Wateringbury Circular

There is a limit of 20 people for this walk, so it is essential that anyone wishing to come on the walk email me by  Friday, March 7th.

Catch the 09:34 train from Charing Cross,  change at Paddock Wood. Arriving Wateringbury Station at 10:44. Where I will be waiting to meet.

Buy an off peak day return ticket to Wateringbury.

A walk through the scenic Medway  Valley  area of   Kent. We start from Wateringbury station, reaching Nettlestead, where we continue along the banks of the Medway river, to the medieval  Teston Bridge. Cotinuing  through fields and pastures,  we arrive at  Farleigh Green for lunch. There are excellent facilities  here for picnickers,   with benches and tables on the Green  If  anyone requires a pub lunch, there is The Good Intent pub adjacent to the picnic area.  This is a small venue,  with an appetizing, but somewhat limited menu. However,  I have consulted with the management, and they will be glad  to cater for a group of six people, so if anyone wants to have a pub meal , please email me, again by  Friday 7th March. After that date, it will be for individuals to make their own arrangements by phone to the pub on  01622 812426.
After lunch we resume the walk through pathways  and woodland, to  East Farleigh village, and cross another medieval bridge. This one  is  quite  narrow, with no pavement, and has to be shared with through traffic, so although safe to negotiate, care will need to be taken for this short stretch.
We will continue through  woodland, and some orchards,  reaching Tutsham Farm, an award winning riding school for disadvantaged and  vulnerable children and young people, and we might catch a glimpse of some magnificent goats that reside here! From Tutsham, it's  a short walk back to Wateringbury station.
Depending on weather conditions, and the possibility of parts of the Medway overflowing onto it's banks  during exceptionally wet spells, I may have to make slight changes to the route. So please keep an eye on the walk description.