Best walks near Ramsgate by train
Kent · South East England | Walks by foot
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Margate Station to Broadstairs Station (Kent)
5m direct from Ramsgate.
11km. Moderate ascents. 3h–5h.
Beginner-friendly: Just keep the sea on your left and follow it to Broadstairs.
Very popular and busy.
Highlights: Margate and Broadstairs.
Lunch stop: the Captain Digby (1h30–2h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Tartar Frigate, the Neptune's Hall, Siam Kitchen, the Magnet Micropub, or the Prince Albert.
Buying train tickets: Buy a return ticket to Margate (it’s fine to embark at Broadstairs for the return journey, because Broadstairs is en route to Margate).
Chilham Station to Canterbury East Station (Kent)
30m direct from Ramsgate.
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.
Charing Station to Chilham Station (Kent)
30m direct from Ramsgate.
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.
Folkestone Central Station Circular via Castle Hill (Kent)
45m direct from Ramsgate.
Tough: steep ascents. 16km. 5h–8h.
A rambler favourite! Verdant coastal cliffs, rolling hills, and suburban streets. Begins, necessarily, with a lengthy suburban segment, but then becomes very beautiful and surprisingly quiet. Particularly lovely on the walk along the cliffs east of Folkestone, where there are also a number of lunch spot choices. The narrow overgrown paths are best. But note that there is a LOT of steep ascents and descents on this walk.
Highlights: Folkestone.
Lunch stops in Capel-le-Ferne (3h–4h30 in): Cliff Top Café, the Royal Oak, or the Cliff Top Café.
End-of-walk rewards: the Royal George, the Harbour Inn, the Kipps' Alehouse, the Samuel Peto, the Pullman, the East Kent Arms, or the Lord Morris.
Dover Priory Station to Deal Station (Kent)
15m direct from Ramsgate.
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)
45m direct from Ramsgate.
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 Folkestone Central Station (Kent)
45m direct from Ramsgate.
17km.
A rambler favourite! Dismantled railway, chalky escarpment ridge, steep climbs, open downland with Channel views, cliff top promenade, shingle beach, and historic harbour. Steep climbs near start.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Birchington-on-Sea Station to Herne Bay Station (Kent)
15m direct from Ramsgate.
14km. 5h.
Entirely flat coastal walk; seafront promenade, raised sea wall, remote shingle beach, grassy clifftop slopes, and a seaside resort.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Faversham Station to Whitstable Station (Kent)
30m direct from Ramsgate.
15km. 4h30.
Easy coastal walk, flat terrain, seaside villages, and open shoreline.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Chilham Station Circular (Kent)
30m direct from Ramsgate.
15km.
Downland escarpment, upland fields, woods, bluebell woods, country estate, and a hilltop village.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pluckley Station to Ashford International Station (Kent)
45m direct from Ramsgate.
16km.
Pastures, orchards, woods, commons, bogs, parkland estate, and riverside parks into a town centre.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Faversham Station Circular via Uplees Marshes (Kent)
45m direct from Ramsgate.
19km. 4h30.
Flat marshland, creek embankments, farm fields, quiet country lanes, woodland, and tidal waterways. Can be muddy.