Meet at the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the start of the walk.
Steve reminds everyone to bring their bus pass. The walk will probably be in the Whitstable/ Herne Bay area.
The local walks will resume next week.
The pic from last week was taken outside Garage Coffee:
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 Omicron Walk:
Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch 8:35am bus No: 15 (Bay D4) to Temple Ewell – about 20 mins.
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 13 miles.
Bus 17 from Barham to Canterbury:
13:46; 15:01 (22mins)
Last week’s Folkestone to Kearsney Abbey walk:
Meet at 8:30am at the Westgate Gardens main entrance.
The pic from last week was taken at Whitstable. Coffee enjoyed in the fresh air at the end of the walk.
Meet @ 8:00 am outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road
The walk is shown on our website:
Last week’s the Golf Walk:
Meet 8.25am, Bay D1 at Canterbury Bus Station.
Take 8.30 no. 16 bus to Folkestone. This bus leaves Canterbury along the New Dover Road, so the stops at Waitrose or further up the road are an option.
The walk is about 12 miles, with a lunch stop at Kearsney and a bus back from Temple Ewell.
We will get off at Folkestone bus station (arr 9.17) and walk though the town, along the Old High Street and the Harbour, past the Martello Towers on the coast and then take the England Coast Path up the cliffs. The walk to Dover is along the cliff top, past Samphire Hoe and Shakespeare Cliff. Then through Aycliff, past the Western Heights into Dover.
There is the option of a finishing the walk at that point (about 9 miles) and getting the bus 15 back to Canterbury. However, the walk will proceed through Dover and along the Dour Valley path, past Crabble Mill and River to Kearsney Abbey, where we can stop for lunch. Picnic advised, although there is a cafe at the Abbey.
We catch the regular bus no. 15 back from Temple Ewell, which is about 1 mile from Kearsney.
Last week’s walk from Lyminge to Canterbury:
Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am.
The pic taken on last weeks walk is of Steve and Les on a walk from Whitstable to Herne Bay.
Meet outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road at 8:00 am
Spring Lane and past Little Barton Farmhouse. We take the Public Footpath, which runs parallel to the railway line, along to Bekesbourne Road, further along we take the footpath, on the left, which runs alongside Palmstead Wood then Firdown Wood. We cross A257 and walk along Swanton Lane till we get to the site of the old dump, then take the footpath through to Moat Lane/Stodmarsh Road junction. We cross the road and take the footpath to Scotland Hill, across the Golf Course and then the footpath that runs behind the old barracks, later cutting down to the SVW, which leads us to St. Martin’s Church where the walk ends. 6 miles.
Last week’s Reverse Toddler’s Coves Walk:
Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch the 8:30 bus (17 from Bay D1) to Lyminge (bus arrives in Lyminge at 9:09). During August we can get free travel at any time with our bus passes.
From Lyminge we walk back to Canterbury via Stelling Minnis and Lynsore Bottom on a mixture of yellow roads and footpaths. Please bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink en route.
About 12 miles.
Last week’s walk to Sandwich (northern route):
Gather at the main gates to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for a two hour walk followed by coffee at a city centre cafe.
The weather forecast is for thundery showers, hopefully too infrequent to spoil the walk.
The walk last week took the lads through Stock Wood where this pic was taken.
