Walks you can reach from Kearsney by train
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Dover Priory Station to Deal Station (Kent)
4m direct from Kearsney.
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)
4m direct from Kearsney.
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)
4m direct from Kearsney.
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.
Bekesbourne Station Circular (Kent)
15m direct from Kearsney.
17km.
Flat Kent countryside, woods with wood anemones, arable fields, commercial apple farm, and ancient villages.
A variant of Canterbury Circular via Bekesbourne and Sturry – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Bekesbourne Station to Canterbury East Station (Kent)
15m direct from Kearsney.
16km.
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.
Bekesbourne Station to Sturry Station (Kent)
15m direct from Kearsney.
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.
Chilham Station to Canterbury East Station (Kent)
30m direct from Kearsney.
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)
30m direct from Kearsney.
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)
30m direct from Kearsney.
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)
45m direct from Kearsney.
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)
45m direct from Kearsney.
15km. 4h30.
Easy coastal walk, flat terrain, seaside villages, and open shoreline.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Teynham Station to Faversham Station (Kent)
45m direct from Kearsney.
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.