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Canterbury to Walmer – Thursday 29 September, 2016 – leave 8:30
Meet at 25 St Augustine’s road at 8:30
The route will take us through Patrixbourne, Adisham, Ratling, skirting Nonington, Tilmanstone, Little Mongeham, Ripple to Walmer Castle.
Approximately 17 miles. Here is a .gpx file of the route.
Please bring a packed lunch/picnic, especially as we’re doing 17 miles. The weather is set fair at the moment.
To get back to Canterbury we can either return by bus or train. We can decide when we get to Walmer.
Bus routes back are the 12 and 15 both via Dover. The 12 takes about 45 minutes, and the 15 a bit over an hour.
- Bus 12 leaves at 14:22, then not until 17:22
- Bus 15 leaves at 14:34, 15:14, 15:34, 16:21, 16:49
Trains from Walmer Station leave at the following times.
- 15:34 via Dover takes 40 mins
- 15:43 takes 1h 4mins (similar to the bus)
- 16:35 via Dover takes 43 mins
Cost is £5.20 with Dead Person’s Railcard
Ben
Here is our route
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En route near Elham last week
The Cosy and back by early afternoon – Thursday 22 September, 2016 – leave 8:30
Something easy this week (SSFR 1)
Meet corner of South Canterbury Road and Stuppington Lane 8:30
Back of Canterbury Rugby Club/Nackington/Pett Bottom/Gorsley Wood/Westwood/Quilters Wood/Clamberdown/Palmstead/Peafield/Park Gate/Elham
Lunch at the Cosy Tea Rooms 12:30
17 Bus back to Canterbury 13:35 (one after is 14:50)
Approximately 10 miles
Once I have a rough idea how many of us will be coming I shall book a place at The Cosy as it is becoming more popular these days.
‘And did those feet in ancient times…..’ last week’s walk via Perrywood and Sheldwich to Faversham
Thursday – 15 September, 2016 – Canterbury to Faversham via Perrywood and Sheldwich
Please bring a packed lunch
8:30 Meet at junction of Old Dover Road/Nunnery Fields/Oaten Hill
Proceed to Harbledown/London Road roundabout/Golden Hill
Towards Chartham Hatch via No Man’s Orchard
Hunstead Wood/Nickie Wood/Bower Wood/Ash Stubb/Beech Pollard/Rhode Common
Perrywood/Shepherds Hill/Lees Court/Sheldwich
Old Badgin’s Road/Badgin Wood/Whitehill/Vicarage Lane
Footpath that goes across Brogdale Road and out to the A2 in Faversham close to the Town Centre and Station
Approx: 13 miles
Bus from Faversham to Canterbury: 3B 13:46, 3X 14:06, 3 14:16, 3X 14:31, 3X 14:54, 3A 15:08, 3 15:25, 3 15:52 (about 30 mins)
Train from Faversham to Canterbury East
14:08; 14:24; 15:08; 15:24 (about 12 mins)
Last week – VIEW BETWEEN NEWNHAM AND EASTLING EN ROUTE TO FAVERSHAM
Thursday – 8 September, 2016 Harrietsham to Faversham via The George at Newnham
Thursday – 8 SEPTEMBER, 2016
Train from Canterbury West to Harrietsham 8:06 (arrive Harrietsham 8:47) – cost £12.20
Footpaths and some yellow roads to Newnham for Lunch – arrive approx 13:00
Onward to Faversham via footpaths and some yellow roads (about 6 miles for the afternoon walk)
Approx: 15 miles
Bus: 3X 16:12, 3A 16:41, 3 17:06, 3 17:41 (about 30 mins)
Train from Faversham to Canterbury East
15:58; 16:24; 16:58; 17:29
Last week – TWO MEN WENT SEARCHING FOR THANET – THEY COULDN’T FIND IT ANYWHERE (CANTERBURY TO BIRCHINGTON)
Silver Striders – Thursday, 1 September, 2016 Canterbury to Birchington (Packed Lunch)
Thursday – 1 SEPTEMBER, 2016 – PACKED LUNCH
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30
St Martin’s Church, Stour Valley Walk, Lampen Walk – Fordwich/Stodmarsh/Grove Ferry
