Walks you can reach from Pluckley by train
Kent · South East England | Walks by foot
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Staplehurst Station to Headcorn Station (Kent)
6m direct from Pluckley.
13km.
Fields, low-lying farmland, bluebell woods, and Kentish Weald villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Wye Station Circular via Crown Memorial (Kent)
15m direct from Pluckley.
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)
15m direct from Pluckley.
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)
15m direct from Pluckley.
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.
Chilham Station to Wye Station (Kent)
15m direct from Pluckley.
16km.
Downland escarpment, upland fields, woods, country estate, and a hilltop village.
A variant of Chilham Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Paddock Wood Station to Yalding Station (Kent)
30m direct from Pluckley.
18km. 4h.
Flat flood plain, riverside meadows, tree-lined field edges, mixed woods, open countryside, village streets, and gentle Greensand Ridge slopes.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Paddock Wood Station to Wateringbury Station (Kent)
30m direct from Pluckley.
15km.
Flat flood plain, riverside meadows, tree-lined field edges, mixed woods, open countryside, village streets, and extended riverside path to Wateringbury.
A longer variant of Paddock Wood to Yalding – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Chilham Station to Canterbury East Station (Kent)
30m direct from Pluckley.
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.
Chilham Station Circular (Kent)
30m direct from Pluckley.
15km.
Downland escarpment, upland fields, woods, bluebell woods, country estate, and a hilltop village.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Tonbridge Station Circular via Tudeley (Kent)
30m direct from Pluckley.
19km. 4h30.
Parkland, farm fields, paddocks, orchards, country park, riverside paths, residential streets, and fishing and sailing lakes.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Tonbridge Station to Penshurst Station (Kent)
30m direct from Pluckley.
18km. 4h.
Lakes, water meadows, riverside paths, low hills, orchards, vineyards, farmland, and picturesque villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hever Station to Tonbridge Station (Kent)
30m direct from Pluckley.
16km. 3h30.
Gentle farmland, orchards, river valleys, parkland, country park lakes, and riverside paths into a market town. Can be muddy.