and getting the bus there.

Through the hospital, up to the rugby ground, Nackington, Whitehill woods, Middle Pett Farm, Bridge. Bifrons Park, Adisham, Goodnestone, Claypits, Staple, Ash.

Last week’s Boxing Day amble:

Meet @ 8:00 am outside the Hospital – junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road

7 miles

Last week’s The Les Walk:

8:30 Meet outside the Launderette, Nunnery Fields

The walk finishes outside the Cathedral Gate.

Last week’s Fright Wood Circle Walk:

Meet at 8:00 am by the St. Augustine’s Triangle (start of the Footpath to the north of St. Augustine’s Road, which goes behind the houses with the UCA buildings on the other side).

The walk proceeds along the footpath, up Babbs Hill, by the side of the Barracks Estate leading to Old Park Farm open land.  It continues through the golf course (Scotland Hills), crossing Stodmarsh Road the Polo Farm, across the A257 by Fishpoolhill Wood then across to the path by Palmstead Wood and then Bekesbourne Lane.  We walk along the road to the footpath by the side of Haystack Wood, then down to Hode Farm where we turn onto the NDW through Barton Business Park and onto number 67 St. Augustine’s Road, home of the creator of this fine walk.

Last week’s The Steve’s Walk:

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Packed lunch or snack suggested

Meet at the junction of Nunnery Road with Nunnery Fields at 8:30am

Zealand Road, Wincheap Farm, Hollow Lane, New House Lane, Strangers Lane then take the footpath on the left to Chartham. When we get to Chartham we take the footpath through the Church and join the road, later crossing the railway line, walking towards the Weir. We cross the bridge over the Weir and then the A28 Ashford Road, walking towards Fright Wood underneath the railway bridge. In Fright Wood we take the permissive paths to Hunstead Wood, then Primrose Hill and then follow the footpath to Podhurst Farm coming out at Bigbury Road – various footpaths back to Central Canterbury.

11 miles

Last week’s The Villages Walk:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the final walk before Christmas.

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 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. Short cut by taking the bus back from Littlebourne or Sturry.

Last week’s Southern Circle walk:

Meet as usual at 8:30am at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens. The walk will end no later than 10:30am and will not be followed by coffee on this occasion. There will be plenty of time to go home and change or for some Christmas shopping before we all meet at the Foundry midday.

The weather forecast for Wednesday is for drizzle with a gentle breeze, let’s hope it improves.

The direction of the walk will be decided, among those of us who attend, on the day.

Last week we discovered a small area we have not previously walked. We were able to get on to the river bank by the Recreation Ground in Thannington. The pic of the lads was taken in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church sitting under a giant ancient Yew tree.