Walks you can reach from Hollingbourne by train
Kent · South East England | Walks by foot
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Harrietsham Station to Pluckley Station (Kent)
4m direct from Hollingbourne.
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.
Yalding Station to Harrietsham Station (Kent)
4m direct from Hollingbourne.
24km.
Flat Medway Valley start, gentle Greensand Ridge climb, arable fields, apple orchards, scenic ridge walking, coppiced woodland with wood anemone, and then descent to Harrietsham.
A longer variant of Yalding to Sutton Valence – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Lenham Station to Charing Station (Kent)
7m direct from Hollingbourne.
13km. 4h30.
North Downs footpaths, little-used field paths, rape seed fields, and woods. Can be overgrown.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Aylesford Station to Maidstone East Station (Kent)
9m direct from Hollingbourne.
19km. 4h30.
River meadows, chalk downland, wooded North Downs escarpment, open hilltop, farmland, riverside towpath, and country park. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
East Malling Station to Maidstone East Station (Kent)
9m direct from Hollingbourne.
19km. 4h30.
Orchards, coppiced woodland, water meadows, riverside paths, low hills, and pedestrianised town centre. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
West Malling Station to Maidstone East Station (Kent)
9m direct from Hollingbourne.
21km. 5h.
Orchards, country park, coppiced woodland, water meadows, riverside paths, low hills, and pedestrianised town centre. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of East Malling to Maidstone – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Charing Station to Chilham Station (Kent)
15m direct from Hollingbourne.
Tough: 21km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–8h.
A rambler favourite! Penultimate section of the Pilgrim's Way to Canterbury.
Highlights: Canterbury and Chilham.
Lunch stops: the Flying Horse (2h–3h in), or Perry Court Tea Room (2h–3h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Chilham Square, the White Horse, Chilham, or the Woolpack Inn, Chilham.
East Malling Station Circular (Kent)
15m direct from Hollingbourne.
16km. 4h.
Orchards, coppiced woodland, water meadows, low hills, river valley, and woodland nature park. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of West Malling Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
East Malling Station to East Farleigh Station (Kent)
15m direct from Hollingbourne.
14km.
Orchards, coppiced woodland, water meadows, riverside paths, and low hills. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of East Malling to Maidstone – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
East Malling Station to West Malling Station (Kent)
15m direct from Hollingbourne.
18km. 4h30.
Orchards, coppiced woodland, water meadows, low hills, river valley, parkland, and market town. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of West Malling Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
West Malling Station Circular via River Medway (Kent)
15m direct from Hollingbourne.
20km. 5h.
Orchards, coppiced woodland, water meadows, low hills, river valley, parkland, and market town. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
West Malling Station to East Farleigh Station (Kent)
15m direct from Hollingbourne.
17km.
Orchards, country park, coppiced woodland, water meadows, riverside paths, and low hills. Can be muddy.
A variant of East Malling to Maidstone – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.