Faversham Circular

The main part of this walk takes place in an estuary setting. We start off by walking through the attractive market town of Faversham, with it's pedestrianised thoroughfare and bustling Saturday market, soon reaching the Saxon Shore Way, where we walk along a raised embankment next to Faversham Creek, eventually arriving at the village of Oare for lunch. There are three choices for lunch at Oare. The Castle has a traditional and appetising menu. Further along The Three Mariners has a restaurant offering more expensive food, and the Cafe By The Creek offers lighter snacks. There are also areas for picnickers nearby.

After lunch we continue the walk through long fields and low hills to the hamlet of Luddenham, where it's possible to visit a medieval church. From Luddenham we continue through fields and marshland (walker friendly), to reach the sea wall of The Swale, with a view of the Isle of Sheppey across the water. We continue again along the Saxon Shore Way between Oare and Nagden marshes, on our way back to Oare, and finally Faversham. The return walk from Oare to Faversham takes about 40 mins and is on hard surface.

To date, I haven't booked places for lunch at The Castle, until I have an indication of how many might be interested.  The management at The Castle would like to know how many people would require a meal, and I have agreed to let them know by Saturday 14th September. Therefore after that date I will not take any further bookings for meals, and anyone requiring food at the pub should phone them directly on: 01795 533674.

There are toilets at Faversham station which it might be advisable to use, as the morning part of the walk is quite exposed  with little or no areas of privacy.

For travelling to the walk, catch the 09:20 from St Pancras station, arriving at Faversham at 10:30

Purchase an off peak day return to Faversham where I will meet and greet.

Please note: anyone who is not a member of North East London group will need to book a place for this walk as the maximum number catered for is 25. To book a place, please log on to our main website at www.nelr.org.  The logging on procedure is easy to follow.