A guidebook to 40 day walks in the county of Kent. With routes distributed across the county, from the chalky North Downs to the fertile hills and vales that give the region its name of the Garden of England, there’s all-year-round walking for beginners and experienced walkers alike.

The day walks range from 7 to 15km (5–9 miles) in length, and are all circular. Also included are details of Kent’s long-distance trails, including the Saxon Shore Way and the North Downs Way National Trail.

• 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
• Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
• The day walks are divided into 2 areas: west Kent and The Weald, and north and east Kent
• Information given on local geology and wildlife
• Easy access from London, Maidstone, Canterbury and Folkestone

Kent is a wonderfully diverse county and these walks explore every corner, from the estuaries of the Medway and to the vast sweep of the Weald with its historic villages, orchards, hop gardens and vineyards. But best of all, there is the surprise of long unhindered views and big skies over Kent, where Britain begins.

The walks -

West Kent and the Weald

1 Lullingstone Park to Shoreham

2 Shoreham to Romney Street

3 Westerham to French Street and Chartwell

4 Crockham Hill to Toys Hill and Obriss Farm

5 Toys Hill to Ide Hill, Crockham Hill and French Street

6 Ide Hill to Manor Farm

7 Sevenoaks Weald to Boarhill

8 Shipbourne to Underriver and Ightham Mote

9 Four Elms to Winkhurst Green and Bough Beech

10 Marsh Green to Crippenden Manor

11 Cowden to Horseshoe Green and Bassett’s Farm

12 Cowden to Hoath Corner

13 Chiddingstone to Penshurst

14 Penshurst to Salmans and Nashes Farm

15 Penshurst to Fordcombe

16 Groombridge to Speldhurst

17 Brenchley to Matfield

18 Yalding to Hunton and Buston Manor

19 Teston Bridge to Wateringbury and East Farleigh

20 Linton to Boughton Monchelsea Place

21 Ulcombe Church to Boughton Malherbe and Grafty Green

22 Pluckley to Little Chart and Egerton

23 Wittersham Road station to Small Hythe and Tenterden

24 Appledore to Stone-in-Oxney and Royal Military Canal

North and East Kent

25 Camer Country Park to Luddesdown and Great Buckland

26 Stansted to Fairseat, Hodsoll Street and Ridley

27 Trosley Country Park to Coldrum Stones and Ryarsh

28 Newington to Upchurch and Lower Halstow

29 Leysdown-on-Sea to Shellness and Harty

30 Faversham to Oare Creek, Uplees and Oare

31 Faversham to Ham Marshes and Oare Creek

32 Wye to Crundale and Coombe Manor

33 Wye to Wye Downs and Cold Blow

34 Chilham to Stour Valley

35 Stodmarsh Nature Reserve to Grove Ferry

36 St Nicholas at Wade to Chitty and Sarre

37 Bridge to Patrixbourne, Kingston and Bishopsbourne

38 Elham to Breach

39 Sandwich to Sandwich Bay

40 Dover (White Cliffs Picnic Site) to St Margaret’s at Cliffe

Longer walks

41 The Darent Valley Path

42 The Eden Valley Walk

43 The Elham Valley Way

44 The Greensand Way

45 The High Weald Walk

46 The Medway Valley Walk

47 The North Downs Way

48 The Royal Military Canal Path

49 The Saxon Shore Way

50 The Stour Valley Walk

51 The Wealdway