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Published

18 Mar 2011

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Second

ISBN

9781852846404

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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.0cm

Weight

170g

Pages

144

Originally Published

18 Mar 2011

The North Downs Way

by Kev Reynolds

A handy pocked sized guidebook for anyone planning to walk the North Downs Way National Trail. At 130 miles the route follows the ancient Pilgrim's Way for much of the trail through surprisingly peaceful and often wooded countryside. The North Downs Way is one of the easier national trails, and the walk is described over 11 stages. More...

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Seasons

Could be tackled in any season, springtime gives a wealth of wild flowers, early summer gives long Read More... days and warmer weather, and autumn has the delight of golden leaves in the woodlands

Centres

The North Downs Way passes through or near: Guildford, Westerham, Otford, Rochester, Wye, Chilham, Read More... Canterbury and Dover

Difficulty

One of the easier National Trails, with a modest number of steep (but short) ascents and descents Read More... and long sections with no noticeable height gain or loss; mostly well-maintained and signed

Must See

Numerous great viewpoints including St Martha’s Hill, Box Hill, Colley Hill, Holly Hill, Blue Bell Read More... Hill, the Wye Downs and Shakespeare Cliff (a Heritage Coast); historic sites like Kits Coty House and Canterbury Cathedral, and beautiful villages like Upper Bush and Chilham

The North Downs Way is a celebrated 130-mile national trail that stretches from the high downland of Farnham to the historic city of Dover on the Kent coast.

Exploring every aspect of the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the North Downs Way National Trail offers walkers a very different experience from that on the South Downs Way. The NDW is much more gentle with fewer climbs, and where these are made, the gradients are generally much less demanding.

Divided into 11 sections that cover the Way, as well as a further three routes for its northern spur via Canterbury, it's a fantastic companion to a peaceful, green and beautiful landscape.

Several historic sites are passed on the route including Neolithic burial chambers, Roman roads and Norman churches.