DATE & TIME
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DESCRIPTION
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LEADER/CONTACT
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START(POSTCODE/GRID REF)
& OTHER
INFORMATION
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NOVEMBER
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Sun 5th 10am
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5 mile
morning walk from Lower Hardres followed by AGM at 1:00pm Walking via Petham
and Swarling Manor. Great views of the Petham Valley and Chartham Downs.
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David
R
07341
273715
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Lower Hardres
village hall CP. CT4 5NP
A light lunch will be provided see
newsletter for details.
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Sun 12th 10am
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10 mile full
day walk from Wingham.
Walking
through Staple, Chillenden and Goodnestone. Fairly flat walk with a few
stiles. Picnic lunch. Possible pub stop at Goodnestone for drinks.
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Andy
F
07833
580821
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Meet at
Wingham CP CT3 1DQ. This is free
but fairly small car share if possible. Alternative parking on the street in
Wingham.
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Sun 12th 10am
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6 mile half
day walk from Lower Harbledown along the Stour Valley to Chartham Hatch.
Return via North Downs Way. Varied walk through orchards and forests.
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Ruth
07740
360870
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The Old Coach
and Horses, Church Hill, Lower Harbledown. CT2 9AB. Park on the road or bus 3x from Canterbury.
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Sun 19th 10am
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10 mile full
day walk from Breach Downs via Denton, Woolage Green and Barham.
Woodland and
fields and some minor roads. Some stiles and hills. Picnic lunch. Pub open
for possible drinks.
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Bob
07504
909591
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Breach Downs
layby. (TR205486)
What3words -
parkland.defaults.postings
Bus number 17
from Folkestone.
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Sun 19th 10am
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6.5 half day
walk from Nonington to Woolage via Barfrestone. Easy walking mainly through
woodland and fields. Couple of gentle hills.
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Paul
S
07867
858031
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Church Street Nonington, parking on
the road. Meet by the
Churchyard. CT15 4LB (TR252522) What3words:
thickens/actor/motivations
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Sun 26th 10am
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11.5 mile full day walk from Nonington.
Walking mostly through fields over gently undulating chalk countryside, via
Tilmanstone,
Waldershare, Shepherdswell and Barfreston.
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Dave
M
07470
693584
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Nonington by the now closed Royal Oak
Pub. Parking on the road. CT15 4HT
(TR256519)
Picnic lunch with short stop for
drinks at The Bell Shepherdswell (8 miles)
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Sun 26th 10am
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7 mile half day walk from Doddington. A
great circuit of the northern part of the Syndale Valley. Some interesting
houses/churches amid lovely countryside.
Hilly but not
difficult.
|
Alan
R
07798
645141
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Doddington VH, Hopes Hill Doddington. ME9 0BH (TQ934571)
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DECEMBER
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Sun 3rd 10am
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10 mile full
day walk from Barham to Selsted. Easy walking through woods and fields.
Picnic lunch.
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Hilary
07557
401389
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Park in Valley Road near the shop. CT4 6NX
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Sun 3rd 10am
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5.5 morning
walk from Chilham. A seasonal ‘Mistletoe walk’ passes through woodlands where
we can expect to find many mistletoe boughs. A couple of climbs.
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Jenny
K
07791
309784
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Taylor’s Hill CP, Chilham CT4 8BZ (TR066536)
Trains from Canterbury West to
Chilham.
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Sat 9th 10am
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Work up an
appetite with a 5 mile morning walk followed by Christmas Lunch at The
Chequers Inn at 1:00pm. All are welcome to walk but lunch MUST be pre booked (see newsletter)
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Marita
07543
117323
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The Chequers Inn, Stone Street
Petham. CT4 5PW
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Sun 10th 10am
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9.5 mile full day walk from
Godmersham, Via Crundale Church and
Godmersham Park. Hilly route Good views after the climb.
Picnic lunch.
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Linda
07525
167365
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Meet near Godmersham Church. Park in the
lane by the wall NOT outside the Church. CT4
7DS
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Sun 17th 10am
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10 mile full day walk from Hawkinge. A
hilly route passing Drellingore, South Alkham,
Swingfield
and ’Reinden Wood’
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Brian
C
07887
781964
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Fernfield Lane, Hawkinge. Opp new
build houses, off The Street from Hawkinge. CT18 7AW (TR223409)
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Sun 17th 10am
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6 mile half
day walk from Broome Park Hotel CP. Walking across the golf course through
the village of Barham. Return via Denton. Refreshments available in the hotel at the
end.
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Penny
07719
894960
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Broome Park Hotel CP. CT4 6QX
(TR218482)09.37 bus 16 from Canterbury
Bus Station. Walk through the main Broome Park entrance down to the CP.
