North Downs Way National Trail

Hadrian's Wall Path

A World Heritage Site steeped in Roman history, this coast to coast route is one of England's most famous and best-loved National Trails
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Walking The North Downs Way - (Part 11) Canterbury to Shepherds Well

Part 11 of a Video Diary documenting Paul and Marq's journey along the ancient North Downs Way National Trail which runs for 153 Miles from Farnham in Surrey to Dover in Kent, UK. This 10.4 Mile Walk on Wednesday 31st October 2018 (Halloween!) starts from the Ancient Cathedral City of Canterbury and takes us down to the Village of Shepherds Well.

Filmed and Edited by Marq English
Music by Kevin Macleod


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Walking The North Downs Way - (Part 1) Farnham to Guildford

Part 1 of a Video Diary documenting Paul and Marq's journey along the ancient North Downs Way National Trail which runs for 153 Miles from Farnham in Surrey to Dover in Kent. This first leg of the Walk on Saturday 8th April 2017 is from Farnham to Guildford in Surrey covering just over 12 miles.

Filmed and Edited by Marq English
Music by Kevin Macleod


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Walking The North Downs Way - (Part 2) Guildford to Dorking

Part 2 of a Video Diary documenting Paul and Marq's journey along the ancient North Downs Way National Trail which runs for 153 Miles from Farnham in Surrey to Dover in Kent. This second leg of the Walk on Saturday 30th April 2017 (Beltane) is from Guildford to Dorking in Surrey covering just over 14.33 miles.

Filmed and Edited by Marq English
Music by Kevin Macleod


MEV Productions (c) 2017

100 Miles Along The South Downs Way - Exploring The South Downs Way National Trail

Join Abbie Barnes as she explores the South Downs Way National Trail, which stretches 100 miles from the historic cathedral city of Winchester, across Sussex, and ends high up on the undulating chalk cliffs above Eastbourne. It encapsulates breathtaking views and petite villages, ancient woodlands and majestic chalk rivers, undulating cliffs and busy coastal towns; the area is seeped in visible history, rich in wildlife, and full of character.

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Highlights 1 The North Downs way this is a walk I done 5 years ago. Made by Huggie2love

Highlights (1)The North Downs way this is a walk I done 5 years ago. I have used this Beautiful Country Song Barmaid's Blues on the Highlights Featuring Pictures and videos The North Downs way. Also I put 25 short Awesome Videos Clips at the End of this song Country Song Barmaid's Blues I taking along my walk.

The North Downs way is a long distance footpath through Surrey to the Kent Coast at Dover. UK It is 156 miles long, including a loop via Canterbury at the eastern end. The path runs along the chalk ridge of the North Downs The North Downs Way is 153 miles long. It runs from Farnham on the edge of the Surrey Hills to Dover. The route follows ancient trackways along the chalk ridges and wooded down land of Surrey and Kent through Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, grazing the southern edge of greater London and ending at the celebrated White Cliffs, with an optional loop via Canterbury.

The Featuring Pictures and videos Farnham Surrey Hills Kent Canterbury Dover. Follow in the footsteps of pilgrims on an inspirational 153 mile journey from Farnham to Canterbury and the White Cliffs of Dover through a beautiful landscape rich in heritage.
The North Downs Way National Trail broadly follows the historic Pilgrims Way along the Downs to Canterbury. The first 14 miles are over sandy countryside to the south of the Downs. The Downs are first reached at Newlands Corner, east of Guildford and from there on the Trail mainly follows the crest of the southern escarpment of the North Downs or footpaths and tracks along their lower slopes.

There are views over the Weald to the South Downs and several steepish ascents where the ridge is cut by valleys, notably those of the Mole at Box Hill, the Darent at Otford, the Medway at Rochester, and the Stour near Wye.

Generally the route provides comparatively easy walking through woods, over chalk grassland and, especially in Kent, through orchards and farmland. At Boughton Lees there is a choice of routes. The direct one goes through Wye, over the Downs to Folkestone and along the cliffs to Dover..

I have also walked the The alternative follows hills to the west of the river Stour and passes through orchards and the picturesque village of Chilham to Canterbury. From the cathedral city it heads south-east via Barham Downs, Shepherdswell and Waldershare Park to Dover. Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church form a World Heritage Site.

The Pilgrims Way is an ancient track between Winchester and Canterbury. Though not itself a single promoted long distance path, it is approximated by the St Swithun's and North Downs Ways though the Pilgrims Way often keeps to the spingline. The link below has more detail of this route and its extension inot Europe, the VIa Francigena.

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Canterbury The historic city of Canterbury with its majestic cathedral marks the end of the trail. St Augustine was sent by the Pope in 597 AD to re-establish Christianity in southern England and came to Canterbury. Ruins of the monastery built by Augustine still remain and he founded the first cathedral in England where the present magnificent building now stands.

