Walks you can reach from Sittingbourne by train
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Teynham Station to Faversham Station (Kent)
5m direct from Sittingbourne.
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.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Faversham Station Circular via Uplees Marshes (Kent)
8m direct from Sittingbourne.
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)
8m direct from Sittingbourne.
15km. 4h30.
Easy coastal walk, flat terrain, seaside villages, and open shoreline.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Birchington-on-Sea Station to Whitstable Station (Kent)
15m direct from Sittingbourne.
21km.
Flat coastal promenade and sea wall; shingle beach, beach huts, caravan-park front, residential clifftops, and seaside towns.
A longer variant of Birchington to Herne Bay – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Meopham Station to Rochester Station (Kent)
15m direct from Sittingbourne.
19km. 4h30.
Chalk grassland, ancient woodland, community woodland, landscaped parkland, wildflower meadows, motorway viaduct crossing, salt marsh, riverside path, and historic town. Motorway viaduct crossing.
An alternative variant of Meopham Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Birchington-on-Sea Station to Herne Bay Station (Kent)
30m direct from Sittingbourne.
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.
Margate Station to Herne Bay Station (Kent)
30m direct from Sittingbourne.
18km.
Flat seafront promenades, quiet residential clifftops, small headlands, and sandy beaches linking coastal towns.
A longer variant of Birchington to Herne Bay – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Chilham Station to Canterbury East Station (Kent)
30m direct from Sittingbourne.
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 Sittingbourne.
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 Sittingbourne.
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.
Bekesbourne Station to Canterbury East Station (Kent)
30m direct from Sittingbourne.
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 Circular (Kent)
30m direct from Sittingbourne.
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.