Walks you can reach from Farningham Road by train

Linear Darent valley sides on the North Downs Way and Darent Valley Path: three nature reserves including Lullingstone Country Park and Polhill Bank, panoramic Kent Downs views.

Otford

Time: 4h30–9h30

Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).

Similar walk: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

Linear walk into the Darent Valley countryside, with breathtaking views, Lullingstone Roman Villa, the Eynsford Viaduct and the village's humpback bridge and ford.

Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).

Darent Valley circular with panoramic views, the UK's largest lavender farm at Castle Farm (June/July), 500-year-old veteran trees at Lullingstone Country Park, a Roman villa and a castle.

Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).

Chalk grassland, ancient woodland, community woodland, landscaped parkland, wildflower meadows, farm fields, country park and busy road stretches.

The Rochester Castle: A Norman castle beside the Medway with one of the tallest surviving keeps in England.

Time: 4h30

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Kentish villages, orchards and Cobham Park, past the Darnley Mausoleum, the North Downs Way and historic village pubs.

Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.

Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.

The Cobham Park: A landscaped Repton parkland surrounding Cobham Hall, with the Darnley Mausoleum.

Darnley Mausoleum: A grand Georgian mausoleum standing within Cobham Park.

Time: 4h–8h

Warnings: Steep climbs; can be quite muddy in winter.

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

Dickensian Kent and the Medway: Rochester's cathedral and castle, then Ranscombe Farm and Cobham Park to Sole Street.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

The Rochester Cathedral: England's second-oldest cathedral, founded in 604, in the heart of Rochester.

The Rochester Castle: A Norman castle beside the Medway with one of the tallest surviving keeps in England.

The Ranscombe Farm Reserve: A nature reserve near Rochester protecting rare arable wildflowers on the Kent downs.

The Cobham Park: A landscaped Repton parkland surrounding Cobham Hall, with the Darnley Mausoleum.

Time: 3h30–7h

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

Open downland views, wooded ridge, bluebell woods, organic vineyard, scenic ridges and village churchyards.

Warnings: Some strenuous climbs.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

North Downs, wooded areas, open fields, hilly sections, pastoral valleys and organic farmland.

Time: 4h

Warnings: Nettles in summer.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Reverse direction: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

Recommended: A long route that climbs onto the North Downs early at Shore Hill for uninterrupted views, following the North Downs Way for a few miles before crossing remote countryside between Kemsing and Meopham Green. There are two long steep ascents/descents and one longer gentler one, with cows, sheep and horses, stiles, gates, steps and a fair chance of mud; most road walking is on pavements through villages and with two short care-needed lanes. Follows the North Downs Way for a few miles. Crosses the M26, M20 and A20 on foot/hoof bridges. Reasonable rural bus services from Kemsing, Meopham Green and Culverstone Green.

Time: 6h30–13h

3 lunch spots: the Rising Sun, the Black Horse, or the Bell Inn

2 end-of-walk rewards: the Cricketers Inn, or Whitefinch Bakery and Tea Room

Warnings: Two short road sections need extra care: 150m on Exedown Road where you leave the North Downs Way, and 325m of Whitehill Road in Meopham. Two long steep ascents/descents. Cows, sheep and horses, plus stiles, gates and steps, with a fair chance of mud.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Recommended: Gorgeous. A gorgeous, very off-road and quiet route following the River Medway along the Medway Valley Walk, then the North Downs Way and the Augustine Camino before rejoining the river. Well signed throughout and with only a few short bits crossing or going under motorways. Follows the Medway Valley Walk, the North Downs Way and the Augustine Camino. No public transport in the central section, though Aylesford station is about a mile from the village.

Time: 5h–10h30

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Recommended: Lovely views out over the marshes. A lovely, varied route through woods, fields, gentle hills, orchards and a river estuary, with small sections of mostly safe road walking. The first half is farmland over very gentle hills; the second follows the Medway estuary on the England Coast Trail, with lovely views over the marshes and mudflats. Quite a lot of tarmac and with some muddy parts and slanted cycle gates. The estuary section is on the England Coast Trail. Optional detour along a causeway to 'Horrid Hill'. Break points at Borden, Newington, Rainham, Riverside Country Park and the Strand leisure area.

Time: 5h30–11h

Lunch: Break points with pubs/shops at Borden, Newington and Rainham; cafes and toilets at Riverside Country Park and the Strand.

Warnings: Steps, stiles and gates throughout, plus slanted cycle gates along the estuary. A field path beyond Newington was not reinstated across crops. Care crossing main roads.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Recommended: A flat walk along the Medway Estuary.

Coastal: three quarters along the coast.

Time: 3h–5h30

Walk details: Railwalks.