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Discover this 2,0 year old yew tree the churchyard at Eastling. Daylight shine through its spli e trunk.

s and fields towards Stalisfield and the highest point of your walk. Stop n is a here and look back; below you lies a magnificent vista, as the land gently falls away towards the coast. this, Continue past free-range pigs and chickens, down quiet lanes and bridleways, a through ancient woodland, towards Doddington, where Doughty the Butchers have plied their trade for generations. Climb the hill to the wildlife haven of Doddington churchyard, then stroll amongst gently grazing sheep to the lush landscaped gardens at Doddington Place. From here, follow the pine-scented woodland trail towards Sharsted Court and drop down the hill again to Newnham; opposite you rises a vineyard, planted on the site of an earlier Roman one. You can start at any point on the walk or just take part of it; we’ve included a shortcut that carves the walk in two. Each of the villages has a pub offering welcome refreshment and there are Doddington Place Gardens, Belmont and Sandhurst Farm Forge to visit. So why not spend a night or two in stnut the area and enjoy a welcome retreat from the busy world outside. n There’s a wide range of comfortable accommodation on offer in the guest-houses, hostels, pubs and B&Bs along the route, as well as self- catering cottages. Some extend a special welcome to walkers and cyclists and are accredited with Green Tourism awards in recognition of their exemplary environmental performance. Who knows, you might find you never want to leave.

PEACE, SOLITUDE: Syndale A RURAL WAY OF LIFE valley walk

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NEWNHAM – EASTLING – STALISFIELD – DODDINGTON co.uk Peace, solitude: uk a rural way of life rd ome for “The winds will blow their Take a walk through an outstanding landscape of woodland, open grassland, fields and parkland; countryside so peaceful and timeless that you’ll think the nearest town is a m own freshness into you... hundred miles away, not just a stone’s throw. while cares will drop off This has been a place of human habitation since the ancient Britons – but despite this, like autumn leaves” you’re more likely to encounter an exuberant hare bounding across a meadow or a John Muir timid pheasant scuttling for cover than you are to meet another person. Instead, birdsong fills the air; wildlife inhabits the fields; silent birds of prey hang in the skies, watching and waiting, ready to swoop. This is also a working landscape – you’ll see evidence of traditional woodland management and organic farming as well as pasture for sheep and cattle. The many game- birds you’ll encounter on your walk are a reminder of long-established country traditions. Start, perhaps, in the village of Newnham, then walk through sweet chestnut coppiced woods, bright with bluebells in the spring, alongside fields which in autumn glisten with golden corn. Pause at Eastling to admire the ancient yew tree in the churchyard here or explore the village itself. Walk on again to find yourself on the open valley floor. On either side, the woods hug close, making the landscape feel private, secret – yours alone. Follow the line between wood and pasture, before cutting across

d in This is an area rich in history, with evidence of ancient British settlements above Newnham, nd, and a Roman vineyard in the village itself. The villages and manor houses you see today in a mostly date from the 11th Century onwards, and the fine medieval churches include those at Eastling, Stalisfield, Doddington and Newnham. Parts of the tower at Eastling date ” from the 11th century, the nave dates from the 13th century, whilst much of the remainder of the building is from the 14th century. At Doddington, the rather short, weather-boarded church tower replaces one struck by lightning in 1642; at the time, the villagers could not raise the funds to build a proper replacement! Inside Doddington church, fine examples of early medieval wall paintings have survived the ravages of time and the Reformation, when much church decoration was destroyed or simply painted over. NG The many manor houses in the area are also evidence of its rich history; almost all of them were originally quite small houses which were extended and remodelled over their centuries of occupation. Sharsted Court, d-Kent for example, hides a 14th century Wealden hall house behind its Queen Anne facade. The Wealden hall anding house was a type built for wealthy farmers and landowners, and The Plough Inn at Stalisfield Green is eneath another example; these houses had a large, open central hall framed by wings at each end, where the llennia kitchens, family rooms and bedrooms could be found. Kent has more examples of this type of house than them; any other UK county. ns for The fact that there are several manor houses in the area is perhaps a legacy of the Kentish inheritance law of k takes “gavelkind”, which allowed for an estate to be divided equally amongst all the surviving children, rather than ape of being passed to the eldest son as feudal law required. This law survived here until the 1920s. nd and cing in are cut nd the over a History & 5). The on a , poles e-book with heritage nd dog- reas of Discover this 2,000 year old yew tree in the churchyard at Eastling. Daylight shines through its split e trunk.

nd fields towards Stalisfield and the highest point of your walk. Stop s a here and look back; below you lies a magnificent vista, as the land gently falls away towards the coast. s, Continue past free-range pigs and chickens, down quiet lanes and bridleways, through ancient woodland, towards Doddington, where Doughty the Butchers have plied their trade for generations. Climb the hill to the wildlife haven of Doddington churchyard, then stroll amongst gently grazing sheep to the lush landscaped gardens at Doddington Place. From here, follow the pine-scented woodland trail towards Sharsted Court and drop down the hill again to Newnham; opposite you rises a vineyard, planted on the site of an earlier Roman one. You can start at any point on the walk or just take part of it; we’ve included a shortcut that carves the walk in two. Each of the villages has a pub offering welcome refreshment and there are Doddington Place Gardens, Belmont and Sandhurst Farm Forge to visit. So why not spend a night or two in nut the area and enjoy a welcome retreat from the busy world outside. There’s a wide range of comfortable accommodation on offer in the guest-houses, hostels, pubs and B&Bs along the route, as well as self- catering cottages. Some extend a special welcome to walkers and cyclists and are accredited with Green Tourism awards in recognition of their exemplary environmental performance. Who knows, you might find you never want to leave.

PEACE, SOLITUDE: Syndale A RURAL WAY OF LIFE valley walk

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Directory of local businesses ACCOMMODATION The Old Vicarage, Doddington VISITOR ATTRACTIONS Church Oast Cottage, Kingsdown highly commended Belmont House & Gardens, Throwley 01795 830222 www.churchoastcottage.co.uk 01795 886136 www.oldvicaragedoddington.co.uk 01795 890202 www.belmont-house.org Frith Farm House, Otterden FOOD AND DRINK Doddington Place Gardens, Doddington 01795 890701 www.frithfarmhouse.co.uk Plough Inn, Stalisfield Green 01795 890256 01795 886101 www.doddingtonplacegardens.co.uk Hazelhope Barn, Stalisfield Green Tea Room, Doddington Place Gardens Sandhurst Farm Forge, Newnham 01233 713806 www.hazelhopebarn.co.uk 01795 886101 www.doddingtonplacegardens.co.uk 01795 886854 www.sandhurstfarmforge.co.uk Palace Farm Hostel & Campsite, Doddington The Carpenters Arms, Eastling Key WW CW 01795 890234 www.shepherdneame.co.uk/pubs Visit Britain Green Tourism Award 01795 886200 www.palacefarm.com The Chequers Inn, Doddington Quality Award Palace Farmhouse B&B, Doddington 01795 886366 www.shepherdneame.co.uk/pubs WW CW Walkers Welcome and Cyclists Welcome 01795 886820 www.visitbritain.co.uk The George Inn, Newnham Accommodation that offers facilities for Sandhurst Farm Forge B&B, Newnham 01795 890237 www.shepherdneame.co.uk/pubs walkers and cyclists. The Tapster Bar & Bistro, Newnham Additional information on these classification 01795 886854 www.sandhurstfarmforge.co.uk 01795 890711 www.twokentvillages.org schemes is available at www.enjoyengland.com Other walks leaflets available: The Countryside Code Respect – Protect – Enjoy • A walk on the wild side If you follow the Countryside Code wherever you go, you will enjoy walking in Kent and help protect the countryside now and (Faversham – Davington – Oare – Luddenham) for future generations. • The peasants’ last revolt Be safe, plan ahead and follow any signs. Leave gates and property as you (Boughton – Hernhill – Dargate - Dunkirk) find them. Protect plants and animals, and take your litter home. Keep dogs • Footsteps of Royalty and Romans under close control. Consider other people. (Faversham – Ospringe – Painter’s Forstal – Brogdale) For further information please visit www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk or Tel: 08451 003298 A Faversham Enterprise Partnership project Remember to always follow the Highway Code. For walking information: go to faversham.org/walking Telephone: 01795 534542 Visit: Tourist Information Centre, Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre, 10-13 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent ME13 8NS