Canterbury has been a European pilgrimage site of major importance for over 800 years since the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 St Augustine was sent by the Pope in 597 AD to re-establish Christianity in southern England and came to Canterbury. Ruins of the monastery built by Augustine still remain and he founded the first cathedral in England where the present magnificent building now stands.
Today it is one of the most beautiful and historic cities in England. The medieval city centre bustles with famous name stores and exclusive boutiques while the picturesque side streets are home to smaller specialist shops, pubs and restaurants

The North Downs Way is a long-distance National Trail located in the south-east corner of mainland Britain. Running from Farnham to Canterbury – and the White Cliffs of Dover – the trail skirts along two areas of outstanding natural beauty. These, the Surrey Hills AONB and the Kent Downs AONB — and the small towns, villages, and farmhouses around them — all combine to create truly breath-taking vistas unlike anywhere else in the world. the route and its surrounding area boasts some eight castles, three cathedrals (Canterbury, Rochester, and Guilford), and countless stately homes and ruins. There are fairy-tale forests and woodlands to admire, vast 18th Century parkland to appreciate, With the pathway so steeped in history, heritage, and a profound natural beauty, it’s no wonder that the trail has been in use for thousands of years…

Walking The North Downs Way - (Part 5) Botley Hill to Otford

Part 5 of a Video Diary documenting Paul and Marq's journey along the ancient North Downs Way National Trail which runs for 153 Miles from Farnham in Surrey to Dover in Kent. On Sunday 13th August, we start to leave Surrey and head into Kent and The Garden of England covering 11.5 Miles.

Filmed and Edited by Marq English
Music by Kevin Macleod


MEV Productions (c) 2017

North Downs Way, West to East, Part 7 of 7 - Wye to Dover

This series of seven videos is a detailed and authoritative photographic flipbook guide to all 157 miles of the North Downs Way travelling from west to east.

The North Downs Way is a long distance footpath and official National Trail, in easy reach from London, that passes through two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs. In doing so it traverses the range of hills stretching from Farnham in western Surrey to Dover in the heel of Kent.

Links to the rest of the NDW west to east series
Part 1 Farnham to Dorking:
Part 2 Dorking to Oxted:
Part 3 Oxted to Snodland:
Part 4 Snodland to Lenham:
Part 5 Lenham to Patrixbourne:
Part 6 Patrixbourne to Wye:

The National Trail Web Site


Ordinance Survey Maps covering the NDW

1:50000 Map Nos. 178, 179, 186, 187, 188, 189
1:25000 Map Nos. 137, 138, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150

Public Houses and Inns
02:55 The Tiger Inn, Stowting:
09:14 The Valiant Sailor, Folkestone:
10:32 The Lighthouse Inn, Capel-le-Ferne:
13:46 Duchess, Dover:
13:49 The Port of Call, Dover:

Places of Interest
00:47 Devil’s Kneading Trough:
00:55 Wye National Nature Reserve:
03:00 Stowting Trout Lake, Water Farm:
03:31 Stone Street Roman Road:
03:39 Farthing Common Plant Centre:
03:46 Farthing Common:
04:31 Postling Village:
05:53 Elham Valley Railway:
06:53 Peene Quarry:
07:01 Channel Tunnel:
07:03 WWII Pillbox, nr Peene:
07:09 Folkestone White Horse:
07:28 Folkestone Downs:
07:35 Cherry Garden Hill:
07:53 Castle Hill & Caesar’s Camp:
08:19 Round Hill, A20 tunnels and viaduct:
08:51 Creteway Down:
09:08 Folkestone Harbour:
09:32 The Battle of Britain Memorial:
10:09 Folkestone Warren:
10:21 East Cliff and Warren Country Park:
11:01 Abbots Cliff House:
11:07 Abbots Cliff Acoustic Mirror:
11:36 Samphire Hoe:
11:45 WWII Gun Emplacements above Samphire Hoe:
11:53 Shakespeare Train Tunnel:
12:09 Dover Harbour:
12:37 Western Heights:
13:11 Drop Redoubt Fort, Western Heights:
13:49 Market Square, Dover:

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Walking The North Downs Way - (Part 7) Cuxton to Detling

Part 7 of a Video Diary documenting Paul and Marq's journey along the ancient North Downs Way National Trail which runs for 153 Miles from Farnham in Surrey to Dover in Kent. This 11 Mile stretch between the Villages of Cuxton and Detling has us visiting some of the Neolithic monuments known as the Medway Megaliths.

Filmed and Edited by Marq English
Music by Kevin Macleod


MEV Productions (c) 2017

North Downs

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2,Geography
3,Geology
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Walking in England - THE DOWNS LINK - West Sussex

Join us as we walk from Copsale to West Grinstead on the Downs Link! Geocaching, discovering train history and a backing track that sounds a little like the theme tune from Crossroads way back in the 1970s/80s!

The Downs Link is a 37 mile footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea.

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The Only Girl - Silent Partner

Walk 100 miles on the South Downs Way - Part 6

The South Downs Way is an incredible 100-mile path and I'm walking the entire trail!

Stretching from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in Sussex, the South Downs Way is one of Britain's longest national scenic trails. It's the perfect practice route for anyone beginning to hike longer distances, for practicing wild camping and generally living like a true hiker. I'm hiking the South Downs over two weekends averaging 20 miles a day. The first weekend I'll be hiking to Amberly which marks the halfway point and the following weekend I'll be hiking the rest. I hope you enjoy!

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Tent - Zpacks Solplex


Backpack - HMG 2400 Windrider


Sleeping quilt - Katabatic Gear 30deg Palisade down sleeping quilt


CAMERA EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONICS

Compact camera - Sony RX100 Mk5


Drone - DJI Mavic Air


Tripod - Joby GorillaPod


Microphone - Rode VideoMicro


Sound recorder - Zoom H1


Flash bracket


Phone - iPhone 8+


Storage - Sandisk Extreme 64GB


GPS Tracking - Garmin Forerunner 35


Power bank - Anker Powercore+ 13400mah


Headlamp - Black Diamond Ion


CLOTHING

Shoes - New Balance Minimus trail runners


Shoes - New Balance Zante v3


Rain jacket - Patagonia Torrentshell


Down puffy - North Ridge Hybrid


HYDRATION

Water filter - Sawyer Mini


Vessels - Smart Water bottles

COOK SYSTEM

Stove - MSR Pocket Rocket 2 Stove


Fuel - MSR Butane/Propane bottle


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Ground sheet


Zpacks tent poles


HMG compartment pod


Leki Trekking Pole


Thermarest Neoair Xlite sleeping mattress


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North Downs Way: Guildford to Farnham. 17/7/13.

Around 11 miles of walking the North Downs Way, in reverse...

South Downs Way 50 2018 (1st half)

A centurion 50 mile race on the 7th of April 2018. We ran out of batteries and only half of the event was filmed :-P

Thanks to all the organisers and volunteers on a truly superb race day!!

North Downs Way, East to West, Part 3 of 7 - Folkestone to Lenham

This series of seven videos is a detailed and authoritative photographic flipbook guide to all 157 miles of the North Downs Way travelling from east to west.

The North Downs Way is a long distance footpath and official National Trail, in easy reach from London, that passes through two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: the Kent Downs and the Surrey Hills. In doing so it traverses the range of hills stretching from Dover in the heel of Kent to Farnham in western Surrey.

Links to the rest of the NDW east to west series
Part 1 Dover to Canterbury:
Part 2 Canterbury to Folkestone:
Part 4 Lenham to Trottiscliffe:
Part 5 Trottiscliffe to Oxted:
Part 6 Oxted to Dorking:
Part 7 Dorking to Farnham:

Link to the NDW west to east series


The National Trail Web Site


Ordinance Survey Maps covering the NDW

1:50000 Map Nos. 178, 179, 186, 187, 188, 189
1:25000 Map Nos. 137, 138, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150

Public Houses and Inns
05:05 The Tiger Inn, Stowting:
08:56 The Kings Head, Wye:
09:04 The Tickled Trout, Wye:
10:28 The Flying Horse Inn, Boughton Lees:

Places of Interest
00:30 Folkestone Downs:

00:37 Channel Tunnel:
00:51 Folkestone White Horse:
00:55 WWII Pillbox, nr Peene:
01:01 Peene Quarry:
02:11 Elham Valley Railway:
03:35 Postling Village:
04:11 Farthing Common:
04:19 Stone Street Roman Road:
04:27 Farthing Common Plant Centre:
05:01 Stowting Trout Lake, Water Farm:
07:03 Wye National Nature Reserve:
07:09 Devil’s Kneading Trough:
07:48 Wye Crown Memorials:
08:39 Wye College:
08:49 Church of St Gregory and St Martin, Wye:
08:53 The Wye Historical Society:
09:02 Lady Joanna Thornhill (Endowed) Primary School, Wye:
09:03 Kempe’s Almshouses, Wye:
09:06 Wye Bridge over the Great Stour:
09:08 Wye Train Station:
09:31 Perry Court Farm, Bilting:
10:30 Boughton and Eastwell Cricket Club:
10:47 Eastwell Manor:
11:54 Charing Quarry:
12:14 Charing Village:
13:35 Lenham Chalk Cliffs:
14:01 Lenham War Memorial:

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Visitors who use this guide and rely on any information within it do so at their own risk.

