Walks you can reach from Bekesbourne by train
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Chilham Station to Canterbury East Station (Kent)
4m direct from Bekesbourne.
14km. Moderate ascents. 3h–5h.
A rambler favourite!
Highlights: Chilham, Canterbury Cathedral, and Canterbury itself.
Lunch stops in Chilham (30m–1h in): the Chilham Square, or the Star Inn.
End-of-walk rewards: the Monument, the Unicorn Inn, the West Gate Inn, the Carpenters Arms, or the Old Buttermarket.
Canterbury East Station Circular (Kent)
4m direct from Bekesbourne.
22km.
Flat Kent countryside, arable fields, woods, ancient villages, oast houses, polytunnel farms, and riverside.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Canterbury East Station to Sturry Station (Kent)
4m direct from Bekesbourne.
18km.
Flat Kent countryside, arable fields, woods, ancient villages, and riverside near Fordwich.
A shorter variant of Canterbury Circular via Bekesbourne and Sturry – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Faversham Station Circular via Uplees Marshes (Kent)
15m direct from Bekesbourne.
19km. 4h30.
Flat marshland, creek embankments, farm fields, quiet country lanes, woodland, and tidal waterways. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Faversham Station to Whitstable Station (Kent)
15m direct from Bekesbourne.
15km. 4h30.
Easy coastal walk, flat terrain, seaside villages, and open shoreline.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Teynham Station to Faversham Station (Kent)
15m direct from Bekesbourne.
24km. 5h30.
Flat orchards and fruit farms, tidal river seawall, coastal creeks, mudflats, salt marshes, drainage ditches, dykes, windswept grazing marshes, and historic market town streets. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Dover Priory Station to Deal Station (Kent)
30m direct from Bekesbourne.
17km.
A rambler favourite! Clifftop chalk paths, two significant climbs, level pebble beach coastpath, open sea views, and historic town. Mobile may switch networks.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Folkestone Central Station to Dover Priory Station (Kent)
30m direct from Bekesbourne.
14km.
A rambler favourite! Coastal cliffs, chalk downland, sea defences, wild landslip area, wartime installations, ridge between valley and sea, and town crossing. Cracked sea defences.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Sandling Station to Dover Priory Station (Kent)
30m direct from Bekesbourne.
21km.
A rambler favourite! Escarpment ridge, steep climbs, White Cliffs cliff-top path, remote chalk downland, housing estate outskirts, and Western Heights fortifications. Steep climbs near start.
A longer variant of Sandling to Folkestone or Dover – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.