The historical Great Stour
Follow the banks of the River Stour as it winds through the Kent Downs, passing quaint and historical villages along the way. Choose your distance, by making this a half or full day walk with opportunities to hop on a train back to the start of your walk or take a detour to sample the delicate wines from a sustainable Kent vineyard. You won’t be short of places to eat and drink as the route offers a range of country pubs serving locally sourced produce from farmers and growers dotted around the countryside. You will be well rewarded at the end of your journey!
- 1 day
- Ashford
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The historical Great Stour
Follow the banks of the River Stour as it winds through the Kent Downs, passing quaint and historical villages along the way. Choose your distance, by making this a half or full day walk with opportunities to hop on a train back to the start of your walk or take a detour to sample the delicate wines from a sustainable Kent vineyard. You won’t be short of places to eat and drink as the route offers a range of country pubs serving locally sourced produce from farmers and growers dotted around the countryside. You will be well rewarded at the end of your journey!
Woolpack Country Inn or Wye Coffee and Kitchen
The Woolpack Country Inn in Chilham serves locally sourced food from suppliers and farmers in Kent. Relax in this historic pub with its large oak beams and inglehook fireplaces.
Wye Coffee and Kitchen, is in Wye near Ashford. This local café for walkers, dogs and cyclists offers delicious treats, home cooked meals and takeaways.
The Woolpack Country InnWye Coffee and Kitchen
Stour Valley Walk or a tour at Westwell Wines
Explore more of The Stour Valley Walk and discover its rolling grassland, woods, marshes, peat bogs, orchards and picturesque villages along the way.
Westwell Wines is in Charing, which you can reach by train from Wye or Chilham. All Westwell Wines are made on-site from fruit grown on their estate. Take a tasting tour and learn about their approach to sustainable viticulture and winemaking.
Stour Valley WalkWestwell WinesTravel
Train – Ashford, Wye, Chilham, Lenham and Charing all have train stations.
Bus – Ashford, Wye, Chilham, Lenham and Charing all have bus routes.