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“To see a world in a grain of sand, Flora & fauna And a heaven in a Syndale valley runs through an area of outstanding natural beauty and the wild flower” countryside here is a rich mix of woodland, pastures, arable fields and orchards. William Blake The abundance of woodland makes this a haven for a variety of birds, including rarer species like the lesser spotted woodpecker and, in areas of coppicing, the tree pipit. Other birds include the coal tit, marsh tit, tawny owl, nuthatch and jay. In Rural gem... winter, look out for the siskin; in spring, the unmistakable call of the cuckoo will alert you to its presence. AREA OF OUTSTANDING In the farmland, watch out for skylarks, yellowhammers and meadow pipits; in winter, NATURAL BEAUTY these are joined by lapwings, golden plovers and the occasional curlew. Little owls can be Syndale Valley runs through the Mid-Kent heard, with their distinctive yelping call, in old orchards and parkland. Downs, a designated Area of Outstanding Other hunting birds include kestrels, sparrowhawks and hobbies, and this was one of Natural Beauty (AONB). The chalk beneath the first parts of Kent to be re-colonised by common buzzards, after an absence of some your feet makes for dry valleys. Millennia 200 years. You may even be fortunate enough to spot a peregrine falcon or red kite. ago, glacial rivers surged through them; today they are peaceful havens for You’ll see much evidence of coppicing in the woods, typically of walkers and wildlife alike. Your walk takes sweet chestnut trees. One of the benefits of coppicing is it allows you through a patchwork landscape of light to fall on the woodland floor; in the spring, the woods here woodlands, arable fields, parkland and are rich with wildflowers, particularly bluebells, wood orchards. You’ll see signs of coppicing in anemones and early purple orchids. You can also see pyramidal many of the woods, where trees are cut orchids, particularly in Doddington churchyard, which is down almost to ground level and the managed as a wildlife haven. stumps allowed to regenerate over a Many interesting mammals that live along the route, such number of years (usually seven to 25). The as dormice and badgers, are nocturnal and therefore hard resulting stems are harvested on a to spot. You’ll probably see signs of badger activity in the rotational cycle and used for rods, poles woods, but be careful not to disturb them; badgers and their and logs. Between the picture-book setts are protected by law. Stoats and weasels hunt the fields, villages, the roads are lined with but again are hard to spot. Brown hares, whilst in decline hedgerows laden with brambles and dog- nationally, are found here in abundance. rose; on the steeper valley sides, areas of old grassland still thrive. co.uk Peace, solitude: uk a rural way of life rd ome for “The winds will blow their Take a walk through an outstanding landscape of woodland, open grassland, fields and parkland; countryside so peaceful and timeless that you’ll think the nearest town is a m own freshness into you... hundred miles away, not just a stone’s throw. while cares will drop off This has been a place of human habitation since the ancient Britons – but despite this, like autumn leaves” you’re more likely to encounter an exuberant hare bounding across a meadow or a John Muir timid pheasant scuttling for cover than you are to meet another person. Instead, birdsong fills the air; wildlife inhabits the fields; silent birds of prey hang in the skies, watching and waiting, ready to swoop. This is also a working landscape – you’ll see evidence of traditional woodland management and organic farming as well as pasture for sheep and cattle. The many game- birds you’ll encounter on your walk are a reminder of long-established country traditions. Start, perhaps, in the village of Newnham, then walk through sweet chestnut coppiced woods, bright with bluebells in the spring, alongside fields which in autumn glisten with golden corn. Pause at Eastling to admire the ancient yew tree in the churchyard here or explore the village itself. Walk on again to find yourself on the open valley floor. On either side, the woods hug close, making the landscape feel private, secret – yours alone. Follow the line between wood and pasture, before cutting across

d in This is an area rich in history, with evidence of ancient British settlements above Newnham, nd, and a Roman vineyard in the village itself. The villages and manor houses you see today in a mostly date from the 11th Century onwards, and the fine medieval churches include those at Eastling, Stalisfield, Doddington and Newnham. Parts of the tower at Eastling date ” from the 11th century, the nave dates from the 13th century, whilst much of the remainder of the building is from the 14th century. At Doddington, the rather short, weather-boarded church tower replaces one struck by lightning in 1642; at the time, the villagers could not raise the funds to build a proper replacement! Inside Doddington church, fine examples of early medieval wall paintings have survived the ravages of time and the Reformation, when much church decoration was destroyed or simply painted over. NG The many manor houses in the area are also evidence of its rich history; almost all of them were originally quite small houses which were extended and remodelled over their centuries of occupation. Sharsted Court, d-Kent for example, hides a 14th century Wealden hall house behind its Queen Anne facade. The Wealden hall anding house was a type built for wealthy farmers and landowners, and The Plough Inn at Stalisfield Green is eneath another example; these houses had a large, open central hall framed by wings at each end, where the llennia kitchens, family rooms and bedrooms could be found. Kent has more examples of this type of house than them; any other UK county. ns for The fact that there are several manor houses in the area is perhaps a legacy of the Kentish inheritance law of k takes “gavelkind”, which allowed for an estate to be divided equally amongst all the surviving children, rather than ape of being passed to the eldest son as feudal law required. This law survived here until the 1920s. nd and cing in are cut nd the over a History & 5). The on a , poles e-book with heritage nd dog- reas of FINAL PRE-PRINT SYNDALE LEAFLET 17/12/07:Layout 1 12/2/08 15:48 Page 2

Step by step WALKING GUIDE Planning Your Walk We have divided this walk into four distinct sections, each If not driving, you can take a train to Faversham or Teynham of which starts in a village where you can park. Start your and from either catch a bus to Newnham. Although there are walk in any section: as this is a circular walk you’ll always no public toilets along this rural walk, you can use the toilets return to where you began. Each section also ends at a at the various ‘pub stops’ en-route. spot where you’ll find a pub or restaurant, to help fortify If you’re looking for accommodation locally, choose from the you for the next stage of your walk – or perhaps to offer a directory on the back of this leaflet. Also, check out the wealth welcome treat once you’ve finished the whole route! There of additional information at faversham.org/walking. is also a shortcut highlighted on the map, for those who Special offers associated with this leaflet are exclusively may prefer a shorter walk. available when you apply online at faversham.org/walking.

SECTION A - NEWNHAM If you’re in need of refreshment, walk to B3. Go through gate at the end, cross road, TO EASTLING The Carpenters Arms in Eastling, where in climb over stile and bear left through field. years gone by, as a form of pest control, Go over stile at end of this field. This section of the walk starts in the annual St Andrew’s (see below for shortcut directions) Newnham, a pretty village which has Day “squirrel hunt” B4. At road, turn right, then immediately nestled in the Syndale Valley since at least would end with much left along signposted bridleway. Keep to the twelfth century; at its heart lie drunkenness and revelry. bridleway, ignoring footpaths The George Inn and the Church of St Peter uphill to left. Pass Gilham’s & St Paul, a handsome flint-built medieval Cottage on your right, and keep going structure. For a small village, Newnham Did you know... has a major claim to THE YEW AT ST MARY’S CHURCH, EASTLING fame: one of its sons was In front of St Mary’s Church at Eastling stands an ancient yew James Pimm, the inventor tree with a massive, split trunk: look through it and you’ll see of the refreshing, gin- daylight on the other side! This tree is not only older than the based summer drink church, it’s older than Christianity itself, having lived for more known across the world than 2,000 years. The church is an impressive medieval building, today as Pimm’s. with a tower that is thought to predate the Norman Conquest. A1. Starting in front of The George Inn Inside, discover fine stained glass windows and memorials. In late with the church in front of you, turn left summer you might even find the pillars decorated with garlands along The Street; as you pass the church, of Kentish hops. note the sign to The Tapster Bar & Bistro straight ahead (ignoring first signed path to on your right, where a new vineyard has SECTION B - EASTLING been planted on the site of a Roman one. left). Look out for signs of badgers, blue jays Head along The Street. TO STALISFIELD and other woodland birds. A2. Immediately before the last house B1. On entering the village bear left at the B5. Turn left at next way-marking leading on the right hand side, turn right at the white, weather-boarded King’s Cottages uphill, and leave the bridleway. Pass through footpath sign. Pass next to gate, passing through the gate opposite. If you’ve a small gate and walk along the edge of the entering woodland behind the taken a detour to the pub, retrace your steps field to the right uphill, heading towards houses. Keep to the right and bear right opposite King’s Cottages. Derbies Court, a 16th century manor- and follow the track uphill, Follow path across the field to St Mary’s house, now a working farm. Cross road after ignoring signs off to the left and Church, Eastling; once again, listen for Derbies Court, pass through gate opposite right. Keep going straight. At woodland birds. At the church, turn right and and cross field. Look out for skylarks. the kissing gate, turn right, follow wall round to the side, passing B6. At end of field turn right. Keeping wire following the fence line through a gate to right-hand side of the fence and woodland on your left, head between two wooded areas. church. Pass through enclosed beech corridor, towards houses in the distance. Pass through As you pass the open field on your left you cross a small wooden bridge and then turn gate and keep to your left, following fence may see kestrels and other birds of prey. left into arable field. Follow the path round line towards houses in the distance. At next Note also the coppicing of sweet chestnut to the right, walking between two fields, and gate cross the field at an angle, heading for trees, a common practice in this area. At the at the end of the field proceed forwards into gate and white house opposite. fork in the path, go left, and follow path to woodland. Pass through two gates onto the B7. Pass through gate and turn right onto the road. Belmont Estate, then cross the valley along Hillside Road. At next junction, turn left and A3. Turn right at the road a beech corridor. This is one of the dry valleys head into the hamlet of Stalisfield Green. and head into the village which branch off Syndale itself; millennia of Eastling. Listen ago, a river ran through here to nearby SHORTCUT DIRECTIONS out for woodland Faversham Creek. For the shortcut, from B3 turn right at road birds, particularly end of bridleway and take footpath to left, Nearby Belmont is well worth a visit – the up through woodland and into field. cuckoos in spring 18th century house is an excellent example and summertime. Cross field. At road turn left then right, of the neo-classical style and contains one of following footpath past Tong Farm Cottages. the finest collections of clocks in Britain, Continue across fields to lane. whilst the gardens are a delight, with interest Turn left, then after a few yards down the and colour throughout the year. lane turn right through kissing gate into field. Drop into valley and up other side B2. On entering the woodland ahead turn passing through gate. Follow path through right. Keep going along the bridleway, fields to road. ignoring any way-markers pointing uphill to Cross road and continue straight ahead the left. Pass through coppiced area, looking down lane before taking footpath to right. out for woodland flowers. Pass through woodland and then across fields to road. Turn left into Doddington. Rejoin walk at D1. “The pasture gleams Architect & scientist... and glooms 'Neath OTTERDEN PLACE: HOME OF INVENTION billowing skies that Here in 1725 the Revd. Granville Wheler, FRS, proved the existence of electric current. As a keen amateur architect he scatter and amass” also substantially remodelled his home, built in the realm Teynham DG Rossetti of Henry VIII, in the Georgian style. Only fourteen years later, there are however, he appears to have had second thoughts and the toilets rebuilt the facade to resemble the original Tudor house. The private chapel you can see near to the house is thought to from the be another of Wheler’s unusual designs. The chapel is he wealth unusual, perhaps unique, in having 18th century Chinese Chippendale pews inside. xclusively alking.

cross road, The Plough Inn on Stalisfield Green is an C6. Immediately before the first house on the The Chequers Inn is ough field. original 15th century Wealden hall house right hand side, turn right at footpath sign and an ideal place for a his field. and offers the perfect opportunity for a take the right hand path diagonally across refreshment break; it’s ns) refreshment break; sit outside if the field. Head for the telegraph pole in the over 400 years old, is mediately weather is good and enjoy impressive views distance just to the left of the house you see in reputed to be haunted, y. Keep to over the countryside. front of you. and has won awards for its footpaths C7. On reaching the road cross over and real ale. If you are looking Gilham’s take lane directly opposite leading to to purchase snacks to take eep going Frangbury Farmhouse. At the farmhouse, on your onward journey, alternatively turn keep to the right and pass along its boundary left as you enter the village and make a NG heading forwards into field. Halfway across small detour to Doddington Service Station. ient yew this field turn left and head forwards into you’ll see Jackson’s Wood, keeping the electricity SECTION D - DODDINGTON than the pylon to your left. TO NEWNHAM for more C8. At T-junction in the wood, turn right building, through coppiced woodland, and at the end D1. With The Chequers Inn on your left, walk along The Street, then turn left after onquest. SECTION C - STALISFIELD cross diagonally to the right across an open ls. In late field. At end of field turn right, with tree line Home Farm up Church Hill, sign-posted to garlands TO DODDINGTON on your left and proceed to lane St John the Baptist Church, Doddington and Doddington Place Gardens. C1. Just past The Plough Inn, take the sign- at the end. posted lane on the right hand side before C9. Turn left into lane and walk D2. Turn right at top of hill at ed path to entrance to white cottage on the right. Keep downhill into the village of the church, with its unusual s, blue jays to the right of this path, with fence line also Doddington. As you enter dedication, and proceed forwards. on your right. Doddington, the local family Pass through the kissing gate at end, and head diagonally across ng leading C2. On reaching road turn right and butchers’ firm SW Doughty’s is ss through directly in front of you – famous parkland, keeping Doddington then take bridleway on the right past Place to your right. dge of the Hall’s Place. At end of bridleway turn for its local meat and prize- g towards right onto road and head downhill. winning sausages. It even boasts its own The landscaped gardens at y manor- Doddington Place vary from a woodland C3. At bottom of the hill, at the abattoir. Turn right as you enter village and head road after along The Street towards The Chequers Inn. garden to an Edwardian rock garden and a e opposite first grass triangle, take second sunken garden; take time rks. lane on left uphill (signposted to visit if you can – the with a TROT sign), towards Wildlife... eping wire tea-rooms here are a Otterden Place: you’ll see its white DODDINGTON CHURCHYARD: welcome source of eft, head gates ahead of you. At top of lane, ss through A WILDLIFE HAVEN refreshment for the cross the road, go over cattle grid, thirsty walker. wing fence and enter Otterden Place through gate. ce. At next Proceed forwards through gate adjacent to the D3. Pass through eading for clock tower. small gate in the corner of the parkland, C4. At end of barn, turn right through kissing right onto to left of entrance to gate and head across field towards the gate to Doddington Place, entering rn left and the left of thatched cottage Green. woodland. 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n left and © Crown copyright reserved. Kent County Council licence number 100019238. October 2007 ack to The Walk Overview Distance: 11 miles (17.5 km); 4.5 hrs Transport: Mainline railway stations at (no stops) Faversham and Teynham. Local ster Bar & Short cut: Top loop 6.5 miles (10.4 km) bus service from Faversham ewnham) Bottom loop 8.6 miles (13.8 km) and Teynham to Newnham. provide a Fitness level: Suitable for the more www.traveline.org.uk . experienced walker Pay phones: Newnham, Eastling, B1 Toilets: No public toilets - pub facilities Stalisfield Green, can be used Doddington. Refreshments: Restaurants and pubs enroute Map: OS Explorer 149 FINAL PRE-PRINT SYNDALE LEAFLET 17/12/07:Layout 1 12/2/08 15:48 Page 1

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