Walks you can reach from Sandwich by train
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Dover Priory Station to Deal Station (Kent)
6m direct from Sandwich.
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.
Ramsgate Station to Margate Station (Kent)
15m direct from Sandwich.
16km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.
Low chalk cliffs, sandy bays and coves, cliff-top grassland, seaside promenades, and historic coastal towns. Very popular and busy. Check tide timings.
Highlights: Margate and Broadstairs.
Lunch stops: the Royal Victoria Pavilion (30m–1h in), or Forts Café (1h30–3h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Mechanical Elephant, or the Cinque Ports.
Folkestone Central Station to Dover Priory Station (Kent)
30m direct from Sandwich.
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)
30m direct from Sandwich.
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.
Folkestone Central Station Circular via Castle Hill (Kent)
30m direct from Sandwich.
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.
Sandling Station to Folkestone Central Station (Kent)
30m direct from Sandwich.
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.
Wye Station to Folkestone West Station (Kent)
45m direct from Sandwich.
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.
Pluckley Station to Ashford International Station (Kent)
1h direct from Sandwich.
16km.
Pastures, orchards, woods, commons, bogs, parkland estate, and riverside parks into a town centre.