Saxon Shore Way/Wantsum Walk towards Chislet but take Sarre Penn towards Sarre
From Sarre to St Nicholas at Wade
Footpath to Nether Hale Farm
Then connect to footpath by Chalk Pit and Upper Hale towards Great Brooksend Farm and then into Birchington
About 13/14 miles
Buses 8/8A back from Birchington to Canterbury Bus Station (38 mins):
13:54; 14:09; 14:24; 14:39; 14:54; 15:09; 15:24; 15:39; 15:57
Tickets £5:30 or Travelcard
Last week on top of the Downs about to walk down to Bilting
Thursday 25 August, 2016 Canterbury to Wye via Shelly’s (about 12 miles)
hursday – 25 AUGUST, 2016
Meet corner of South Canterbury Road and Stuppington Lane at 9:00
On to New House Lane then through Larkey Valley Wood to join footpath to Chilham
Stop at Shelley’s for early lunch or late elevenses
Onward towards Wye but come down from the Downs just after Bilting to Home Farm and take this footpath to Wye (something different)
About 12 miles
Trains back from Wye to Canterbury West:
14:36; 15:09; 15:39; 16:09; 16:39 (Cost £3:65 with Railcard)
THIS COULD BE THE LP COVER FOR THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND ‘ BURNIN’ OUTA NORTHBOURNE’ BUT IT’S REALLY THE SILVER STRIDERS ON LAST WEEK’S Miners’ Way part 2 WALK
Thursday 18 August, 2016 The Miners’ Way Part 2 (about 14 miles)
Thursday – 18 AUGUST, 2016
Meet at Canterbury Bus Station to catch No 14 (Sandwich) Bus at 9:45 Bay D3 (or board at subsequent stop)
Arrive at Ash 10:12
Packed Lunch
Ash/Marshborough/Woodnesborough/Eastry/Finglesham/Northbourne (not Sholden)/Northbourne/Bettshanger/Tilmanstone/Elvington/Shepherdswell
About 14.5 miles
http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/routeslinkswalks/the-miners-way-walking-route#
Detailed free map on this website
Train back from Sheperdswell to Canterbury East:
15:29; 16:00; 16:29; 17:00; 17:29; 18:00 (Cost £5:30 cheaper with travelard)
This week’s walk will be led by Sean/Barry
STRIDERS TAKE A BREAK DURING LAST WEEK’S Miners’ Way part 1 walk
Thursday 11 August, 2016 The Miners Way (Walk One) Sheperdswell to Ash
Thursday – 11 AUGUST, 2016
Meet at Canterbury East Station to catch 8:37 train to Shepherdswell (£5.30)
Lunch at The Anchor, Wingham
Then onward to Ash.
Buses back from Ash (£3.20). About 30 mins to Canterbury.
14:47 13A
15:09 13
15:23 14
15:47 13A
16:09 13
16:35 14
This week’s walk will be led by Barry.
lunch at the top of railway hill, barham ON LAST WEEK’S ‘BARHAM CIRCLE’ WALK
Thursday 4 August, 2016 The Robert Frost Walk – Canterbury – Barham – Kingston – Pett Bottom – Canterbury
Thursday – 4 AUGUST, 2016
BRING A PACKED LUNCH
Meet outside 25 St Augustine’s Road at 8:30
No buses this week and, although we may call in at a pub, let’s enjoy the freedom of a packed lunch.
The idea is to engage with a few footpaths we may not have walked thus far. We could also call this ‘The Barham Circle’.
NDR to Patrixbourne, Shepherds’ Close Road, various bridleway connections through to Cooting Downs,
Aylesham Farm, Womenswold, across the A2 (hopefully a bridge) and into Barham (we walk right past a pub here or maybe go in).
Footpath to Out Elmstead, then footpath to Covet Lane, Marley, footpaths over to Charlton Wood
Langham Park Farm, Crows Camp Road, upto Gorsely Wood and then permissive paths through to path which finishes at Pett Bottom
Whitehall Wood, Nackington, Stuppington Lane, Canterbury.
Around 15 miles but with the possibility to return by bus from Barham if a shorter walk is preferred.
SANDWICH BAY ON LAST WEEK’S WALK, WHICH FINISHED AT NORTHBOURNE
