Walks you can reach from Meopham by train
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Chilham to Canterbury (Kent)
1 hour direct from Meopham.
Highly recommended
Chilham (15 mins in)
Canterbury Cathedral (2h45 in)
Canterbury (2h45 in)
2 lunch spots: Chilham (30 mins in) — the Chilham Square, or the Star Inn
5 end-of-walk rewards: the Monument, the Unicorn Inn, the West Gate Inn, the Carpenters Arms, or the Old Buttermarket
Warnings: A fifth urban.
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Faversham to Canterbury (Kent)
45 minutes direct from Meopham.
Recommended: Really beautiful woodland segments and occasional idyllic countryside vistas. The first segment, closest to Faversham, isn't great due to a busy road, but very quiet beyond that. Quiet and isolated.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Faversham: Very picturesque medieval market town with many interesting shops and historic sites.
Canterbury Cathedral (5h in)
Canterbury (5h in)
Lunch: No lunch venues en route. There's a playground with picnic tables at Chartham Hatch that makes a good stop for a packed lunch.
7 end-of-walk rewards: the Black Griffin, the Lady Luck, the Old Weaver Restaurant, Marlowe's, the Drapers Arms, the Old Buttermarket, or the Shakespeare
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: Slow Ways.
Canterbury Circular via Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve (Kent)
1 hour direct from Meopham.
Flat Kent countryside, arable fields, woods, ancient villages, oast houses, polytunnel farms and riverside.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Farningham Road to Eynsford (Kent)
8 minutes direct from Meopham.
Linear middle Darent Valley Path beside the tranquil River Darent, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Eynsford Castle and valley views.
Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).
Farningham Road to Otford (Kent)
8 minutes direct from Meopham.
Ancient woodland, field edges, riverside Darent Valley Path, low hills, chalk downland, quaint villages, golf course and nature reserves.
Warnings: Motocross path closures possible.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Swanley to Sevenoaks (Kent)
15 minutes direct from Meopham.
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.
Walk details: Kent Downs National Landscape (tips, photos and local insights).
Swanley to Eynsford (Kent)
15 minutes direct from Meopham.
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).
Chartham to Canterbury (Kent)
1 hour direct from Meopham.
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.
Warnings: Orchard paths can be muddy; busy road section on the A28.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Sole Street Circular via the Cobham Park (Kent)
2 minutes direct from Meopham.
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.
Cobham Wood and Mausoleum: Restored 18th-century mausoleum, set in peaceful wood pasture (National Trust; 2h45 in; 30 mins to visit).
The Cobham Park: A landscaped Repton parkland surrounding Cobham Hall, with the Darnley Mausoleum.
Darnley Mausoleum: A grand Georgian mausoleum standing within Cobham Park.
Warnings: Steep climbs; can be quite muddy in winter.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Swanley Circular via Castle Farm (lavender) (Kent)
15 minutes direct from Meopham.
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).
Faversham Circular via Uplees Marshes (Kent)
45 minutes direct from Meopham.
Flat marshland, creek embankments, farm fields, quiet country lanes, woodland and tidal waterways.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Farningham Road to Sole Street (Kent)
8 minutes direct from Meopham.
Urban sprawl, housing developments, busy roads, arable fields and occasional glimpses of historic rural Kent.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).