North Downs Way, East to West, Part 2 of 7 - Canterbury to Folkestone

This series of seven videos is a detailed and authoritative photographic flipbook guide to all 157 miles of the North Downs Way travelling from east to west.

The North Downs Way is a long distance footpath and official National Trail, in easy reach from London, that passes through two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: the Kent Downs and the Surrey Hills. In doing so it traverses the range of hills stretching from Dover in the heel of Kent to Farnham in western Surrey.

Links to the rest of the NDW east to west series
Part 1 Dover to Canterbury:
Part 3 Folkestone to Lenham:
Part 4 Lenham to Trottiscliffe:
Part 5 Trottiscliffe to Oxted:
Part 6 Oxted to Dorking:
Part 7 Dorking to Farnham:

Link to the NDW west to east series


The National Trail Web Site


Ordinance Survey Maps covering the NDW

1:50000 Map Nos. 178, 179, 186, 187, 188, 189
1:25000 Map Nos. 137, 138, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150

Public Houses and Inns
02:05 The Chapter Arms, Chartham Hatch:
03:57 The Star Inn, Old Wives Lees:
04:34 The White Horse, Chilham:
07:27 The Port of Call, Dover:
07:32 Duchess, Dover:
10:41 The Lighthouse Inn, Capel-le-Ferne:
11:55 The Valiant Sailor, Folkestone:

Places of Interest
01:17 Bigbury Camp Hill Fort:
01:21 The Blean:
01:35 No Man’s Orchard, Chartham Hatch:
02:31 Nickle Farm, Chartham:
04:37 Chilham Castle:
04:40 Chilham Primary School:
05:29 Godmersham Park:
06:48 All Saints Church, Boughton Aluph:
07:22 Market Square, Dover:
07:48 Dover Harbour:
07:55 Western Heights:
08:00 Drop Redoubt Fort, Western Heights:
09:03 Shakespeare Train Tunnel:
09:28 Samphire Hoe:
09:31 WWII Gun Emplacements above Samphire Hoe:
10:06 Abbots Cliff Acoustic Mirror:
10:13 Abbots Cliff House:
10:51 East Cliff and Warren Country Park:
10:54 Folkestone Warren:
11:26 The Battle of Britain Memorial:
12:03 Folkestone Harbour:
12:19 Creteway Down:
12:49 Round Hill, A20 tunnels and viaduct:
12:54 Folkestone Downs:
13:04 Castle Hill & Caesar’s Camp:
13:33 Cherry Garden Hill:
13:44 Channel Tunnel:

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Hiking the UK's Oldest & Most Challenging National Trail: The Pennine Way

I rarely know what to expect when I set off on an adventure and my trip to the Peak District and Derbyshire in the United Kingdom was no different. I must admit, I may have held a slight prejudice in thinking that UK wouldn't quite compare to the exotic beauty of other locations, but man was I wrong. I was constantly surprised at the amount of natural beauty and stunning views to be found along the Pennine Way, Britain’s oldest and most challenging National Trail. Setting off from the Old Nags Head in Edale, and every step along the 268-mile long trail to Scotland, the trail had plenty of adventure.

There are so many charms to the Pennine Way, it was a pleasure to hike. The day that stands out to me the most was the day we hiked from Low Force Falls all the way to High Cup Nick. This 17-mile day had plenty of beauty, capped off by one of the most stunning campsites I've had the pleasure of camping at. The views there will stick with me for a long time.

Getting to climb on world-class grit stone was quite the experience. I can see why so many climbers migrate to the Peak District. Friendly locals, great local fare, caving at Alum Pot, and the opportunity to climb at Stanage was fantastic—Peak District & Derbyshire offers so much more than just great hiking and I hope you enjoy this episode of Trackin’ Dirt as much as I enjoyed my time in England!

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BOX HILL CIRCULAR WALKS NEAR LONDON KENT HIKING NEAR DORKING

There are many fine viewpoints on this circular walk and in several places you can see your earlier route from a new perspective. This part of the North Downs is deservedly popular and the famous sites are likely to be busy on fine weekends, but there are some quieter places in between.
Norbury Park Nature Reserve is described by Surrey Wildlife Trust as a ‘working landscape’ which includes a sawmill and three farms. The prominent house at its centre (in private ownership) was built in 1774 and has had several famous owners and tenants, including Leopold Salomons, who donated Box Hill to the National Trust in 1914, and Dr Marie Stopes, the family planning pioneer.
Box Hill and Headley Heath are both owned by the National Trust, which has introduced special breeds of sheep and cattle to restore more of the downland to its original ‘unimproved’ condition; unfertilized land is richer in wild flowers. This diversity also supports many butterflies: 40 of the 58 British species have been found on Box Hill.

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