Walks you can reach from Westenhanger by train
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Sandling Station to Folkestone Central Station (Kent)
3m direct from Westenhanger.
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.
Sandling Station to Wye Station (Kent)
3m direct from Westenhanger.
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.
Sandling Station to Dover Priory Station (Kent)
3m direct from Westenhanger.
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.
Wye Station to Folkestone West Station (Kent)
8m direct from Westenhanger.
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)
9m direct from Westenhanger.
16km.
Pastures, orchards, woods, commons, bogs, parkland estate, and riverside parks into a town centre.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Folkestone Central Station Circular via Castle Hill (Kent)
15m direct from Westenhanger.
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.
Folkestone Central Station to Dover Priory Station (Kent)
15m direct from Westenhanger.
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.
Dover Priory Station to Deal Station (Kent)
30m direct from Westenhanger.
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.
Staplehurst Station to Headcorn Station (Kent)
30m direct from Westenhanger.
13km.
Fields, low-lying farmland, bluebell woods, and Kentish Weald villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Paddock Wood Station to Yalding Station (Kent)
45m direct from Westenhanger.
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)
45m direct from Westenhanger.
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.
Tonbridge Station Circular via Tudeley (Kent)
45m direct from Westenhanger.
19km. 4h30.
Parkland, farm fields, paddocks, orchards, country park, riverside paths, residential streets, and fishing and sailing lakes.