Stour Valley Walk
Follow the River Stour from its source near Lenham to the estuary at Pegwell Bay on the Kent coast. You will pass through a varied landscape of downland, woodland, orchards, farmland, lakes, dykes and marshland. The route also passes through many of Kent's finest unspoilt villages, hamlets and historic towns.
The walk beings at the village of Lenham and heads towards Ashford via Little Chart, Great Chart and Pluckley. From Ashford you turn north towards historic Canterbury with its magnificent cathedral. This section takes you through the delightful village of Chilham which includes a pretty lake with a beautiful 5-storey watermill and an inhabited Norman Keep thought to be one of the oldest dwellings in the UK.
The next section then leads to Sandwich passing the attractive Westbere Lakes and Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve as you go. The final section then takes you from Sandwich to the delightful Pegwell Bay on the Stour Estuary.
Stour Valley Walk Ordnance Survey Map 
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Stour Valley Walk Open Street Map 
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Stour Valley Walk OS Map 
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Stour Valley Walk Open Street Map 
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Photos
The Stour Valley Walk and the Great Stour near Wye
Approaching Chartham. The Great Stour is to the right concealed by the foliage on the raised bank. I'm not sure what the structure ahead is but looks like something used to convey gravel or other such materials.
Stile on the Stour Valley Walk. The long distance path heads through the Godinton Estate towards Worten Mill.
Near Upstreet
Tonford Manor, on the route between Canterbury and Chartham. King Henry VIII stayed here with Catherine of Aragon for 3 days. The present house is built into the old walls of the former 15th century house.
Part of Fordwich lakes from the Stour Valley Walk
Elevation Profile
