Walk Overview How to Get Here... Photo Guide

This circular walk is one of a number of walks produced by Photo Guide Kent County Council. If you liked this walk you can find more Walk Overview on the Explore Kent website at www.kent.gov.uk/explorekent Distance: 3.5 miles (5.6km) Allow 1hour 45mins We welcome any feedback about this walk or the content Start/Finish: Trosley Country Park of the guide. If you know of a good walk and would like to Stiles: 1 share it, please let us know and we may feature it on our website. Gates: 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 If the route description or pictures are out-of-date please Terrain: Some steep slopes and steps e-mail [email protected] Views: Many good views Please tell us about any problems concerning the paths Toilets: At Trosley Country Park using the Kent Report Line 0845 345 0210. This guide is available in other formats on request. Refreshments: At Trosley Country Park FAMILY FUN! Steps Walking is not only a healthy activity but it can be fun and 7 8 9 10 11 12 informative too. Free activity How to get here... worksheets for children of all Road Map: ages to take on the walk can be Multimap website ordered by emailing When you’re out walking www.multimap.com. [email protected] in the countryside, Search for “DA13 0SG”. or calling please respect the 08458 247600. Countryside Code. By Car: Signposted 3.5 miles (5.6km) approx. 4000 steps off the A227 between Allow 1 hour 45 mins Meopham and Wrotham, near Vigo About the walk... 13 14 15 16 17 • Be safe – plan ahead Village. and follow any arrows or FOOTPATH This walk from Trosley Country Park takes in the signs countryside around the village of Trottiscliffe. Parking: Parking is The route includes sections of the Pilgrims’ • Leave gates and property available at Trosley Country Park. Way, a 120-mile long path from Winchester as you find them BRIDLEWAY to Canterbury. You will walk through chalk Train: Nearest station: Snodland (3 miles). grassland, a unique habitat that is home to • Protect plants and National Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950 animals, and take your many rare kinds of flora and fauna. litter home BYWAY The Church of St Peter & St Paul occupies an Bus: 308 (Bluewater – Sevenoaks) hourly, Mon-Sat. Old Saxon site, mentioned in the Doomsday • Keep dogs under close 5 journeys Sun. Book. Traveline: 0870 6082608 control RESTRICTED • Consider other people BYWAY For guidance only, actual conditions encountered may be different to what is shown depending on weather and time of year. 07/2008 www.kent.gov.uk/explorekent KENT Route Description 10 Cross the road and take the track to the right of the bungalow. This takes you to the Coldrum Walk your way to a Stones car park. healthier lifestyle 1 From the car park, head down the sloped path, past the notice board. Turn left and follow the “Walking for one mile burns virtually the same 11 Passing through the car park, continue on path (North Downs Way) through the trees. number of calories as jogging for one mile, it just past houses on your left. As the path drops takes a little longer!” downhill it makes a T junction. Turn left onto the “Walking is FREE and requires no special equipment 2 At the way mark post, turn right to follow path Wealdway and climb the hill. 12 B, which leads down some steps. or clothing – as long as you are comfortable” 17 14 12 As the Wealdway meets the lane, turn left. “Regular walking helps reduce the risk of heart 15 16 3 disease, strokes, diabetes and high blood pressure” 2 As you reach the wire fence, bear left and do Beware of traffic. You are now on the Pilgrims’ not cross the stile. 1 5 13 Way. Follow this, passing houses on your left, 3 until you reach a junction in the lane. £ 6 4 At the bottom of the steps, turn left, keeping £ £ 11 the fence on your right. 13 Turn right, through the gate, to return to Trosley 4 £ Country Park. Head towards the gate at the end 5 At the chicane rails, turn right to leave the park. of the steel fence. £ 10 £ Beware of traffic. 14 Pass through the gate and climb the hill, 6 keeping the wire fence to your left. Cross the lane and enter a field through the 7 9 gate opposite. Keep the hedge line to your right 8 as you pass through a second gate. Go straight 15 Pass through the gate and keep climbing. ahead until you reach a junction with a house Ignore paths off to the left and right. on your right. 16 Straight ahead through the gate and follow the 7 Turn left at the junction and head for Trosley winding path down then up a number of steps. Court and the church. 17 On reaching the junction with the main park 8 Follow the path through the courtyard and in path, turn left and return to the visitor centre. front of the church and cottages. 9 Immediately after the cottages, turn left and uphill. Pass through a squeeze stile and follow the path uphill and over the field. Kilometres 0.5 1 0 Also use Ordnace Survey Map: Explorer 148 Trosley Country Park www.kent.gov.uk/explorekent Miles 0.5.

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