Photo from last week’s really enjoyable Canterbury to Faversham from the South Walk:

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

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 lunch take lunch at a Faversham Eatery

13 miles

Trains (£3.55 with Railcard)

12:03, 12:31, 13:03, 13:31, 14:03, 14:31, 15:03 (13 MINS)

Buses

13:16 (3 @ 35 mins)

13:36 (3X @ 25 mins)

13:46 (3B @ 35 mins)

14:06 (3X @ 25 mins)

14:16 (3 @ 35 mins)

14:31 (3X @ 25 mins)

14:54 (3X @ 25 mins)

Last week’s walk – en route to Westernhanger

Meet outside K & C Hospital, corner of Ethelbert and South Canterbury Roads at 8:30am

Silver Striders Fast Route to Elham

Lunch at the Cosy Cafe

Then onto Lyminge/Postling/Stanford/Westernhanger (mainly footpaths)

About 17 miles (10 morning, 7 afternoon)

Trains back from Westernhanger to CBW (change at Ashford) approx. 40 mins. Leaving at: 15:19, 16:19, 16:46, 17:19

Cost £7.40 with railcard

Westernhanger Castle

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road @ 9:00

Slightly shorter walk this week but a longer SSS walk on Tuesday (15th) should compensate those wanting a longer mileage fix.

North Holmes Road, through town, West Station tunnel to St Stephen’s Green, The University, Cycle Path to Harbledown and then back via the Castle and Lansdown Road.

About 7 miles

Last week’s Faversham to Whitstable walk:

and samphire foragers spotted on the walk:

Packed Lunch – to be eaten en route

Meet at Canterbury East Station to catch 09:09 train, arriving in Faversham (£3.55 with Railcard).

Walk through Faversham and then follow the Saxon Shore Way along the east bank of Faversham Creek to Nagden Marshes. Continue along the SSW along the south bank of the Swale to the Sportsmen Inn and on towards Seasalater. Follow the shore to Whitstable West Beach where there is the possibility of a swim. Then on into Whitstable for coffee/tea at Tea & Times.
Distance: 10 miles

Plenty of buses back from Whitstable to Canterbury

Last week’s walk from Canterbury to Wye (cygnets seen in the shallow Stour by the Tickled Trout PH in Wye)

Packed lunch

Meet corner of Stuppington Lane with South Canterbury Road @ 8:30

Proceed to Garlinge Green (possibly via Larkey Wood)

Through the Wildwood to Crundale

Up and down the fields to Crundale Church – Lunch Break

Down to the Farm in the Valley (where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison as Bob Dylan says)

Up again to the top of the downs and then down to Wye via the radio mast site

11 miles (more or less)

Cafe and pubs if we wish or quick return from Wye station

Trains back to Canterbury West:

13:11 (16 mins)

13:38 (12 mins)

14:11 (16 mins)

14:41 (12 mins)

15:11 (16 mins)

£3.70 with Railcard

Last week’s walk to Reculver, near Chislet (14 miles)

PACKED LUNCH

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30

Canterbury to Fordwich
Fordwich to Stodmarsh
Stodmarsh to Grove Ferry (through nature reserve)
Grove Ferry to Chislet
Boyden Gate/Marshside
eventually joining Wansum Walk and SSW
Reculver, thus far about 12/13 miles
Lunch and Swimming (or we may eat lunch earlier on the walk)
Then walk to Herne Bay to catch the bus back (about 3 miles)
Total around 15 miles

Lot of buses: 14:05/14:08/14:20/14:35/14/38/14:50/15:05/
15:08/15:20/15:35/15:38/15:50

Last week’s walk to Sandwich:

please remember – PACKED LUNCH

Thursday – 20 July, 2017
WE LAST DID THIS WALK IN MARCH – IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE LAND HAS CHANGED IN THE INTERIM (and before that we did it in DECEMBER 2016)

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road 8:30

NDW to Patrixbourne/Shepherd’s Close Road/FPs to Adisham/Bossington/Neavy Downs/Gibson’s Farmshop (lunch [BREAKFAST] stop)

Afternoon take 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

There is always the possibility of refreshment in the Red Cow, Sandwich at the end of the walk

Buses from Sandwich to Canterbury:

Buses 13 13A 14 (around 45 mins)

13:57 14:12 14:29 14:57 15:12 15:29 15:57 16:25

Last week en route to Sibertswold – Strawberry Fields, well maybe if someone had put up a polytunnel:

8:30 Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road

North Down’s Way to Sibertswold

Either catch the train to Canterbury East from Sibertswold or sample the pleasures of the Bell Inn – to be discussed

About 11 miles

Train back to Canterbury East (£3.55 with card)
12:29 (18 mins)
13:29
14:29

Last week’s Herne Bay walk – the walk was good and the swimming wonderful.

Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30am

SVW to Fordwich/Sturry/across the railway line and up to Broad Oak/Herne/Herne Bay

About 11 miles

Lunch – maybe the Wallflower Cafe – we can decide en route

Return by bus:

13:05 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:20 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:35 (TRIAN) 35 mins
13:50 (TRIAN) 35 mins
14:05 (TRIAN) 35 mins

Last week – en route to Elham: