Length:15.7 km (9.8 miles) 1/10
The weather on Wednesday doesn't look particularly conducive to what I had in mind, but let's do it anyway . . . I've got good memories of this easy walk along the coast from Faversham to Whitstable (although you may be tempted to linger in Faversham which has attractive cafes). High tide is from around 1-3 pm so a swim might be possible somewhere between Seasalter and Whitstable, the sea will certainly be warm enough.
Travel: 1010 from Victoria (Bromley 1026) arrives Faversham 1125. Two return trains an hour from Whitstable at varying times; the train at 50 past the hour goes to St Pancras and you change at Faversham for Victoria. Get a return to Whitstable; if you're planning to return by St Pancras you'll need a ticket that's valid on HS1.
South Eastern is apparently not affected by this week's industrial action, touch wood.
Lunch: The
Sportsman Faversham Road,
Seasalter, CT5 4BP (tel 01227-273370).
Located 9km from the start of the walk. This is a suggested lunch
stop. But it is usually booked out well in advance for lunch
(particularly at weekends); advance booking is essential. [NB Sorry, I've just read a comment from July 2022 and checked the website, it does not look like the Sportsman is a suitable lunch stop.] Forget-me-not Cafe and Tearoom 400
Faversham Road, Seasalter, CT5 4BW, located 9.7km from the
start of the walk, has got very good reviews so is a possible lunch stop. NOTE ACCORDING TO ITS FACEBOOK PAGE IT IS CASH ONLY THIS WEEK!
Tea: numerous places in Whitstable including the prominent Neptune pub on the beach front. The Tudor Tea Rooms 29 Harbour Street, CT5 1AH (tel. 01277 273167) is suggested in the notes.
For walk directions, map and GPX click here
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3 comments:
Is anyone going down today? Don't want to turn up on my tod?
At least two are going down, including me.
Thanks no doubt to the multiple weather warnings issued for Kent, only #2 intrepid walkers travelled to Faversham on the posted train - well not that intrepid in my case as I was in two minds, so thanks for your encouragement Gavin.
Anyway we set off and it turned out to be a fine walk, #blustery-with-the-odd-shower but making for a very pleasant walk along the coast; the rain only really set in after we got to Whitstable. Before that, we sampled the small and unpretentious Forget-me-not cafe at Seasalter - good food options, experience only marred by one of our orders being forgotten although there were hardly any customers. Apart from that, this made a good midweek lunch stop but it would probably struggle to cater for a large group at the weekend.
We stopped for a pint at the Old Neptune and sat outside pretending the sun was about to come out. As there was a gap before the train, I joined my companion briefly for another drink at the Centurion(?) before getting to the station in time for two trains to be cancelled - eventually home via the delayed 1650.
PS Gavin met another Saturday Walker on his train but I'm not sure if they did the walk - perhaps you could amend the number if so?
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