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West Kent Walking Group

We are the West Kent Walking Group. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Overview

We'll start in the car park at White Horse Country Park near Detling. Then make our way via Thurnham Castle towards Detling village. Crossing over the A249 we'll walk through the pretty little village of Boxley and out through the vinyards, there will be a steep muddy climb through the woods to the ridge then we'll walk across the fields and down to Detling again. Finally we'll retrace some of our initial route back to the car park. The Cock Horse Inn at Detling is a nice pub for drinks/lunch after but we might have to car share to and from the pub as there's not much parking near the pub. 

Monday, 30 December 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
15.3km / 9.5mi
Ascent:
199.9m / 656ft
Type:
circular

The car park is £1.50/£2 for the day using cash or Park Buddy, PaybyPhone or Ringo. There are no toilet or cafe facilities at the start of this walk. This walk includes a steep climb through woodland and a steep walk back down off the ridge. Both might be muddy. 

If you can, please RSVP to this walk via our Meetup site. This will give our volunteer walk leaders an idea of how many are attending.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 80837 58598
Nearest postcode:
ME14 3JE
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Start time:
10:00 am

White Horse Wood Country Park car Park

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking