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Wye Circular Walk

Out over the North Downs with breathtaking views to lunch in Sole Street. Back up over the Downs, then returning along the Great Stour river. Muddy in winter.

Circular Kent North Downs

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  • swcwalks, swcwalk138, Chilham to Wye. 9/5/24
    amib, May-24

    This was a delightful 10 miles of walking on a glorious May afternoon, with temperatures hitting the 70s and hardly any breeze.

    It's an amalgamation of the titled walk until the hamlet of Sole Street and then Saturday Walker's Book 1, Walk 53, thereafter.

    Shortly after leaving Chilham station, it's onto the Stour Valley Walk, briefly, passing the former Mill and then ascending through downland, fields and woodland for four miles to a recently re-opened pub, for those that want refreshments.

    This walker chose to continue for a further mile to the delightful St Mary the Blessed Virgin Church at Crundale.

    After lunch, the journey follows a track along the side of Crundale valley, with great views, prior to descending past Coombe Manor. There's then another ascent to join the North Downs Way on the Wye Downs.

    Passing the 'Crown Memorial', through some more woodland and so down into Wye, either for refreshments at a popular riverside pub, or for the train back.

    An excellent walk today, due to the weather, but this walk can be muddy following rain, particularly through Eggringe Wood. Not much human disturbance either and plenty of bird-song - wonderful!

  • swcwalks, book1, walk53, Wye Circular. 19/7/23
    amib, Jul-23

    An update of a walk last undertaken in January 2011, though not intentionally planned for today. A last minute alteration, on an initially cloudy day, resulted in a pleasant return to around 10 miles of Memory Lane. There was a bit of a south westerly breeze, particularly on the tops, but, unlike the last walk, not too much disruption with commentary.

    Great views are had from the Downs at 'The Crown', and several other places along the way to lunch in St Mary's churchyard, Crundale.

    Thereafter, using the GPX track to find the main track again, via some overgrown sections, and the walker is soon absorbing further great views, crossing fields, and the river Great Stour to return to the interesting church in Wye, and journey's end.

    A very pleasant walk, with decent surfaces underfoot, in a lovely area.

    P.S. Some minor wind interference at The Crown. The unidentified butterfly is now believed to be a male 'Meadow Brown'. The smell of damp soil etc after rain is, of course, 'petrichor'.

  • Time Out Walks, Book 1, Walk 53, Wye Circular. 16/1/11.
    amib, Jan-11

    Around 11.5 miles of walking around the North Downs. The walker climbs up to the 'Crown Memorial' on the Wye Downs; there are some great views to be had here, as there are along the Crundale Downs shortly after. Lunch can be had in a 15th century pub at Sole Street before an afternoon of, predominantly, meadow walking (which can be muddy!).

    (This was a wind affected walk, so sound quality poor at times).