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.
Walk details: Explore Kent (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Aylesford to Maidstone East
River meadows, chalk downland, wooded North Downs escarpment, open hilltop, farmland, riverside towpath and country park.
Time: 4h30
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: 4h
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A shorter variant of Aylesford to Maidstone – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).