Walks you can reach from Chilham by train
Kent · South East England | Walks by foot
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Wye Station Circular via Crown Memorial (Kent)
6m direct from Chilham.
17km. 5h.
North Downs escarpments, chalk downland, beech and chestnut woods, open fields, riverbank along Great Stour, churchyard, and farmland. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Sandling Station to Wye Station (Kent)
6m direct from Chilham.
20km.
North Downs escarpment ridge, open downland, woods, sloping fields, and fine views over Kent coast. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Wye Station to Folkestone West Station (Kent)
6m direct from Chilham.
North Downs ridge, valley, disused railway, spectacular Channel views, and road walking at end. Road walking at end.
A longer variant of Sandling to Wye – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pluckley Station to Ashford International Station (Kent)
15m direct from Chilham.
16km.
Pastures, orchards, woods, commons, bogs, parkland estate, and riverside parks into a town centre.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Sturry Station Circular (Kent)
15m direct from Chilham.
13km.
Flat Kent countryside, woods with wood anemones, arable fields, ancient villages, and riverside.
A variant of Canterbury Circular via Bekesbourne and Sturry – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Canterbury East Station to Sturry Station (Kent)
15m direct from Chilham.
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.
Bekesbourne Station to Sturry Station (Kent)
15m direct from Chilham.
12km.
Flat Kent countryside, arable fields, woods, ancient villages, and riverside.
A variant of Canterbury Circular via Bekesbourne and Sturry – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pluckley Station Circular via Dering windows (Kent)
30m direct from Chilham.
11km.
Flat Low Weald farmland, orchards, quiet lanes, ancient pubs, quaint Kent villages, and a fine viewpoint near Pluckley.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Harrietsham Station to Pluckley Station (Kent)
30m direct from Chilham.
15km.
Gentle ridge, apple orchards, pasture, escarpment views, bluebell woods, Kentish farmland, and churches attached to farms and manor houses. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pluckley Station to Ham Street Station (Kent)
30m direct from Chilham.
25km.
Pastures, orchards, woods, commons, bogs, parkland estate, and continuing Greensand Way to Ham Street.
A longer variant of Pluckley to Ashford – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Staplehurst Station to Headcorn Station (Kent)
30m direct from Chilham.
13km.
Fields, low-lying farmland, bluebell woods, and Kentish Weald villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ramsgate Station to Margate Station (Kent)
30m direct from Chilham.
16km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.
Low chalk cliffs, sandy bays and coves, cliff-top grassland, seaside promenades, and historic coastal towns. Very popular and busy. Check tide timings.
Highlights: Margate and Broadstairs.
Lunch stops: the Royal Victoria Pavilion (30m–1h in), or Forts Café (1h30–3h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Mechanical Elephant, or the Cinque Ports.