Please Note All walks start at 10:00 am Unless otherwise stated.

Most walks listed below are intended primarily for Ramblers' Association members. Non-members are welcome to join us as guests on two or three walks, though if you walk with a group regularly you will be expected to join the RA.

Please make sure that you are fit enough to undertake the walk you intend to join. If you're unsure of your fitness level, try a short and easy walk first: it's much better to find a walk a little too slow and easy than to make yourself miserable and exhausted.

Most Ramblers' walks are off-road in rural areas. Please have suitable footwear and clothing for the walk you intend to join, and bring some food and drink, even if the walk includes a pub or café break. Leaders may refuse to accept participants who in their opinion are inadequately equipped or unfit. When in doubt, contact us in advance.

For your own and others' safety please follow the instructions of the walk leader. Though walking is inherently one of the safest outdoor activities, no activity is completely without risk and it is your responsibility to behave sensibly and to minimise the potential for accidents to occur.

If you wish to bring your dog on to a walk please ring the Walk Leader prior to the walk and abide by their decision. All dogs must be on a ‘non-extending’ type of lead at all times

WALKS PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 1st - FEBRUARY 28th 2010

Sun

Feb 7^th

10:00 Hamstreet Public Car Park TR 001 332 Explorer 125 9.5 mileFigure of 8 walk, fairly flat. am 5 miles via Warehorne and Faggs Wood. Lunch Hamstreet PH or near pond. pm Bournewood, Ruckinge+Canal. Could stop at Garden Centre for Tea.

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Sun

Feb 14^th

10:00 Pluckley Railway Station TQ922 433 5miles via The Pinnock,Dering Wood, Malmain Hill and return

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Sun

Feb 21^st

10:00 Tenterden Train Station car park (over track) 5 mile circular Walk

10:00 Grove Ferry TR 236 631 Park in Grove Ferry car park. 10 milecircular walk. Out via Plucks Gutter to Preston (5.5m) return via Dead Mill Bridge (I’m sure Morris makes these names up) Picnic lunch nearHalf Moon and 7 Stars PH in Preston

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Sun

Feb 28^th

10:00 High Halden Church 901372 5mile circular via Tiffenden Manor,Boldshaves and Old Place. Pasture, paddock, woodland, some arable, a little on lanes and about 20 stiles and rolling terrain. Afterwards comestibles available at the Chequers.

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SUN

MAR 7^TH

10:00 Cranbrook Co-op Car Park bottom end near toilets TQ775359 

8.5 miles circular walk. 4.5 miles via Roman Ford to Benenden, picnic lunch near 2 pubs.  Return 4 miles via High Weald Landscape Trail

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SUN

MAR 14TH

10:00 Green by the Plough P.H. Stalisfield Green Exp. 149 TQ 954 528

9 miles circular walk via Otterden Park, Doddington, Eastling and Divan Wood. Picnic at Doddington Village near P.H.

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SAT

MAR 20TH

10:30 Singleton Lake Car Park TQ992 423 approx. 6-7 miles circular walk via Greensand Way, Godington House Estate return via Stour Valley Walk and Worten. Packed lunch advised

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MAR 21^ST

NO WALK LEADER AVAILABLE

SUN

MAR 28TH

10:00 Appledore Village Hall Car Park TQ 956 297 5 miles circular walk through, fields, lanes and back along the Military Canal

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SUN Easter

APRIL 4TH

10:00 Blacksmith’s Arms, The Street, Willesborough.  Park in road Exp. 137 TR038 418  Approx 6 miles through fields and along roads

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SUN

APR 11TH

10:00 Wye Village Car Park TR052 463 5 miles circular walk

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SUN

APR 18TH

10:00 Stalisfield Green Exp. 137 TQ 955 531 Park in Plough P.H. car park.  5 miles circular walk via Divan Woods, Holbeam and Woodsell

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SUN

APR 25TH

10:00 17^th Consecutive Bluebell walk at Dunn Street Farm, Westwell

Exp 137  4-5 mile Bluebell Walk  on North Downs A.N.O.B. Picnic at Dunn Street Farm

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SUN

MAY 2^ND

10:00 Pluckley Village Square  Exp. 149  GR 928 454  Park in road near Black Horse P.H.  4.5 miles circular walk through fields and orchards

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WALK LEADERS PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL NEED YOUR WALKS FOR THE NEXT PROGRAMME BY JUNE 1^ST.

I HOPE WE CAN AVOID THE ‘GAPS’ IN OUR PROGRAMME AS A

 ‘GAP-FREE’ PROGRAMME CAN ONLY HAPPEN WITH YOUR HELP

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Sun

May 9^th

10:00 Ashford Civic Centre TR014 424 Front entrance. Park in Elwick Rd car park or near station. 10 miles, one loop of Ashford Ring Walk Mersham and Kingsnorth Lunch stop Kingsnorth pub

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SUN

MAY 16TH

10:00 Frittenden Exp. 137 TQ813 412 Park near Village Hall 5 miles circular walk via Sissinghurst Castle ( coffee stop)

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MAY 23RD

10:00  Smarden Exp.137 TQ885 424 Park at village hall 10 miles figure of ‘8 ‘ walk. am via Maltman’s Hill and Dering Wood. pm via Buckman’s Green Farm and Hamden. Picnic lunch  on Smarden Green

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TUE

MAY 25TH

11:00 (if reqd. 09:30  100/102 bus from Hythe and return bus from Hastings at 16:15 (Winchelsea 16:56 Hythe 18:14) Staring place  bus stop adj. Church in Winchelsea. Plenty of street parking to South of bus stop. Exp 125 & 124 TQ904 173 9.4 Linear walk Winchelsea to Cliff End and along South -Downs to Hastings returning by bus to Winchelsea. Picnic on Fairlight -Downs - no pub only bushes!

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SUN

MAY 30TH

10:00 Bearstead  Public  car park near Church  Exp. 148  TQ801 555 8.5 circular walk. am 5.5 miles via Thurnham Castle pm 3 miles via golf course. ( middle section from elevensies to lunch) very hilly. Lunch stop at Detling Cock Horse P.H.  bench nearby or churchyard

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SUN

JUN 6TH

10:00 Wittersham Village School Exp. 125 TQ897 278  5.5 circular walk through fields, along the River Rother and back through orchards

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SUN

JUN 13TH

10:00 Stelling Minnis  Park in road near Rose and Crown pub Exp. 138 TR143 470  9.5 circular walk. am Elhampark Wood, Upper Park Gate Farm, Elham, Ladwood. pm Standard Hill Farm, Elham Hawes Farm and Droveway House. Lunch stop Winterdown Cottage, please bring picnic, liquid refreshment provided

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SUN

JUN 20TH

10:00 Biddenden Village Hall TQ 851 383  free parking available in nearby car parks. 5 miles circular walk through fields, lanes and woods

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WED

JUN 23RD

11:00 Free car park on N of road near Devil’s Kneading Trough Rest

Exp.137 TQ079 453  6.7 miles Wye Crown to Crundale easy pace to hopefully view orchids, flowers and insects. Picnic  at Crundale Church

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SUN

JUN 27TH

10:00 Charing meet near church. Exp. 137 TQ954 494 10 miles circ. Walk via Westwell and Eastwell Park to Challock. Return along Beech Wood. Picnic on Challock Green near pub

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TUE    eve

JUN 29TH

18:30 Warehorne, The Worlds Wonder Pub layby. Exp. 125 TQ977 329

2 miles of fields. If you wish to eat at the pub afterwards please phone before 15^th June

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