From Hempstead Valley cross Sharsted Way and The Rise. Go up the steps by the footpath sign. Turn left and follow the footpath to Maidstone Road. Turn Right and then left into Kemsley Street Road. Follow the road round to the left and take a footpath on the right. Follow the footpaths round the field and exit the field directly opposite where you entered it.
Butterfly
Butterfly
Pyramidal Orchid
orchid
Kidney Vetch
Fragrant Orchid
Fragrant Orchid
Common Spotted Orchid
Walk through Bredhurst woods until you reach Hurstwood Road a restricted byway, turn left and the right on Scragged Oak Road. At Pollyfields farm there should be a footpath cutting a corner to Hermitage Lane. The footpath wasn’t visible so turn right into Hermitage Lane. There are sign of a blocked footpath.
Blocked Footpath
Blocked Footpath
Hermitage Lane becomes Broader Lane. Where broader lane takes a sharp left turn continue straight on until you see a sign for the North Down Way. Turn right into the North Down Way. The expected views over the weald are mainly blocked by the vegetation.
Hidden Views
Take a right turn along a footpath across a large field.
At the farmyard the path continues in a straight line into a track and not as shown on the OS Map. Go through a gate on the left and cross a meadow to a gate that can be clearly seen. take the path through the woods and then through a field onto Lidsing Road opposite. Continue until you reach the Harrow at Lidsing pub. Turn left into Westwood Sole Road then take right turn along a footpath. Take a left turn through a small wood. Then continue through a residential area to the Kestrel shopping precinct. A 166 bus will then take you to Chatham
]]>From the café follow a public footpath southward through the houses until you get to a large play area. At the end of the footpath there is a bridge over the A228. A small road takes you to footpath denoting the entrance to Leybourne Lakes Country Park.
There are many information boards showing the paths through the park. Take a meandering path end up at exit towards New Hythe railway Station.
Turn left out of the park and go past New Hythe station. At the roundabout at the end of the road there is a gap in a wall, go through the gap at turn right along the river Medway. Keeping close to the river continue onto Ayleford.
Cross Aylesford Bridge then turn right onto the High Street. Take a left turn onto Rochester Road then a left turn onto Pratling Street. Either take a footpath on the left or continue on the road until you reach Great Cossington.
Continue along the track past a lone walnut tree. Go through a gate turn left and walk up the A229. At the bus stop you will be able to get the 101 bus back to Chatham
Park the car at Camer Country Park where there is a café and toilets. Walk down Camer Park Road to Foxendown. Go along the footpath behind the cottages and then turn right,
Take a footpath on the left and join a bridle path and turn right. take the left fork and go up Strawberry Hill. At the T junction turn right, there is a footpath on the left just after Ham Farm, if this is inaccessible stay on the road and turn left at Luxon Road .
By Little Delmar Farm take the weald then turn right onto a path down the hill to Wrangling Lane where you turn left. The Church in the lost village of Dode is on your left.
Continue past Great Buckland and then either the Wealdway or the road to the Golden Lion in the village of Luddesdown.
Walk back along the Road and take a path on the right, this path again joins the Wealdway which you take as far as Camer Park. Walk through the park back to the car park
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