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A guidebook describing 40 walks in the county of Kent. Covering west Kent and The Weald and north and east Kent, including the Kent Downs and the Greensand Hills. Walks of 5 to 9 miles explore rivers and coastline, beautiful countryside and historic villages. With outlines of 11 longer walks ranging from 15 to 163 miles.
Publishing 15 August 2025
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A guidebook to 40 day walks in the county of Kent. With routes distributed across the county, from the chalky North Downs to the fertile hills and vales that give the region its name of the Garden of England, there’s all-year-round walking for beginners and experienced walkers alike.
The day walks range from 7 to 15km (5–9 miles) in length, and are all circular. Also included are details of Kent’s long-distance trails, including the Saxon Shore Way and the North Downs Way National Trail.
Preface
Overview map
Map key
Route summary table
Introduction
The North Downs
The greensand hills
The Weald
Coastline
Rivers
When to go
What to take
Footpaths
Using this guide
The walks
West Kent and the Weald
1 Lullingstone Park to Shoreham
2 Shoreham to Romney Street
3 Westerham to French Street and Chartwell
4 Crockham Hill to Toys Hill and Obriss Farm
5 Toys Hill to Ide Hill, Crockham Hill and French Street
6 Ide Hill to Manor Farm
7 Sevenoaks Weald to Boarhill
8 Shipbourne to Underriver and Ightham Mote
9 Four Elms to Winkhurst Green and Bough Beech
10 Marsh Green to Crippenden Manor
11 Cowden to Horseshoe Green and Bassett’s Farm
12 Cowden to Hoath Corner
13 Chiddingstone to Penshurst
14 Penshurst to Salmans and Nashes Farm
15 Penshurst to Fordcombe
16 Groombridge to Speldhurst
17 Brenchley to Matfield
18 Yalding to Hunton and Buston Manor
19 Teston Bridge to Wateringbury and East Farleigh
20 Linton to Boughton Monchelsea Place
21 Ulcombe Church to Boughton Malherbe and Grafty Green
22 Pluckley to Little Chart and Egerton
23 Wittersham Road station to Small Hythe and Tenterden
24 Appledore to Stone-in-Oxney and Royal Military Canal
North and East Kent
25 Camer Country Park to Luddesdown and Great Buckland
26 Stansted to Fairseat, Hodsoll Street and Ridley
27 Trosley Country Park to Coldrum Stones and Ryarsh
28 Newington to Upchurch and Lower Halstow
29 Leysdown-on-Sea to Shellness and Harty
30 Faversham to Oare Creek, Uplees and Oare
31 Faversham to Ham Marshes and Oare Creek
32 Wye to Crundale and Coombe Manor
33 Wye to Wye Downs and Cold Blow
34 Chilham to Stour Valley
35 Stodmarsh Nature Reserve to Grove Ferry
36 St Nicholas at Wade to Chitty and Sarre
37 Bridge to Patrixbourne, Kingston and Bishopsbourne
38 Elham to Breach
39 Sandwich to Sandwich Bay
40 Dover (White Cliffs Picnic Site) to St Margaret’s at Cliffe
Longer walks
41 The Darent Valley Path
42 The Eden Valley Walk
43 The Elham Valley Way
44 The Greensand Way
45 The High Weald Walk
46 The Medway Valley Walk
47 The North Downs Way
48 The Royal Military Canal Path
49 The Saxon Shore Way
50 The Stour Valley Walk
51 The Wealdway
Appendix A Useful addresses
Appendix B Recommended reading
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Kev Reynolds was a freelance writer, photojournalist and lecturer. A prolific compiler of guidebooks, his first title for Cicerone Press (Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees) appeared in 1978; he later produced many more titles for the same publisher. A member of the Outdoor Writers' Guild, the Alpine Club and Austrian Alpine Club, his passion for mountains and the countryside inspired a lifetime's activity, and he regularly travelled throughout Britain to share that enthusiasm through his lectures. Sadly, Kev passed away in 2021. He will be remembered fondly by all who knew him and by many more he inspired through his writing and talks.
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