North Downs Way: The Canterbury Loop: Canterbury to Chilham

Since I am still in the planning stages of doing the Thames Walk from Kingston to Oxford (call it lack of money...), I thought I'd do some side walks around Canterbury to keep up my fitness. So I looked in my North Downs Way guidebook and decided to tackle some of the Canterbury loop sections. Today was from Canterbury to Chilham, a short walk of around 8 miles. 

The walk was easy through lush forests and several apple orchards (which baffles me as to why Kent isn't a major cider producer! Or rather, doesn't have a massive cider producer like Thatchers and the like!) The last section from Old Wives Lees to Chilham had rather too many roads for my liking though, busy country roads are NOT good for Deaf walkers to be on! 

Sorry for the poor quality of the pictures, I only had my iPhone with me this afternoon! 

Church gate at Harbledown

Entering The Blean

Looking up at the Bigbury Hill Fort

Apple orchard, one of many!

Tree tunnel

Graveyard at Chilham

Chilham Church

Probably the nearest you'll get to a selfie of me! 

Chilham Castle

Memorial to the Pilgrims

Canterbury to Chilham