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Pluckley Circular – 7.3 miles

Without even the sun to at least present the illusion of the long summer days disappearing in the rearview, today’s overcast and blustery walk definitely presented a notable change in conditions – I even left the house wearing trousers for the first time since April. We headed out in the morning to undertake aContinue reading “Pluckley Circular – 7.3 miles”

Hucking Circular – 8.8 miles

For the first time in months, we woke up in the morning unsure if today’s weather was walk-appropriate, a sure sign of the changing times. With thunder and lightning overnight and a grey damp world outside the window, we checked the forecast. With a sense of adventure from Beth with which I was quiteContinue reading “Hucking Circular – 8.8 miles”

Robertsbridge Circular – 5 miles

We’re back! Here we go for round two, our second year of blogging, excited to do it all over again. What adventures will the footpaths lead us on across the coming seasons? Time will tell. We kicked off our sophomore year with a nice and easy fiver-miler heading out of Robertsbridge deepContinue reading “Robertsbridge Circular – 5 miles”

Horsmonden to Goudhurst Circular – 8.5 miles

Here we are, another summer coming to an end. It’s been a busy one and despite the damp start, one we have certainly made the most of. To round it off in a somewhat poetic way, today we are heading over to Horsmonden, the location of our very first summer walk all those weeksContinue reading “Horsmonden to Goudhurst Circular – 8.5 miles”

Charlton Circular – 5.3 miles

A second, somewhat unexpected adventure to the South Downs National Park for this one, for which we were up and on the road just gone 7am, a full day’s schedule ahead of us. We arrived at our starting point for the day’s walk, parking up just outside The Fox Goes Free pub in theContinue reading “Charlton Circular – 5.3 miles”

Cranbrook to Benenden Circular – 9.5 miles

We woke to a blue sky out the window, light pouring in from a day that promised to reach soaring temperatures. After a quick spicy-fried egg bagel for breakfast, we pegged the washing out before leaving, and already we could feel the heat of the day creeping in…were we making a mistake? WeContinue reading “Cranbrook to Benenden Circular – 9.5 miles”

Lamberhurst to Scotney Castle Loop – 5.9 miles

This simple route is one we have done several times and holds a special place in our hearts. Four years ago on a fine summer’s day, only a week after we started going out, we went for a walk around Scotney Castle and ended up in The Chequers pub for a drink and aContinue reading “Lamberhurst to Scotney Castle Loop – 5.9 miles”

Bignor Hill to Amberley Circular – 11.5 miles

Time for another of our further-afield adventures, this time really pushing the envelope, by delving all the way into West Sussex – a whole county further along than normal. The occasion occurred because the following day we were due to be going to the Goodwood Festival of Speed; my 30th birthday present from Beth. AsContinue reading “Bignor Hill to Amberley Circular – 11.5 miles”

Matfield Circular – 7.1 miles

Today we would be enjoying a walk that we were familiar with and had become fond of right from our very first lap, a little over three years ago. This seven-mile loop was one of the first we went on when we started walking semi-regularly on our weekends and was possibly the very firstContinue reading “Matfield Circular – 7.1 miles”

Hawkhurst to Bedgebury Circular – 7 miles

Returning to a more familiar walk than recent weeks, on this particularly overcast, muggy Sunday, we chose to tackle a walk we had done before, starting from the village green on Hawkhurst’s ‘moor side’, swinging out and around to the edges of the Bedgebury Forest. This was, however, one of the routes whose instructionsContinue reading “Hawkhurst to Bedgebury Circular – 7 miles”