Kent CU – Faversham Plaque Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 2.02 km
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    Average duration: 0h 35 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 11 m
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    Vertical drop: - 9 m
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    Highest point: 13 m
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    Lowest point: 1 m
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 10 m - Start near 79-80 Preston St, Faversham ME13, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 10 m - Walk north on Preston St towards East St
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 9 m - Walk north on Preston St towards East St
  4. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 9 m - Slight left onto Market St
  5. 5 : km 0.1 - alt. 9 m - Walk north-west on Market St
  6. 6 : km 0.17 - alt. 9 m - Walk south-east on Market St
  7. 7 : km 0.18 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Market Pl
  8. 8 : km 0.2 - alt. 10 m - Walk north on Market Pl
  9. 9 : km 0.23 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto Court St
  10. 10 : km 0.28 - alt. 9 m - Walk north-east on Court St towards Middle Row
  11. 11 : km 0.29 - alt. 9 m - Walk north-east on Court St towards Middle Row
  12. 12 : km 0.43 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Abbey St
  13. 13 : km 0.54 - alt. 7 m - Walk south-west on Abbey St towards Church St
  14. 14 : km 0.64 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Quay Ln/B2040
  15. 15 : km 0.78 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Bridge Rd
  16. 16 : km 0.87 - alt. 3 m - Continue onto Church Rd
  17. 17 : km 0.92 - alt. 3 m - Slight right onto Upper Brents
  18. 18 : km 1.22 - alt. 6 m - Walk south-west on Upper Brents towards Broomfield Rd
  19. 19 : km 1.34 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Broomfield Rd
  20. 20 : km 1.59 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Reedland Cres
  21. 21 : km 1.76 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Barnfield Rd
  22. 22 : km 1.86 - alt. 13 m - Turn left to stay on Barnfield Rd
  23. 23 : km 1.95 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Priory Row
  24. E : km 2.02 - alt. 12 m

Other walks in the area

Walking Faversham to Hollowshore circular route

Walker
Faversham to Hollowshore circular route
↔6.85 km ↗+6 m ↘-6 m ◔2h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Faversham (Kent)
A small part of the Saxon Shore Way. A great walk along Faversham Creek to Hollowshore. Great pub, then a shorter walk back through farmland. Enjoy the beautiful desolation of the marshes, just you, the birds, and the breeze. Stop for a rest or bite to eat at the wonderful Shipwrights Arms, then either re-trace your steps or take the shorter walk back through Ham Farm.

Walking The Swale & Oare, near Faversham

Walker
↔8.02 km ↗+17 m ↘-17 m ◔2h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Oare (Kent)
This Kent walk explores the marshes, creeks and tideways on the south side of the River Swale. On the far side of the water is the Isle of Sheppey and in season the area is an excellent place for watching birdlife.

Walking Stour Valley Rural

Walker
↔21.83 km ↗+355 m ↘-354 m ◔7h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Challock (Kent)
A rural route (avoiding habitation) around the Stour Valley. Starting through King's Wood and a little of the North Downs Way heading north, crossing the valley and picking up some of the Stour Valley Walk heading south before crossing the river again and heading back into the woods.

Walking Worship, Newington

Association or club
↔2.45 km ↗+11 m ↘-14 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)
A return rural walk between one of Kent's most interesting medieval churches and the remains of a 2,000 year old Romano-British temple.

Walking Lower Halstow, Newington

Association or club
↔7.86 km ↗+59 m ↘-64 m ◔2h 25 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)
A lovely walk through Kent orchards, past bird-rich lagoons and onto a hill with views across the Medway estuary. It takes you past historic settlements and the site of WWI inland defences before finishing with a birds-eye view of the fine tower of St Mary's church. This is walk 3, Newington.

Walking Lower Halstow, Newington

Association or club
↔4.13 km ↗+13 m ↘-37 m ◔1h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)
This pleasant walk takes you both sides of Newington's historic watercress beds and past lagoons and open spaces filled with birds. This is Newington Walk 4.

Walking Discovering 2,000 years of history and nature around Newington in Kent

Association or club
↔10.14 km ↗+100 m ↘-98 m ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)
A mainly flat walk in countryside surrounding a small Kent village which dates to pre-Roman times and that was on the route for Chaucer's pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales. Walk in the footsteps of Julius Caesar, see the remains of a Roman town and the site of World War I trenches and visit a fine 13th century church. Along the way are former watercress beds, historic orchards and centuries-old farms and houses. The figure of eight walk twice passes near an 18th century pub for refreshments.

Walking Defences of the First World War in Newington, Kent

Association or club
↔4.46 km ↗+59 m ↘-55 m ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)
Learn how to read a landscape for clues to its military past. From 1914 to 1918, Newington was at the heart of a sophisticated military defence line against a potential German invasion. The walk takes you through the defences, leading you to four information boards that enable you to visualise the trenches, gun emplacements and observation posts that helped protect Britain.

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