Accomplished walker Kev Reynolds’ Cicerone guide to Walking in Kent is a comprehensive account of some of the county’s finest walking routes. The guide covers the entirety of the county, from the Eden Valley walk to coastal ramble near Dover & on the Isle of Sheppey. There is an outline of routes such as the North Downs Way & the Wealdway, providing an introduction to Kent’s long distance footpaths
- many of which can be linked up with the walks described in the book. The guide is arranged regionally into three main sections
- West Kent & the Weald, North & East Kent & Longer Walks
- & describes 40 walks ranging from 4 to 9 miles in length that are suitable for both family strollers & determined ramblers. Each walk has an Information Box providing details on distances, relevant maps, starting points, access, parking & refreshments en route, in addition to an overview of the route. Detailed walk descriptions are accompanied by Ordnance Survey extracts mapping the route ahead in addition to colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of the region.


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Kent in the Pathfinder Guides series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey & published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each Pathfinder guide

Includes:: 28 varied walks ranging from easy strolls to exhilarating hikes & is accompanied by 1:25, 000 Ordnance Survey mapping with marked, colour-coded routes. Introductory sections profile the county or region covered, with recommendations on the best time to visit & a brief explanation of GPS. An

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A good walk in the countryside is always a pleasure. This book offers 20 circular routes in the Kent countryside which are divided into the four seasons, although each of them offers an excellent walk in any month of the year. The walks are all clearly set out with a numbered route map to help you explore the Garden of Engl&. The what to look out for sections describe seasonal things of interest to note along the way. In the spring there are butterflies & apple orchards filled with blossom; summer brings rare orchids on the chalk Downs & dragonflies darting by rivers. Then come the rich autumnal hues of beech woods & field maple, followed by the winter months with migrating flocks of water birds by the coast & berries in the woods & hedgerows. The book contains walks in the Darent Valley at Otford, there are visits to historic buildings such as St Radigund`s Abbey & the superbly moated house at Ightham Mote. You can enjoy the Weald of Kent at Pembury & timber-framed houses at Wingham & Headcorn. There are also plenty of windmills & oast houses, butterflies & wild flowers to discover. ...

This title features forty circular walks covering the three counties, each based on a good local pub. It

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Kent, Sussex & Surrey in the Countries, Regions & Cities series from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers & serving a range of worldwide destinations. Widely recognised for their free editorial style, Rough Guide authors are allowed to express their personal opinions on a range of subjects. Although sometimes controversial, this editorial stance allows readers to experience more detailed & personal takes on each destination, a feature often more limited in other guidebooks. Cultural & historical nuances are explored in significant depth throughout the text & descriptions on the ambience of individual settings alongside personal recommendations, particularly in cities, are notably prevalent. Each Rough Guide in the Countries, Regions & Cities series has a similar layout. A ...

Walking is one of Britain`s favourite leisure activities, & this fantastic walking guide to Kent features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of the area, as well as other local points of interest. All walks are annotated with local points of interest & places to stop for refreshments & every walk is given a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface & access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking & public toilets. ...

The exceptionally rich architecture of eastern Kent is covered by this fully revised, updated & expanded edition of John Newman`s classic survey, first published in 1969. This city of Canterbury is the county`s greatest treasure, & its glorious cathedral is the first mature example of Gothic architecture in Engl&. The influence of Canterbury appears also in the remains of St Augustine`s seventh-century mission churches, & in sophisticated Norman carved work at churches such as Barfrestone. Kent is also a maritime county, & its coastal towns are excitingly diverse: the royal stronghold of Dover with its mighty medieval castle; the medieval port of Sandwich; & resorts large & small, from genteel Folkestone to lively Margate, with its bold new art gallery. ...

Geoplan Postcode Sector maps provide high-detail local mapping of the UK overlaid with postcode sectors, country boundaries & larger postcode groupings. They are durable & laminated, so you can draw on them in non-permanent markers & wipe them clean. They are the market-leader postcode maps for marketing, statistical display, route-planning, strategy & many other business uses. The base map uses the latest Ordnance Survey Landranger cartography, which provides detailed geographic data including motorways, A & B roads, streets, & detailed feature types such as airports, railway stations, cities, towns, geographic names, heights (using contour lines), information centres, parking facilities & much more. The base map is light & subtle but clear, readable & now in colour. Postcode/county boundaries & labels are overlaid in a bold red. The Postcode system divides the UK into Areas, Districts & Sectors. Geoplan publish maps covering all of these levels. These Sector maps cover 37 small areas of the UK, showing postcode Sectors (like HG3 1, B10 9, WC2 9 etc), their larger Districts (HG3, B10, WC2 etc) & the even larger Areas (HG, B, WC etc) ...

The Hundred Of Axstane in Kent, an original antique map by E. Hasted, published in Canterbury around 1778. A copperplate engraving, coloured. Map size 36 x 35cm, overall mounted size 51 x 50 cm.A very detailed map from Hasted's History of Kent, showing the area between Greenhithe & Lullingstone. Hasted's maps are amongst the most detailed & large scale of the county, & were often folded into small format editions of the book. The term ` Hundred' dates back to Anglo-Saxon times & Kent's peculiar system of land & social administration. The community was made up of `tithes' (a ten household unit), which was responsible to the ` Hundred Court' (normally consisting of ten `tithes'), & `lathes' (into which the Hundreds were grouped), there being five lathes in Kent. The tithes were responsible for the behaviour of their individual members & the lathes responsible for providing the King with food & men when required. Protective margins added. Restoration to old folds & areas of paper weakness. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...

The Hundred Of Eastry With The Liberty Of.. . Sandwich in Kent, an original antique map by E. Hasted, published in Canterbury around 1778. A copperplate engraving, coloured. Map size 38 x 41.5 cm, overall mounted size 53.5 x 57.5 cm.A very detailed map from Hasted's History & Topographical Survey Of Kent, showing the area from Sandwich to Chillendon & the Dover road. Hasted's maps are among the most detailed & large scale of the county, & were often folded into small format editions of the book. The term ` Hundred' dates back to Anglo-Saxon times & Kent's peculiar system of land & social administration. The community was made up of `tithes' (a ten household unit), which was responsible to the ` Hundred Court' (normally consisting of ten `tithes'), & `lathes' (into which the Hundreds were grouped), there being five lathes in Kent. The tithes were responsible for the behaviour of their individual members & the lathes responsible for providing the King with food & men when required. Protective margins added. Restoration to old folds & areas of paper weakness. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...