“Whan that aprill with his shoures soote
The droghte of march hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;”
Well it’s July and it’sRead more
“Whan that aprill with his shoures soote
The droghte of march hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;”
Well it’s July and it’sRead more
So up Shooters Hill - no highwaymen these days- down and off the Roman road into East Wickham and onto Lesnes woods and ruins of the 1178 Abbey and mulberry tree in leaf ( part of an ancient plan toRead more
Another warm day ! South today to join the other pilgrim route from Winchester . After saying good morning to Mick Jagger ...it’s down the Darent river valley under the M25 and M20 and pass theRead more
Another long walk!
Kemsing village and it’s ancient church door dented by pilgrim’s staves and a holy well ! Onto 10thC Wrotham church with strange passage under the tower to enable processionsRead more
So on up on the Pilgrims way and a visit to the White Horse Stone , the remains of a Neolithic long barrow ! Downhill to Boxley church which is 13thC built on Norman foundations . There are also theRead more
The skies look a little cloudier today but it’s still hot and I’m off to Lenham and its church with
Norman roots remain and a 15thC Tea rooms ! Next to the trackway has a huge chalk war memorialRead more
So cloudy today ...hopefully not so hot for my final 8 miles to Canterbury!
I pick up at Godmersham and its Church dating from
1070 with additions since then - it had a visitation from Jane Austen .Read more