Walks from Chartham

Apple orchards, a chalk stream and a cathedral, along the River Stour and the North Downs Way past No Man's Orchard into Canterbury.

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

No Man's Orchard: A community orchard of mature fruit trees alongside the North Downs Way.

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury

Time: 3h–6h

Warnings: Orchard paths can be muddy; busy road section on the A28.

Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).

Good views of the North Downs and Wye Crown. Flat, easy walking that largely follows the Stour Valley through the flood plain, on field paths and tracks through arable land, pasture and woodland, with some lane walking. A stile, several kissing gates and uneven woodland ground and a couple of steep paths restrict access for some. Can be very waterlogged in wet spells. Follows much of the Stour Valley Walk via Wye, Crundale, Godmersham and Chilham. Can be split at Wye, Chilham or Chartham, which all have stations with an hourly service.

Time: 6h30–12h30

Lunch: Pubs and toilets at Wye, Chilham and Chartham; food stores at Ashford and Wye.

Warnings: Navigation across the large, flat fields south of Wye can be difficult when a new crop has germinated and no path has been worn. A couple of fallen trees have required temporary diversions.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Field and woodland paths with steps and several gates and uneven ground. At one point the route passes through orchards.

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Time: 4h–7h30

Source: An alternative variant of Favcha two – Slow Ways.