The day started at Chilham and yesterday’s theme of wealth continued. If the Castle quietly exuded privilege, the church positively screamed it. Every corner was crammed with ornate memorials, usually to past owners of the castle. The one that most appealed was to James Wildman who owned the castle from 1794. Jane Austen (obviously!) visited… Continue reading Pilgrims Way (Part 2) – Day 4
Month: May 2026
Pilgrims Way (Part 2) – Day 3
This morning started rather mistily and the sun didn’t really breakthrough all day, but luckily it stayed dry. We began the day back at Charing station and walked the approximately 2km uphill to the Pilgrims Way from the station, via what was descriptively called, ‘The Hill’. The rest of the morning, we processed through some… Continue reading Pilgrims Way (Part 2) – Day 3
Pilgrims Way (Part 2) – Day 2
Day 2 began where yesterday left off, Bearsted station. The weather was expected to be a little cooler, with a chance of rain, and we were raring to go. The walk back up to the Pilgrim’s Way was taken at a more leisurely speed than we had descended yesterday afternoon and we took time to… Continue reading Pilgrims Way (Part 2) – Day 2
Pilgrims Way (Part 2) – Day 1
So, in August last year we completed a 7 day trek from Hampshire to Kent along the Pilgrim’s Way, finishing at Halling train station on the last day of the month. But we were never going to let that be the end of it and 7 months later we are back to complete the final… Continue reading Pilgrims Way (Part 2) – Day 1