Whether you’re a weekend walker or a serious rambler, walking in and around Faversham will surprise and delight you.

There’s so much variety that it’s impossible to describe in a few words, whether it’s walking the coastline under a wide and open sky, ancient woods and silent valleys, or Faversham itself: Roman town, ancient capital of Kent and home to the oldest market in the county.

Faversham’s compact size and layout make it an excellent base for walking breaks, with easily accessible central facilities, and a good footpath network connecting the town centre to the outlying urban areas as well as the surrounding countryside. It’s an ideal location for both town and country walking.

To help you discover what the area has to offer, we’ve developed a number of circular walks – including the four we have featured in these pages. Follow the links to the right to find out how different each one is. Not only the routes themselves, but also the heritage you’ll encounter along the way – a gunpowder mill, for example, or the site of the last armed uprising in England – as well as the natural history.

You’ll encounter plants and birds rare in these islands, a magnificent 2,000 year old yew tree in a country churchyard and of course – since you’re in the Garden of England – orchard after orchard of apples, pears and cherries.

Download maps and directions for each of the featured walks here, or send away for your Walking Pack and receive all four guides together with details of special offers and discounts we have negotiated specially for our walking visitors.

Of course, our four featured walks only scratch the surface of what we have to offer: there are over ten other walks described on these pages, and if you call in to the tourist information centre (itself housed in a beautiful medieval building) you’ll find information on many others. So why not find out more – and discover for yourself the walking experience that Faversham has to offer. 

Overview of our four featured circular walks

You can find out more about a particular walk by clicking the area inside the appropriate walk on the map or on the Key To Routes.