tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post8354218348069902166..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Saturday Second Walk - Apple blossom specialAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-86522714052643001972016-05-16T17:37:13.757+01:002016-05-16T17:37:13.757+01:00I managed to make this walk an hour after everyone...I managed to make this walk an hour after everyone else.It is a lovely walk once you climb up beyond Yalding. However at the time I was passing the orchards the farmer was spraying insecticides. Something to bear in mind.<br />jfkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-11761811638395011962016-05-15T11:24:54.016+01:002016-05-15T11:24:54.016+01:00I'll do a GPX/KML file of the route that I too...I'll do a GPX/KML file of the route that I took and put it on the website.Daisy Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661847806946177553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-3788224082448894872016-05-15T10:34:40.337+01:002016-05-15T10:34:40.337+01:00The long walkers must all have been in West Sussex...The long walkers must all have been in West Sussex as of the n=14 starters only Daisy Roots was tempted to extend this walk (with what sounds like a nice route into Maidstone). The main walk is a scenic stretch of the Greensand Way with more variety than you might expect: not just apple, pear and plum orchards but wildflower meadows, a deer park, goat sanctuary and interesting churches. A w=cold-and-overcast morning had brightened up enough by 1.30pm for the pub lunchers to enjoy the views from the Bull Inn's terrace, with efficient bar service and good food. Some of the picnickers who carried on almost made the 3.40 bus and shared a taxi, but most caught the 5pm after refreshment in the King's Head: an unprepossessing exterior but another friendly welcome and tea served in pots.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491475051270094030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-39336149182749753282016-05-15T09:06:54.358+01:002016-05-15T09:06:54.358+01:00Just to report back on the route from Sutton Valen...Just to report back on the route from Sutton Valence into Maidstone, this was much nicer than I expected and mainly along footpaths and into Maidstone Park. The route took me past the impressive building of SV School, through bluebells and pine woods, orchards and strawberry feilds, through to Otham and past Stone Acre national trust then along a footpath to Mote Park in Maidstone. I think this leg would make a nice addition to this walk. I forgot to record the route on my GPS but I think it was about 7KM.Daisy Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661847806946177553noreply@blogger.com