Walks

Background.

Linda Harrison originally organised the ‘Guided Health Walks’ starting from Faversham Library every Wednesday together with ‘U3A walks’ plus arranging and leading walks for Faversham Footpaths Group as well. We are pleased that although Linda was unwell a year or so ago, and stood back for a time, she has been back leading walks with us again.

All walks are open to members, their friends, relatives and others who may be interested in becoming a member of the Group.

Faversham Town Council Active Travel Walks

Faversham Town Council Walks

The Town Council has organised the last of these walks which are being led by Cllr Julian Saunders for a couple of week-ends starting at Standard Quay and going around the creek finally onto the walkways in front of Faversham Reach and Waterside Close. The walks are linked to the ambitions in the current Creek Plan and the Draft Neighbourhood Plan to have a continuous creek-side path and will look at progress in opening up Creekside access and what still needs to be carried out.

Cllr Saunders did agree with the Town Clerk to postpone again these walks and to arrange some Autumn dates. You may recall these revised dates were brought about because of the General Election and recent Priory Ward By-election Campaigns.

Julian apologises this is turning into a bit of a saga and he will let us know as soon as fresh dates are scheduled. For these last two walks you will still need to sign up for the Town Council walks by visiting this page :- https://favershamtowncouncil.gov.uk/active-travel-month-june-2024/ .

FFG Organised Walk in the Brogdale area on 9th February 2025

Six of us decided not to be deterred by the rain today, which fell steadily throughout the morning. We met at Brogdale and agreed to change and shorten our route, keeping to the Whitehill area, knowing that some of the planned footpaths would be too muddy to attempt. One long bridleway was rather challenging, but we took our time and were relieved to see the end of the path.

We saw signs of Spring along the way – an early Daffodil and a patch of Winter Aconite growing by the roadside, and a wonderful display of snowdrops alongside Vicarage Lane. We ended our walk in the Brogdale Cafe, and enjoyed coffee and cake in the warm. Thank you to those who joined us this morning, and for your cheerful company in such dreary weather.

The next Planned ‘regular’ FFG Sunday Walk will be on a Sunday in March 2025

A walk is planned for a Sunday in March 2025, details to be announced later.

Future FFG Walks

A future Spring 2025 walk is planned to start from the car park next to Selling Primary School and will take us through a mixture of fields, orchards, woodlands, pasture, and quiet country lanes, out of Selling to South Street, Gushmere, towards Sheldwich and back to our starting point via St Mary’s Church.

Many of the footpaths on this walk are good concrete farm tracks, but there will also be some short sections through woodlands that are steep, and a few flights of steps to negotiate. There is a good network of footpaths in the Selling area, and although one or two may seem familiar, we will also be walking along new ones, some of which have nice views across to The Blean.

Dogs on leads are always welcome on our walks, but we would ask you to be aware that we will be walking through a field of sheep towards the end of the walk.

The Walk in the Brogdale area on Sunday 9th Febraury 2025.

General Walking Routes in the Faversham area

A good place to start online is: www.explorekent.org/walking. Eight circular walks, showcasing the best of local Kent produce – the Faversham Food Trails – can be downloaded from www.visitfaversham.org

If you’re interested in Faversham’s fascinating history, why not join one of the Faversham Society’s Town History Walks? Details are available on www.favershamtownwalks.org.uk

The Kent Ramblers website also has lots of information about walks and guides: www.kentramblers.org.uk

If walks from and to local pubs appeals, there are some excellent guides at www.shepherdneame.co.uk/walks