Happy Birthday Nick

Have a wonderful birthday Nick from all your chums in the Silver Striders

Meet outside the Hospital by the Canterbury Medical Practice, junction of Ethelbert Road with South Canterbury Road @ 8:30am

This is a new variation, initially walking to Pett Bottom, then to Bossingham followed by Stelling Minnis but, just before reaching SM we take yellow roads and footpaths through Elhampark Wood ending up in Elham Village – 10 miles.

Packed lunch to be eaten en route or on the bus back to Canterbury.

Number 17 bus to Canterbury (33 mins):

12:50; 13:50

Last week’s walk to Canterbury to Sandwich Walk:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the weekly two hour walk followed by coffee.

Meet outside the Launderette opposite St. Mary Bredin Church at 8:00am

Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road

SVW to near Tonford Manor; over the Stour, over the A28; Strangers Lane; footpath to New House Lane; footpath by side of Hollow Lane then connecting footpaths behind Wincheap to Zealand Road and then to the top of Nunnery Road where the walk finishes. About 6 miles.

Last week’s Hospital Walk:

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road 8:30

NDW to Patrixbourne/Shepherd’s Close Road/FPs to Adisham/Bossington/Neavy Downs/Gibson’s is a possibility.  In any event a packed lunch and something to drink is suggested.  Goodnestone Road/Twitham Hill/Crixhall Court/Buckland Lane/Summerfield Farm/Black Pond Farm/Beacon Hill/Marshborough – Vine Farm/Great Poulder’s Farm/Sandwich.

Distance 14 miles

Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:

Bus 43 (40 mins)

12:51 13:21 13:51 14:21 14:51 15:21

Last week’s The Victory Wood Circle in Reverse Walk, where we met Nanook and her owner, a nice man who was able to provide us with a history of the area dating back to 1962 when he had roamed it as a child

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Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for the weekly two hour walk followed by coffee at a city central cafe.

Meet @ 8:00 am outside the hospital – junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road
The Langton Path to the end of the school playing fields, rugby club, Nackington then down to the bottom of the fields, by the pylons, then right and left through the firebreak in the woods, up the hill and onto to the Renville path. At Renville take the bridge across the motorway and then carefully walk across the NDR/A2 approach road and onto the lane which connects to the orchards, thence onto Pilgrims’ Way/St Augustine’s Road where the walk concludes. 6 miles

Last week’s The Get Thee to a Nunnery Walk:

Please bring a packed lunch (to be eaten at a convenient stopping place en route)

Meet outside St Augustine’s Abbey (English Heritage) at 8.30am

Proceed towards St. Stephen’s on back roads and paths, then the University, then the Crab and Winkle route – towards Clowes Wood.  We take the footpath down to A290, arriving nearby Red Lion House then walk along the Whitstable Road to Pean Hill, where we turn into Ellenden Wood, making our way to Victory Wood, eventually ending up in Courtenay Road.  The route then goes through North Bishopden Wood, then Church Wood and, via footpaths, back to Canterbury Bus Station where the walk finishes.

Approx. 12 miles.

Last week’s The Pet Circle Walk:

As usual gather at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for our midweek ramble.

The weather forecast for the walk is for sunny intervals and a gentle breeze.

We’ll do the walk that we meant to do last week but didn’t because of a late change of mind.

We’ll walk to the university and pick up the path next to the dismantled railway. From Tyler Hill we’ll walk to the edge of Little Hall Wood and cut across the fields crossing the Sarre Penn and climbing up to Alcroft Grange returning to the city via Hales Place and St Stephens.

The pic from last week was taken at Neal’s Place.

Meet corner of Nunnery Fields/Nunnery Road @ 8am

Nunnery Road/Zealand Road/Lime Kiln Road/Fields to Hollow Lane/Footpath to New House Lane/Connecting footpath to Iffin Lane/Footpath to Bridge Road/Footpath to Lower Hardes Church then along the lane for the path through Whitehill Wood back via Bridge Road and Nackington, via Rugby Club, to the Hospital. (6 miles).

Last week’s The Don’s Walk: