Because of a rail strike by ASLEF on Anglia services, today's scheduled walk - Wivenhoe Circular - is postponed for a fortnight
In its place today is this coastal walk
SWC 12 - Faversham to Whitstable
Length: 15.7 km (9.8 miles)
Toughness: 1 out of 10 a flat, coastal walk
Either
London Victoria: 10-10 hrs Southeastern service to Ramsgate Bromley South 10-27 hrs
Arrive Faversham: 11-25 hrs
Or
London St Pancras: 10-25 hrs Southeastern High Speed service to Ramsgate
Arrive Faversham: 11-31 hrs
Would Victorians please wait for the Pancreatics train to arrive
Return
Whitstable to Victoria: direct trains at 15-27, 16-27, 17-00, 17-27, 18-00 and 18-27 hrs
Whitstable to St Pancras: direct trains at 40 mins past the hour
Rail ticket: buy a day return to Whitstable
This exhilarating coastal walk ends at Whitstable beach, where, if conditions are right and it is warm enough, swimmers can enjoy a dip in the sea.
The walk starts through the historic and delightful town of Faversham, going past the market hall then old, mediaeval buildings as you soon walk through boat yards to join the Saxon Shore Way through creeks and mudflats. This path takes you on to the coastline which you now follow all the way to Seasalter. Just behind the shoreline is the Sportsmans pub / restaurant, a rather pretentious and expensive establishment which you have to book in advance to stand any chance of getting a table. Speaking personally, I don't think its worth the effort. Further along the coast you can can have a sandwich or light meal at Forget Me Not Cafe & Tea Room. Otherwise, you have to wait until you reach Whitstable to dine, where you can indulge in oysters or have a pub meal at the Old Neptune pub on the beach. Back to the walk itself, from Seasalter you walk along the coast and promenade to later walk along the beach into town. The railway station is a bit of a hike from the town centre and beach so leave at least twenty minutes to catch an infrequent train back to London.
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10 off the consolidated and delayed train (those from Victoria having been evicted at Sittingbourne), which made for a rather late start. We wished we had time to dally in Faversham which looked very pretty with a market in full swing. 1 was already waiting for us and 1 caught up later making #12 walkers (1 newcomer) on a #beautiful-sunny-day-with-a-nice-breeze. 6 of us swam in lovely warm calm water near Seasalter. The Old Neptune was packed so four of us had a nice tea in the Tea and Times on the high street; at least five others stopped at Hutstock. The majority got the 6 o'clock train home. Another top day out, thank you for posting.
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