|
Date |
Title/Route |
Start Place |
Start Grid |
Leader |
Distance/Time |
Notes |
|
Grade |
|
01/05/08 |
May Day Sunrise Walk and Coldrum
Stones |
Trottiscliffe - Church |
TQ646605 |
01732 851310 |
2 miles - 5.00am to 6.30am |
Please park quietly! A short walk
then watch the Hartley Morris Men welcome the dawn at the
Coldrum Stones. In memory of Trevor Urben. |
Dogs OK |
E |
|
04/05/08 |
A Greensand Ridge ramble |
Ightham - CP by Village Hall |
TQ594566 |
01732 851310 |
6½ miles - 10.30am to 2.00pm |
Oldbury Hill, Ightham Mote and
Ightham Warren with(?) bluebell carpets along the way. Hilly.
Opportunity to look at the proposed path diversion at Ightham
Mote. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Pub at end |
M |
|
11/05/08 |
Tonbridge to Leigh |
Tonbridge - Swimming Pool CP |
TQ589467 |
01622 717316 |
6½ miles - 10.00am to 1.15pm |
Outward via cycleways. Nibble break
in Leigh before returning on footpaths. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break |
L |
|
18/05/08 |
East Malling walk |
East Malling - PCP by railway station |
TQ703569 |
01732 847415 |
5 miles - 10.15am to 12.45pm |
Circular walk via East Malling
research and Oaken Woods. Good views of Medway Gap and Downs. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Pub at end |
L |
|
25/05/08 |
Rusty's Orchard Ramble |
Ightham - CP by Village Hall |
TQ594566 |
01732 884571 |
4½ miles - 10.00am to 1.00pm |
Two stiles |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Pub at end |
L |
|
01/06/08 |
The Beast of Boxley? |
Detling - Road parking near Village
Hall |
TQ791584 |
07809 549002 |
6 miles - 10.15am to 2.00pm |
Park with consideration. Will we come
across a large black cat? Safari jackets and pith helmets
optional. One steep descent. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Pub at end |
L |
|
15/06/08 |
Penshurst & Chiddingstone |
Penshurst - Station at Chiddingstone
Causeway |
TQ519464 |
01732 885295 |
7 miles - 10.15am to 3.00pm |
Walk through parkland surrounding
Penshurst Place, woodland, the pastures of the Eden valley and
hop fields. Some stiles. Bring picnic or eat in pub. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Bring picnic,
Pub stop |
M |
|
22/06/08 |
Paddock Wood - Matfield |
Paddock Wood - PCP |
TQ668443 |
01622 717316 |
7½ miles - 10.00am to 3.00pm |
Quite a flat walk. Fields and
woodland |
Nibble break, Pub stop |
L |
|
29/06/08 |
The Otford Hills |
Kemsing - PCP by Village Hall |
TQ555587 |
01732 220477 |
5 miles - 10.30am to 1.00pm |
A challenging hilly walk with some
stiles. Nibble break at a pub! |
Dogs on leads, Nibble break, Pub at
end |
M |
|
06/07/08 |
Leigh - Penshurst |
Leigh - Village green (Western end) |
TQ549466 |
01732 354521 |
5 miles - 10.00am to 12.30pm |
Plenty of stiles and a couple of
hills |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Pub at end |
M |
|
13/07/08 |
A fort, lavender and sea god walk via
Chevening - Fort Halstead - Twitton. |
Chipstead - PCP at west end of lake,
opp Bricklayers Arms in Chevening Road |
TQ500562 |
01732 851310 |
8 miles - 10.00am to 2.00pm |
If car park full park up road. Good
views. Fort Halstead and lavender fields. North Downs Way and
Darent Valley Path. One steep bit. Pub along route if hot. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Pub at end |
L |
|
20/07/08 |
A walk in the Greensand Hills via
Gover Hill with a picnic finish |
West Peckham - Park by "entrance
gate" to village |
TQ646526 |
01732 851310 |
5 miles - 10.30am to 1.30pm |
Good views 50% shaded. One steepish
bit. Bring a picnic and chairs for the multi Morris dancing
event on the village green after the walk. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Bring picnic,
Pub at end |
L |
|
27/07/08 |
Along the Medway (via East Farleigh) |
Teston - Country Park picnic site (by
railway crossing). £1 charge. |
TQ708534 |
01732 220477 |
4½ miles - 10.30am to 1.00pm |
A field and riverside walk. 12
stiles. |
Dogs on leads, Nibble break, Pub at
end |
L |
|
03/08/08 |
To and from "The North Pole" |
Wateringbury - Near end of Old Teston
Road (opp North Pole pub) |
TQ694548 |
07809 549002 |
5½ miles - 10.15am to 2.00pm |
Park considerately. Grand views
across the Medway valley. A mixed walk of woodland, lanes and
riverside. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Pub at end |
L |
|
10/08/08 |
Teston - Wateringbury |
Teston - Country Park picnic site (by
railway crossing). £1 charge. |
TQ708534 |
01732 851310 |
4¼ miles - 2.00pm to 4.00pm |
An easy walk in the Medway valley
(part towpath) to tie in with the big Kite Festival at the
picnic site. |
Dogs OK, Pub at end |
E |
|
24/08/08 |
Circular walk to Trottiscliffe and
Ryarsh |
West Malling - Long stay PCP by
Ryarsh Lane |
TQ679581 |
01732 841078 |
7 miles - 10.00am to 1.30pm |
There will be a pub stop either
during the walk or at the end. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break |
M |
|
31/08/08 |
Borough Green - Ightham - Plaxtol |
Borough Green - PCP off Western Road |
TQ608573 |
01732 885295 |
7 miles - 10.15am to 2.30pm |
Pleasant walks through orchards and
the Bourne valley. Bring picnic or eat in pub. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Bring picnic,
Pub stop |
M |
|
07/09/08 |
Farmland and woodland via Ditton
Common |
East Malling - PCP by railway station |
TQ703569 |
01622 717316 |
4¼ miles - 10.30pm to 12.30pm |
Pub stop in the King and Queen. |
No dogs, Pub at end |
L |
|
14/09/08 |
Aylesford - Burham - Eccles |
Aylesford - PCP by bridge |
TQ731588 |
01732 841516 |
6 miles - 10.00am to 1.00pm |
One steep climb. Good views from
Downs. Tea & cake at Friars (or pub) near end. |
No dogs, Nibble break, Pub at end |
M |
|
21/09/08 |
The Medway to the Bidborough Ridge |
Tonbridge - Haysden Country Park |
TQ571459 |
01732 851310 |
6¼ miles - 10.30am to 2.00pm |
A couple of steepish bits but good
views to compensate |
Dogs OK, Pub stop |
M |
|
28/09/08 |
Yalding and Hunton - the Beult valley |
Yalding - War Memorial - street
parking |
TQ699502 |
|
6 miles - 10.30am to 1.30pm |
Fairly flat, but a couple of short
climbs on the Greensand Way. |
Dogs OK, Nibble break, Pub at end |
L |