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Sun31st
10am
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5 mile
morning walk from Challock via Pested,
Molash and Kings Wood. Mixture of open fields and woodland. Pub at the end.
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Linda
07525
167365
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Challock Village Hall CP, Blind Lane TN25 4AU
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JANUARY
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Sun 7th 10am
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11 mile full
day walk from Stelling Minnis via Hastingleigh through rolling countryside
with hills, woods and fields. Please bring a picnic. Drinks at the Bowl but
they do not offer food on a Sunday.
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Dave
M
07470
693584
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Stelling Minnis Post Office. CT4 6AS
(
TR142469)
Please leave room for locals to park
near the shop
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Sun 7th 10am
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6 mile
morning walk from Chilham via Down Wood, Woodside farm and Godmersham Park.
One long climb.
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Mike
07807
012810
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Taylor’s Hill CP, Chilham CT4 8BZ (TR066536)
Trains from Canterbury West to
Chilham.
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Sun 14th 10am
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10.5 mile
full day walk from Selling. A combination of woods and open farmland with
some stiles. Includes a section of the North Downs Way, via Shottenden and
Molash. Picnic lunch with pub stop for drinks.
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NIck
and Mollie 07954 377247
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White Lion Pub, Selling Road. ME13 9RQ
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Sun 14th 10am
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6 mile half
day walk from Nonington. Morning Walk in the rolling countryside and pretty
villages of Nonington, Chillenden and Goodnestone.
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Julia
07875
767803
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Meet opposite the Royal Oak Pub, Holt
Street Nonington. Park in layby or along the road. CT15 4HT
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Sun 21st 10am
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10.5 mile
full day walk from Woodchurch. Woodland and vineyard walking with a small
section through the Rare Breeds Centre in the afternoon. Pub stop The
Woolpack Inn, Warehorne
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Beverley
07729
850271
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Woodchurch Surgery, Front Road,
Woodchurch. TN26 3SF (TQ946341)
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Sun 21st 10am
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5 mile half
day walk from Harbledown. Easy walking through orchards and woods.
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Hilary
07557
401389
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Meet in Summer Hill by St Michael’s and
All Angels Church. Park on the road. CT2
8NW
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Sun28th
10am
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6 mile half day walk from Stelling
Minnis. Moderate walk through woods and fields, passing through Bossingham
and past
Stelling
Minnis Church. No dogs please.
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Jenny
K
07791
309784
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Stelling Minnis Post Office. CT4 6AS
(
TR142469)
Please leave room for locals to park
near the shop
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FEBUARY
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Sun 4th 10am
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Full/half day from Wye (6 + 4.5)
Morning will be via Soakham Downs and afternoon via Wye Downs. Some hills but
hopefully good views. Picnic lunch time for drinks in a local pub/cafe.
Note afternoon start 1:15pm
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Linda
07525
167365
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Meet Wye Church. Free cp and parking on
the road.
TN25 5BL (TR054 468) Train to Wye short walk to the Church.
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Sun 11th 10am
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11 mile full day walk from Farthing
Common. Walk down to Stowting then
climbing back up to Brabourne Downs with some wide ranging views. Picnic
lunch at Hastingleigh with possible drinks at the Bowl
Inn (if open). Return via Lymbridge,
WestWood and
Skeete. This walk is hilly and some of the flinty tracks are rough underfoot.
Worth the effort for the lovely countryside.
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Julia
07875
767803
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Farthing common CP, off the B2068 (Stone Street) CT18 8DH
(TR137404)
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Sun 11th 10am
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6 mile half day walk from Victory Wood.
Mixture of
woodland and open countryside. We will visit the Link Sculpture at the top of
the ridge with fine views across Kent and the Thames Estuary.
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Marita
07534
117323
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Victory Wood CP CT5 3AH. Dargate
Road Yorkletts. (off the A299 Thanet Way near the Shell Garage between
Highstreet Road and Dargate Road)
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Sun 18th 10am
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11 mile full day walk from Hawkinge.
Walking out to Elham via Paddlesworth
and
Shuttlesfield
for lunch stop. Return via Densole. Pub and tea room available in Elham.
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Nick
and Mollie 07954
377247
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Hawkinge Community Centre,
Heron Forstal Avenue. CT18 7FP
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Sun 25th 10am
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11 mile full
day walk from Appledore following the Royal Military Canal, passing vineyards
and woodlands. Picnic lunch
Woodchurch. Pub for drinks.
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Brian
07887
781964
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Meet Appledore Village Hall CP. TN26 2AE (TQ955297)
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Sun 25th 10am
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6.5 mile walk
from Sandwich. A pleasant walk through countryside to the beach, passing a
bird observatory on the return.
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Ruth
07740
360870
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Grazen Salts CP(free Sundays) Strand
Street, CT13 9HN (TR329586) Bus 43
from Canterbury.
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