Length: 18 km (11.2 miles). Toughness: 2/10
10:20 Ramsgate train from Victoria† (non-stop to Sevenoaks 10:55), arriving Paddock Wood at 11:18. Buy a return to Yalding (or Wateringbury if you might want to extend the walk: see below).
† There are no trains from Charing X and Waterloo East because of engineering works.
Trains back from Yalding are hourly at xx:11 (xx:08 from Wateringbury), changing at Paddock Wood for Victoria.
This is an easy walk in the Medway valley, with a large chunk of it alongside the river. You'll reach Twyford Bridge before 1pm, with a choice of the “bistro-style café” on Teapot Island or the Boathouse across the river for a pub lunch. The afternoon is a loop out through Yalding village to Hunton, returning to the same places at Twyford Bridge for tea. You could then get to Yalding station via the main road but a slightly longer alternative route would take you through a community orchard, where there might be a few early windfalls to be had.
Optional Extension: If it's a nice day you could carry on alongside the Medway to Wateringbury station, an extra 40 minutes or so.
You'll need to bring the directions from the L=swc.338 page.
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7 walked on a sunny day to Yalding. 4 ate at the Boat House which was quick and high standard. After lunch we found folk singing New Age Gypsies by Tea Pot Island and had ice creams later. An enjoyable day out.
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The undoubted highlight of the morning half of this walk was at Sluice Weir Lock on the River Medway where we watched a succession of kayakers hurtle down a steep water channel into the river 9 feet below. We cheered them on and then watched, with some apprehension, an open Canadian style canoe containing two adults and a child follow them down. They hit the bottom pound with a tremendous splash and took on quite a quantity of water which they cheerfully proceeded to bale out as they paddled on. Kudos.
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