Walks from Aylesford
MapSet out on beautiful walks directly from Aylesford Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Aylesford by train.
Aylesford Circular via Aylesford Priory (The Friars)
River Medway, a medieval Carmelite priory, old chalk quarries, North Downs views and the Neolithic tomb of Kit's Coty House.
Aylesford Priory (The Friars): A medieval Carmelite priory beside the River Medway, founded in 1242 and restored as a working friary and retreat centre.
Kit's Coty House: A Neolithic chambered long-barrow burial monument on the North Downs, built roughly 6,000 years ago.
Cobtree Manor Park: A country park on the slopes above the Medway occupying the former site of Maidstone Zoo.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Explore Kent (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Aylesford to Maidstone
River meadows, chalk downland, wooded North Downs escarpment, open hilltop, farmland, riverside towpath and country park.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Aylesford Circular
River meadows, chalk downland, wooded North Downs escarpment, open hilltop, farmland and riverside path back to Aylesford.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A shorter variant of Aylesford to Maidstone (Saturday Walkers Club).