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Thursday, 17 July, 2025 – Temple Ewell to Elham

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Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch 8:35am bus No: 15 (Bay D4) to Temple Ewell – about 20 mins, cost £3.

Packed lunch and refreshment stops.

Footpath across Scotland Common, The Minnis, leading to Alkham, onward, crossing A260 at Densole.  Footpaths across Acrise CP, then Elham.  Yellow roads and footpath to Barham.

About 9 miles.

Bus 17 from Elham to Canterbury:

12:50; 13:50; 14:50 (33 mins)

Last week’s Selsted via Covert Wood Walk:

SS398 – Tuesday, 15 July, 2025 – Reverse Around the Woods Walk

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

Walk to Rugby Club then, via Nackington to Bridge Road and into Whitehill Wood: where four paths cross, carry straight on and, at the next junction, take the path furthest to the right and continue straight ahead.  At the footpath bifurcation, bear left, joining School Lane, head down the hill towards Pett Bottom, at the bottom of the hill, by the Duck, turn left, onto Pett Bottom Road.  Proceed along the road to Little Eaton Farm joining the footpath on the left, back to Whitehill Woods. We keep to the righthand footpath until we begin to exit the woods, where we take the left hand footpath and, at the next footpath junction, turn right, through the orchard, across Bridge Road, then along the footpath by the side of the poly tunnels until we reach the fire break where we descend the hill and cross to the footpath, returning us to the Nackington footpath and back the way we came.

About 7 miles.

Last week’s The Nick’s Walk:

Thursday – 10 July, 2025 – Selsted via Covert Wood

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Meet at 8.30 K&C hospital, South Canterbury Road entrance

The walk is about 12 miles, with regular buses back from Selsted. We’ll probably be back in Canterbury 1-2pm, so bring a picnic lunch if required.

Past the rugby ground, cross Nackington road, past Nackington, through Whitehill Woods, Little Eaton Farm. Footpath behind Pett Bottom to Westwood Farm, Covert Wood, Bladbean Farm, Wingmore, North Elham, Rakeshole Farm, Selsted.

Last week’s Faversham (approached from the South) Walk:

Wednesday Walk – 9 July, 2025

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Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am.

There is not a planned route. Steve in consultation with other regular midweek walkers will decide on the day.

The weather forecast is “sunny and gentle breeze” with temperatures of around 22 degrees.

The pic taken on the walk last week is the lads in a large field near Rough Common. Walk Don’t Run I Venture(s) to say.

SSS397 – Tuesday, 8 July, 2025 – Reverse Nick’s Walk

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Meet outside the Launderette (opposite St. Mary Bredin Church) @ 8:00am

Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road

Cross Toddler’s Cove, walk under the ring road bridge and then over the railway bridge, across to St. Dunstan’s Terrace, over London Road ending up on the footpath towards Rough Common.  When we are near the Blean water tower we turn left and walk down towards the Harbledown Bridge – crossing into Harbledown and walking through the grounds of St Nicholas’s Hospital.  We then take the footpath under the A2 bridge and work our way down to the Chartham Cycle path, by the Thannington footbridge over the Stour, turn left and back to Toddler’s Cover then under the ring road, towards the East Station and Lansdown Road where the walk concludes. 6 miles

Last week’s The Les Walk:

Thursday – 3 July, 2025 – FAVERSHAM (approached from the South)

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8:30 Meet corner of Old Dover Road/Nunnery Fields/Oaten Hill by the Launderette

Packed lunch or snack recommended en route, there are plenty of coffee places, and a Wetherspoons, in Faversham to enjoy a post walk drink/snack

London Road Roundabout
Proceed along Mill Lane and North Downs Way
Bridge across A2
Podhurst Farm
Denstead Wood/Court Wood/Winterbourne Wood
South Street/Brenley/Westwood Court
Faversham – Either return on arrival or enjoy coffee/tea somewhere
12 miles

X3 Bus back to Canterbury 12:36, 13:36, 14:36 or train

Last week’s Pet Circle Walk: