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CIMG5632 Hillside path near Burrs Wood
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Hillside path near Burrs Wood

Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill

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Ashurst to Eridge

A gently undulating High Weald walk in the low hills and valleys around Tunbridge Wells.

Aylesford to Maidstone Walk Ancient sites and a fine viewpoint on Kent's North Downs.
Aylesford to Maidstone Walk

Ancient sites and a fine viewpoint on Kent's North Downs.

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Aylesford to Maidstone

Ancient sites and a fine viewpoint on Kent's North Downs.

Bedgebury National Pinetum Short Walk Arboretum with Pines and vistas. Longer approach walk through ancient woodland.
Bedgebury National Pinetum Short Walk

Arboretum with Pines and vistas. Longer approach walk through ancient woodland.

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Bedgebury National Pinetum

Arboretum with Pines and vistas. Longer approach walk through ancient woodland.

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P1070754

Oct-10 • zdenek.machek on Flickr

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Birchington to Herne Bay

Easy coastal walks, passing the dramatic ruins at Reculver

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walk_36_bs_fallen_tree

Sep-05 • Bela Struzkova on Flickr

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Borough Green to Sevenoaks

A Country House, Igtham Mote (NT), Knole Palace and deer park (NT), as well as pretty countryside, and close to London.

Bluebells near Fordwich
Bluebells near Fordwich

May-13 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Canterbury Circular via Bekesbourne and Sturry

Ancient villages, churches and pubs in a classic Kent landscape

On the escarpment after lunch Chilham Circular walk
On the escarpment after lunch

Chilham Circular walk

Nov-17 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Chilham Circular

A climb into the Kentish Downs and a descent to two historic houses.

First view of Canterbury Cathedral Chilham to Canterbury walk
First view of Canterbury Cathedral

Chilham to Canterbury walk

May-16 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Chilham to Canterbury

A pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral via the Great Stour River, hop fields and orchards

Book 3, Walk 3, Cowden to Eridge 1 Midweek Day Walk, 17 May '06
Book 3, Walk 3, Cowden to Eridge 1

Midweek Day Walk, 17 May '06

May-06 • MEW2005 on Flickr

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Cowden to Eridge

Starts along a valley and then over hills to Hartfield for lunch, followed by an undulating trek thorough woods and fields to Eridge.

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Converted oast house, Salmans Manor

Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill

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Cowden to Hever

A contrast between a remote part of the Weald and three attractive and popular Kent villages.

Battle, East Sussex
Battle, East Sussex

Aug-13 • JonCombe on Flickr

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Crowhurst to Battle

Gentle woods and fields, the Battle of Hastings, and Battle Abbey

Beechwood near Cuxton Cuxton to Sole Street walk
Beechwood near Cuxton

Cuxton to Sole Street walk

Nov-07 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Cuxton to Sole Street

Open views and a wooded ridge before lunch, then a walk across a vineyard. An optional afternoon loop up to Cobham and the Leather Bottle pub (of Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers)

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London Jan 14 2017

Jan-17 • seantgUK on Flickr

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Dartford to Greenhithe

Riverside walk along the banks of the Darent and the Thames with stunning views of the Dartford river crossing

Book 2, Walk 30, Dover to Deal Deal, Kent on a Saturday afternoon
Book 2, Walk 30, Dover to Deal

Deal, Kent on a Saturday afternoon

Mar-06 • MEW2005 on Flickr

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Dover to Deal

Easy cliff walk following the Saxon Shore Way along the 'White Cliffs of Dover' to historic Deal

East Malling to Maidstone

Extensive orchards and two fine medieval bridges across the River Medway.

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Edenbridge Town figure-of-eight Rans S-6ESD XL Coyote II

Jul-19 • Malachi Continuous on Flickr

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Edenbridge Figure of 8

A gentle stroll on the Kent/Surrey border, with the option of doing the first leg of the Eden Valley Walk.

Oak near Ide Hill Edenbridge to Westerham walk
Oak near Ide Hill

Edenbridge to Westerham walk

Apr-19 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Edenbridge to Westerham

A slow climb from Eden Valley to the Greensand Ridge and the High Chart, via Chartwell (NT, Churchill's Home) and Emmetts Garden (NT).

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Eynsford Circular 28.1.24 SWC1

Jan-24 • Steven F Coles on Flickr

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Eynsford Circular via Farningham

Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley.

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Bee Orchid, Lower Wood

Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill

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Eynsford Circular via Otford

A contrast between hidden valleys in the North Downs and the Darent Valley Path through three interesting villages.

Farningham Road to Eynsford (alternative circular walk, from Eynsford)
Farningham Road to Eynsford (alternative circular walk, from Eynsford)

Aug-17 • WolvoLee on Flickr

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Farningham Road to Otford

Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley.

Crossing the field Farningham to Sole Street walk
Crossing the field

Farningham to Sole Street walk

Jan-17 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Farningham Road to Sole Street

A walk of contrasts, urban sprawl, and then caught by what it may have been like a hundred or more years ago, coming across the Wheatsheaf pub and Chapter House Farm. Plenty of good pubs along the way.

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Faversham Circ 21.4.24 IMG_0457 LR

Apr-24 • Steven F Coles on Flickr

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Faversham Circular

Around the windswept marshes and waterways of north Kent, with traces of the time when the area was the centre of Britain's explosives industry.

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Whitstable

Faversham to Whitstable walk

Apr-14 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Faversham to Whitstable

Easy Coastal Walk

Book 3, Walk 13, Folkestone Round Mark R, 8 October '06
Book 3, Walk 13, Folkestone Round

Mark R, 8 October '06

Oct-06 • MEW2005 on Flickr

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Folkestone to Dover

Coastal Walk along the cliffs to Dover via Folkestone Warren.

Hothfield Bogs and Ponies SWC Walk 152 - Pluckley to Ashford (Greensand Way Stage 10)
Hothfield Bogs and Ponies

SWC Walk 152 - Pluckley to Ashford (Greensand Way Stage 10)

Nov-20 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Pluckley to Ashford

Greensand Way Stage 10 - pretty orchards and woods, commons with a bog, Godinton Park, then the Great Stour River into Ashford

Buxford Fish Pass SWC Walk 153 - Ashford to Ham Street (Greensand Way Stage 11)
Buxford Fish Pass

SWC Walk 153 - Ashford to Ham Street (Greensand Way Stage 11)

Dec-20 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Ashford to Ham Street

Greensand Way Stage 11 - the Great Stour River out of Ashford, new housing and a landfill, then pretty through pastures and Ham Street Woods NNR

Escarpment view Yalding to Sevenoaks walk
Escarpment view

Yalding to Sevenoaks walk

Apr-16 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Yalding to Sevenoaks

Kent Orchards, then follows the Greensand Way to Igtham Mote (NT), One Tree Hill, Knole House and deer park (NT)

Yalding Town sign
Yalding Town sign

Apr-15 • quitenearmike on Flickr

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Yalding to Sutton Valence

Greensand Way Stage 8 - fine views from a gentle ridge and excellent pubs en-route

Buttercup stile near Pluckley Sutton Valence to Pluckley walk
Buttercup stile near Pluckley

Sutton Valence to Pluckley walk

May-15 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Harrietsham or Sutton Valence to Pluckley

Greensand Way Stage 9 - fine views from a gentle ridge, orchards and nice pubs

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Autumn colours in Warehorne

Nov-10 • Sean O'Neill

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Ham Street to Appledore

A walk full of historical interest in the low hills around Romney Marsh.

Hayes Common
Hayes Common

Nov-16 • dirkpetera on Flickr

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Hayes Circular

A short walk across three commons in South East London

Waterworks Time Out Country Walks Free walk 81 Hayes to Knockholt
Waterworks

Time Out Country Walks Free walk 81 Hayes to Knockholt

Feb-11 • msganching on Flickr

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Hayes to Knockholt

Close to London, this walk in north-west Kent is entirely rural, traversing fields, woods and valleys in London's 'Green Belt'. It passes Charles Darwin's home, Down House (EH)

CIMG5014 Ockhams pond
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Ockhams pond

Dec-12 • Sean O'Neill

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Hever to Ashurst

A surprisingly remote part of the High Weald on the Kent/East Sussex border.

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Hever to Dormans 4 Oct 2020 IMG_6267 SWC1

Oct-20 • Steven F Coles on Flickr

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Hever to Dormans

Undulating walk passing 3 historic manor houses and climbing to an iron-age hillfort

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walk_19_ca_Field_and_Fence

May-04 • Catherine Ames on Flickr

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Hever to Leigh

2 castles, a stately home, rivers, ponds, woods, undulating hills and three lovely villages

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Hever to Tonbridge 13 Oct 19 SWC1

Oct-19 • Steven F Coles on Flickr

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Hever to Tonbridge

The second leg of the Eden Valley Walk, through Penshurst and Haysden Country Park to Tonbridge.

Higham to Gravesend

Birdwatching and nature walk - the Thames Estuary, Hooe Peninsular and Cliffe Pools RSPB Nature reserve.

CIMG2003 Hadlow Tower
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Hadlow Tower

Jun-14 • Sean O'Neill

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Hildenborough to Hadlow or Tonbridge

Gentle walk through the Kentish Weald to one of the tallest follies in Britain.

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Leeds Castle

Jul-14 • Sean O'Neill

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Hollingbourne Circular

A choice of ridge walks on the North Downs followed by a circuit around the grounds of Leeds Castle

A view north to Ide Hill
A view north to Ide Hill

Sep-08 • stuleeds on Flickr

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Hurst Green to Chiddingstone Causeway

Long. The Greensand Way through remote wooded hills, passing Chartwell (Churchill, NT), Toys and Ide Hills. Gentle fields to finish.

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Book 3, Walk 7, Knockholt Circular 1

Oct-05 • MEW2005 on Flickr

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Knockholt Circular

An enjoyable day out in the country within zone 6, thanks to those who campaigned for and legislated the Green Belt policy.

View back on the morning climb Knockholt to Otford walk
View back on the morning climb

Knockholt to Otford walk

Dec-16 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Knockholt to Otford

A moderately strenuous stroll in the North Downs, taking in the pretty village of Shoreham

DSCF0958 Rock Inn, Hoath Corner
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Rock Inn, Hoath Corner

Jun-09 • Sean O'Neill

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Leigh and Penshurst

The Eden valley, Penshurst Place and a rural pub for lunch.

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walk_21_BS_TREES_IN_KNOLE_PARK

May-05 • Bela Struzkova on Flickr

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Leigh to Sevenoaks

A gentle morning past fields and Oasthouses, then a steep climb to Knole Palace (NT) and its deer park

Hollyhocks Penshurst. Leigh to Tunbridge wells
Hollyhocks

Penshurst. Leigh to Tunbridge wells

Jul-09 • moontiger on Flickr

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Leigh to Tunbridge Wells

Penshurst Place (a stately home), rivers, woods, and Kent's rolling hills

Big barn, Lenham Lenham to Charing
Big barn, Lenham

Lenham to Charing

Aug-09 • moontiger on Flickr

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Lenham to Charing

A tranquil walk along the North Downs

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Darnley Mausoleum

Sep-12 • Sean O'Neill

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Meopham Circular

Ancient woodland, landscaped parkland and a nature reserve on the Kent Downs, with an alternative ending to a riverside town full of historical interest.

White Cliffs of... SWC Walk 93 - North Downs Way: Sandling to Folkestone or Dover
White Cliffs of...

SWC Walk 93 - North Downs Way: Sandling to Folkestone or Dover

Oct-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Sandling to Folkestone or Dover

A dramatic ridge walk along the North Downs Way, overlooking the English Channel.

On the escarpment before lunch Sandling to Wye walk
On the escarpment before lunch

Sandling to Wye walk

May-12 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Sandling to Wye

Pretty Ridge Walk along the North Downs Way with lovely views. Nice pubs for lunch and tea

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walk_43_ca_View_from_hill_above_Otford

Nov-03 • Catherine Ames on Flickr

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Otford Circular via Romney Street

A short walk packed with variety and fine views, bluebell woods in season, a pretty village and a short train journey

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twisty trees twisty path

Otford Circular

May-17 • moontiger on Flickr

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Otford Circular via Shoreham

The steep-sided hills and secluded valleys around the Darent valley.

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walk_23_BS_PUB_IN_SHOREHAM

Jun-05 • Bela Struzkova on Flickr

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Otford to Eynsford

2 climbs, the River Darent, two castles, and a Roman villa

Paddock Wood to Yalding Walk An easy walk in an attractive part of the Medway Valley.
Paddock Wood to Yalding Walk

An easy walk in an attractive part of the Medway Valley.

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Paddock Wood to Yalding

An easy walk in an attractive part of the Medway Valley.

Near Chiddingstone Causewaynshurst 2 Penshurst via Bough Beech Circular walk
Near Chiddingstone Causewaynshurst 2

Penshurst via Bough Beech Circular walk

Apr-19 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Penshurst Circular via Bough Beech

A popular bird-watching site in the Eden Valley and attractive Kent villages.

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Scarecrow

Nov-06 • msganching on Flickr

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Pluckley Circular

Gentle walk through quiet Kent Orchards with ancient pubs - Darling Buds of May territory. Hilly afternoon options.

Botany Bay
Botany Bay

Aug-18 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Ramsgate to Margate

Easy coastal walk with fine cliff top views, 3 classic seaside resorts, and a number of stunning sandy bays and coves that make it a great swimming walk

See the Sea through Sand Dunes in Camber SWC 154 - Rye to Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea or Lydd or Circular
See the Sea through Sand Dunes in Camber

SWC 154 - Rye to Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea or Lydd or Circular

Nov-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Rye, Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea

Interesting coastal walk past an extra wide beach framed by sand dunes and an army range to an eerie shingle desert landscape with decommissioned nuclear power stations. Return by bus.

Sandgate beach Sandling to Folkestone walk
Sandgate beach

Sandling to Folkestone walk

May-12 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Sandling to Folkestone via the Sea

A swimming walk. Starts with a disused railway line, Saltwood Castle, and downland. Finishes along the coast to Folkestone.

Escarpment view Sevenoaks Circular walk
Escarpment view

Sevenoaks Circular walk

Apr-14 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Sevenoaks Circular

Out via the National Trust's Knole Park, House, and Igtham Mote. Back by the Greensand Way along the escarpment of the Kent Downs.

Bluebells on the Greensand Ridge
Bluebells on the Greensand Ridge

Apr-14 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Sevenoaks to Westerham

Knole Park, then west along the Greensand Way with spectacular views of the Kent Weald.

CIMG7547 Above the Shoreham Cross
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Above the Shoreham Cross

Nov-16 • Sean O'Neill

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Shoreham Circular

The steep-sided hills above an attractive village in the Darent valley.

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walk_17_pc_Oxe eye_daisies_in_late_May

May-05 • Peter Conway on Flickr

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Snodland to Sole Street

The North Downs, hilly with views after lunch, and tranquil Luddesdown for tea.

Tea at Sissinghurst
Tea at Sissinghurst

Apr-22 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Staplehurst to Headcorn or Cranbrook

An easy walk through fields in the Kentish Weald, with some fine bluebell woods en route, and an option to visit Sissinghurst Gardens (NT).

View into the valley Nearing Burwash Stonegate to Robertsbridge
View into the valley

Nearing Burwash Stonegate to Robertsbridge

Feb-10 • moontiger on Flickr

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Stonegate Circular

Remote, rolling Hills, Burwash for Lunch and Batemans (NT, Rudyard Kipling's home)

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Smallhythe Place

Mar-11 • Sean O'Neill

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Tenterden to Rye

A varied landscape between two interesting Cinque Port towns, from the low hills of the eastern High Weald almost to the coast.

Big Sky, across Ham Marshes SWC Walk 299 - Teynham to Faversham
Big Sky, across Ham Marshes

SWC Walk 299 - Teynham to Faversham

Sep-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Teynham to Faversham

Fruit farms, Saxon Shore Way along tidal River Swale, creeks, mudflats, and the stark but beautiful landscape of windswept grazing marshes. Oare Marshes. Historic Faversham.

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All Saints church, Tudeley

May-14 • Sean O'Neill

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Tonbridge Circular via Tudeley

A unique church, orchards and a country park of historical interest in the Garden of England.

CIMG6337 The Chiding Stone
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The Chiding Stone

May-13 • Sean O'Neill

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Tonbridge to Penshurst

Through Haysden Country Park and along the Eden Valley Walk to Penshurst Place and Chiddingstone Castle.

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Eridge Rocks

May-15 • Sean O'Neill

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Tunbridge Wells Circular

A varied High Weald walk with stretches through parkland, restored heathland and woods containing massive sandstone outcrops, finishing alongside the Spa Valley Railway.

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Straight Mile Bridge, Haysden Country Park

Oct-14 • Sean O'Neill

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Tunbridge Wells to Hildenborough

Gentle walk via elegant Tunbridge Wells, delightful woods, the Wealdway, and Haysden County Park

In the woods 2 Wadhurst Circular
In the woods 2

Wadhurst Circular

Jun-11 • moontiger on Flickr

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Wadhurst Circular

The High Weald, quiet countryside - woods and rolling hills, the Sussex Border Path, and historic Mayfield for lunch.

Riverside in the morning Wateringbury Circular walk
Riverside in the morning

Wateringbury Circular walk

Oct-19 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr

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Wateringbury Circular

Medieval bridges and churches in an attractive part of the Medway Valley.

Upper Warlingham to Hayes. The White Bear, Fickleshole Where's my beer? Hofmeister if you don't mind! Camera: Vivitar 5199 5mp
Upper Warlingham to Hayes. The White Bear, Fickleshole

Where's my beer? Hofmeister if you don't mind! Camera: Vivitar 5199 5mp

Mar-08 • magyardave2002 on Flickr

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Whyteleafe to Hayes

Field, woods, quiet valleys, a gem of a pub, and close to London.

Picnic Spot near Compasses Inn SWC Walk Book 1 Walk 53 - Wye Circular
Picnic Spot near Compasses Inn

SWC Walk Book 1 Walk 53 - Wye Circular

Sep-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr

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Wye Circular

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.

Along the Medway Yalding Circular
Along the Medway

Yalding Circular

Dec-18 • moontiger on Flickr

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Yalding Circular

Pub Medley at the River Medway

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Yalding to Borough Green

Dec-07 • moontiger on Flickr

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Yalding to Borough Green

A gentle walk along The Greensand Way and through Mereworth Woods

Region Star # Walk Km Effort Ht. gain Description London
Kent 236 Ashurst to Eridge 18.3 4 250 A gently undulating High Weald walk in the low hills and valleys around Tunbridge Wells. LB
Kent 330 Aylesford to Maidstone 18.8 5 275 Ancient sites and a fine viewpoint on Kent's North Downs. CX LB V
Kent 53 Bedgebury National Pinetum 8.0 1 100 Arboretum with Pines and vistas. Longer approach walk through ancient woodland. CX
Kent 28 Birchington to Herne Bay 14.0 1 75 Easy coastal walks, passing the dramatic ruins at Reculver TL StP V
Kent 36 Borough Green to Sevenoaks 15.1 4 225 A Country House, Igtham Mote (NT), Knole Palace and deer park (NT), as well as pretty countryside, and close to London. V
Kent 121 Canterbury Circular via Bekesbourne and Sturry 22.7 2 150 Ancient villages, churches and pubs in a classic Kent landscape TL StP V
Kent 138 Chilham Circular 15.4 5 275 A climb into the Kentish Downs and a descent to two historic houses. TL StP V
Kent 28 Chilham to Canterbury 20.1 4 225 A pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral via the Great Stour River, hop fields and orchards TL StP V
Kent 3 Cowden to Eridge 19.5 4 350 Starts along a valley and then over hills to Hartfield for lunch, followed by an undulating trek thorough woods and fields to Eridge. LB
Kent 78 Cowden to Hever 16.3 4 250 A contrast between a remote part of the Weald and three attractive and popular Kent villages. LB
Kent 35 Crowhurst to Battle 20.0 4 325 Gentle woods and fields, the Battle of Hastings, and Battle Abbey CX
Kent 35 Cuxton to Sole Street 17.3 5 425 Open views and a wooded ridge before lunch, then a walk across a vineyard. An optional afternoon loop up to Cobham and the Leather Bottle pub (of Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers) LB
Kent 202 Dartford to Greenhithe 11.3 1 25 Riverside walk along the banks of the Darent and the Thames with stunning views of the Dartford river crossing CX V
Kent 30 Dover to Deal 17.7 3 475 Easy cliff walk following the Saxon Shore Way along the 'White Cliffs of Dover' to historic Deal LB StP V
Kent 337 East Malling to Maidstone 19.5 4 175 Extensive orchards and two fine medieval bridges across the River Medway. V
Kent 344 Edenbridge Figure of 8 14.3 1 75 A gentle stroll on the Kent/Surrey border, with the option of doing the first leg of the Eden Valley Walk. V W
Kent 79 Edenbridge to Westerham 17.8 8 450 A slow climb from Eden Valley to the Greensand Ridge and the High Chart, via Chartwell (NT, Churchill's Home) and Emmetts Garden (NT). CX LB
Kent 419 Eynsford Circular via Farningham 17.3 4 275 Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley. TL CX StP V
Kent 59 Eynsford Circular via Otford 21.5 7 450 A contrast between hidden valleys in the North Downs and the Darent Valley Path through three interesting villages. TL CX StP V
Kent 291 Farningham Road to Otford 19.0 5 325 Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley. V
Kent 207 Farningham Road to Sole Street 17.2 3 225 A walk of contrasts, urban sprawl, and then caught by what it may have been like a hundred or more years ago, coming across the Wheatsheaf pub and Chapter House Farm. Plenty of good pubs along the way. V
Kent 420 Faversham Circular 19.5 2 75 Around the windswept marshes and waterways of north Kent, with traces of the time when the area was the centre of Britain's explosives industry. TL StP V
Kent 12 Faversham to Whitstable 15.7 1 50 Easy Coastal Walk TL StP V
Kent 13 Folkestone to Dover 14.8 5 400 Coastal Walk along the cliffs to Dover via Folkestone Warren. TL CX StP
Kent 152 Pluckley to Ashford 16.4 3 150 Greensand Way Stage 10 - pretty orchards and woods, commons with a bog, Godinton Park, then the Great Stour River into Ashford TL CX StP
Kent 153 Ashford to Ham Street 17.2 2 100 Greensand Way Stage 11 - the Great Stour River out of Ashford, new housing and a landfill, then pretty through pastures and Ham Street Woods NNR TL CX StP V
Kent 41 Yalding to Sevenoaks 21.2 4 425 Kent Orchards, then follows the Greensand Way to Igtham Mote (NT), One Tree Hill, Knole House and deer park (NT) TL CX StP
Kent 150 Yalding to Sutton Valence 15.3 3 250 Greensand Way Stage 8 - fine views from a gentle ridge and excellent pubs en-route TL CX StP
Kent 151 Harrietsham or Sutton Valence to Pluckley 17.7 3 200 Greensand Way Stage 9 - fine views from a gentle ridge, orchards and nice pubs TL StP V
Kent 106 Ham Street to Appledore 14.3 2 125 A walk full of historical interest in the low hills around Romney Marsh. TL StP
Kent 281 Hayes Circular 9.5 1 150 A short walk across three commons in South East London CX CS
Kent 82 Hayes to Knockholt 16.0 4 300 Close to London, this walk in north-west Kent is entirely rural, traversing fields, woods and valleys in London's 'Green Belt'. It passes Charles Darwin's home, Down House (EH) CX CS
Kent 175 Hever to Ashurst 16.5 4 250 A surprisingly remote part of the High Weald on the Kent/East Sussex border. EC LB
Kent 362 Hever to Dormans 16.1 4 300 Undulating walk passing 3 historic manor houses and climbing to an iron-age hillfort EC LB
Kent 19 Hever to Leigh 14.3 2 175 2 castles, a stately home, rivers, ponds, woods, undulating hills and three lovely villages EC LB
Kent 345 Hever to Tonbridge 16.5 2 125 The second leg of the Eden Valley Walk, through Penshurst and Haysden Country Park to Tonbridge. EC LB
Kent 209 Higham to Gravesend 18.4 3 50 Birdwatching and nature walk - the Thames Estuary, Hooe Peninsular and Cliffe Pools RSPB Nature reserve. LB V
Kent 219 Hildenborough to Hadlow or Tonbridge 13.3 2 125 Gentle walk through the Kentish Weald to one of the tallest follies in Britain. LB
Kent 253 Hollingbourne Circular 15.5 4 275 A choice of ridge walks on the North Downs followed by a circuit around the grounds of Leeds Castle LB V
Kent 16 Hurst Green to Chiddingstone Causeway 20.5 6 500 Long. The Greensand Way through remote wooded hills, passing Chartwell (Churchill, NT), Toys and Ide Hills. Gentle fields to finish. CJ EC LB V
Kent 7 Knockholt Circular 18.5 5 425 An enjoyable day out in the country within zone 6, thanks to those who campaigned for and legislated the Green Belt policy. CX
Kent 37 Knockholt to Otford 12.9 7 450 A moderately strenuous stroll in the North Downs, taking in the pretty village of Shoreham CX
Kent 92 Leigh and Penshurst 13.5 3 200 The Eden valley, Penshurst Place and a rural pub for lunch. CX
Kent 21 Leigh to Sevenoaks 14.5 5 225 A gentle morning past fields and Oasthouses, then a steep climb to Knole Palace (NT) and its deer park CX
Kent 15 Leigh to Tunbridge Wells 18.6 5 350 Penshurst Place (a stately home), rivers, woods, and Kent's rolling hills CX
Kent 1 Lenham to Charing 13.3 3 250 A tranquil walk along the North Downs TL StP V
Kent 173 Meopham Circular 19.5 4 250 Ancient woodland, landscaped parkland and a nature reserve on the Kent Downs, with an alternative ending to a riverside town full of historical interest. V
Kent 93 Sandling to Folkestone or Dover 17.9 7 800 A dramatic ridge walk along the North Downs Way, overlooking the English Channel. TL CX StP
Kent 24 Sandling to Wye 20.9 6 450 Pretty Ridge Walk along the North Downs Way with lovely views. Nice pubs for lunch and tea TL CX StP
Kent 43 Otford Circular via Romney Street 12.4 5 275 A short walk packed with variety and fine views, bluebell woods in season, a pretty village and a short train journey TL CX StP V
Kent 290 Otford Circular via Shoreham 14.0 5 350 The steep-sided hills and secluded valleys around the Darent valley. TL CX StP V
Kent 23 Otford to Eynsford 14.1 5 250 2 climbs, the River Darent, two castles, and a Roman villa TL CX StP V
Kent 338 Paddock Wood to Yalding 18.0 2 75 An easy walk in an attractive part of the Medway Valley. CX LB
Kent 300 Penshurst Circular via Bough Beech 15.5 3 175 A popular bird-watching site in the Eden Valley and attractive Kent villages. CX
Kent 21 Pluckley Circular 11.7 1 125 Gentle walk through quiet Kent Orchards with ancient pubs - Darling Buds of May territory. Hilly afternoon options. TL CX StP
Kent 101 Ramsgate to Margate 15.7 2 200 Easy coastal walk with fine cliff top views, 3 classic seaside resorts, and a number of stunning sandy bays and coves that make it a great swimming walk TL CX StP
Kent 154 Rye, Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea 21.8 3 75 Interesting coastal walk past an extra wide beach framed by sand dunes and an army range to an eerie shingle desert landscape with decommissioned nuclear power stations. Return by bus. LB StP
Kent 51 Sandling to Folkestone via the Sea 11.2 5 175 A swimming walk. Starts with a disused railway line, Saltwood Castle, and downland. Finishes along the coast to Folkestone. TL CX StP
Kent 21 Sevenoaks Circular 16.0 3 325 Out via the National Trust's Knole Park, House, and Igtham Mote. Back by the Greensand Way along the escarpment of the Kent Downs. TL CX StP
Kent 20 Sevenoaks to Westerham 18.6 6 475 Knole Park, then west along the Greensand Way with spectacular views of the Kent Weald. TL CX StP
Kent 289 Shoreham Circular 20.0 6 400 The steep-sided hills above an attractive village in the Darent valley. TL CX StP V
Kent 17 Snodland to Sole Street 13.1 5 350 The North Downs, hilly with views after lunch, and tranquil Luddesdown for tea. TL StP
Kent 80 Staplehurst to Headcorn or Cranbrook 13.1 2 75 An easy walk through fields in the Kentish Weald, with some fine bluebell woods en route, and an option to visit Sissinghurst Gardens (NT). CX
Kent 19 Stonegate Circular 15.5 3 300 Remote, rolling Hills, Burwash for Lunch and Batemans (NT, Rudyard Kipling's home) CX
Kent 113 Tenterden to Rye 21.5 4 225 A varied landscape between two interesting Cinque Port towns, from the low hills of the eastern High Weald almost to the coast. TL CX StP V
Kent 299 Teynham to Faversham 24.7 3 125 Fruit farms, Saxon Shore Way along tidal River Swale, creeks, mudflats, and the stark but beautiful landscape of windswept grazing marshes. Oare Marshes. Historic Faversham. V
Kent 220 Tonbridge Circular via Tudeley 19.3 3 125 A unique church, orchards and a country park of historical interest in the Garden of England. TL CX StP
Kent 235 Tonbridge to Penshurst 18.0 3 175 Through Haysden Country Park and along the Eden Valley Walk to Penshurst Place and Chiddingstone Castle. TL CX StP
Kent 19 Tunbridge Wells Circular 23.8 6 325 A varied High Weald walk with stretches through parkland, restored heathland and woods containing massive sandstone outcrops, finishing alongside the Spa Valley Railway. CX
Kent 238 Tunbridge Wells to Hildenborough 17.7 4 275 Gentle walk via elegant Tunbridge Wells, delightful woods, the Wealdway, and Haysden County Park CX
Kent 18 Wadhurst Circular 19.0 4 650 The High Weald, quiet countryside - woods and rolling hills, the Sussex Border Path, and historic Mayfield for lunch. CX
Kent 336 Wateringbury Circular 14.0 3 175 Medieval bridges and churches in an attractive part of the Medway Valley. CX LB StP
Kent 38 Whyteleafe to Hayes 16.6 5 250 Field, woods, quiet valleys, a gem of a pub, and close to London. TL EC LB StP V
Kent 53 Wye Circular 18.1 7 550 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. TL CX StP V
Kent 320 Yalding Circular 12.5 2 275 Pub Medley at the River Medway TL CX StP
Kent 50 Yalding to Borough Green 16.8 3 275 A gentle walk along The Greensand Way and through Mereworth Woods TL CX StP