Walks Enjoy the Medway’s delights by foot By Christina Carapiet
WHETHER you are attracted by the countryside or earning the right to enjoy a country pub, Medway Valley Rail Trail
simply jump off the train, enjoy your walk and travel back home from either the same, or another, station on the Medway Valley Line. The trails are
suitable for walkers of all levels. You can take a gentle stroll of 1.8 miles at Wateringbury, which guides you along the banks of the Medway to the countryside of Nettlestead. For more
walks are the perfect way to explore Kent's historical and beautiful spots. The 13 walks are situated
across Mid Kent in areas, close to stations, including Halling, Maidstone West, Paddock Wood and Snodland. Each area provides unique
landscapes to admire, from countryside and coastal scenery, to industrial archaeology and military history. The walks start and finish at a train station, which means there is no hassle of finding somewhere to park;
adventurous ramblers, why not try the 7.1-mile walk around Aylesford, where you can venture through the scenic Kent Downs and
Thanks to assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Medway Valley Countryside Partnership has produced a leaflet for each trail, containing a map, clear directions and information and history about the sites you pass. Leaflets of
some of the walks are downloadable, together with leaflets aimed at youngsters to help them
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spot local wildlife and features. For more information or
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admire the impressive 6,000- year-old Neolithic burial chamber in Kit's Coty. The four-hour walk will also
take you through rural farmland as well as disused quarries from the former cement industry, which has now been reclaimed by nature. If you're lucky, you may spot kingfishers along the river near Aylesford Priory, These diverse walks also
offer fantastic photography opportunities; the Aylesford trek will not only take you by a beautiful lake, inhabited by birds but also an artistic sculpture on Bull Lane, Eccles.
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