SWC 12 - Herne Bay to Faversham
14.8 miles / 23.8 km
A seaside walk along the North Kent coast following the Saxon Shore Way - the route follows the coast as much as possible, with a little diversion over the railway line and back again on the way out of Whitstable. Usually this is walked in the opposite direction, but Faversham is a lovely place to finish.
Whitstable has plenty of places for an early lunch (it's just 5 miles from the start), a slightly later option is the Forget Me Not Cafe and Tea Rooms at Seasalter.
Trains: 09:40 London Victoria (09:57 Bromley South), arrives 11:09 at Herne Bay. Return trains from Faversham at xx:00 to St Pancras, xx:37 to London Victoria (plus a very slow London Victoria train at xx:45). Buy a day return to Herne Bay.
Covid Contact Tracing: please provide email address or mobile phone number at the start of the walk.
Full details and walk directions here.
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5 comments:
I am doing the Walk Today. Now it maybe pouring down with rain. And it will be Muddy in places. But we got to make the most of it.
This solar farm is being built on part of the marshes close to Faversham and Whitstable. As a local friend said to me "Enjoy the marshes while you can!"
https://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/campaigns/planning-and-development/cleve-hill-solar-park
n=6 did a shortened version by getting off at Whitstable and walking to Faversham.
Hard to put a number on. From the Victoria train, 8 started at Herne Bay and others, say 4, got off at Whitstable. I presume the 6 Bridie mentions are off the delayed St Pancras train. How's your maths? I reckon n=18 but what do I know? It was w=mostly-cloudy-with-some-sun Coastline fairly busy. My lunch was a hasty cider gulped down at the Old Neptune in Whitstable, don't know about the others but there was talk of fish and chips. (Don't know much, do I?) Some went for a swim. I heard some stayed for pizza in Faversham. One brave chap walked all the way from HB without looking at directions till near Faversham but then got lost looking for the station and missed the train. :( Reading them in reverse, see.
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