Dinner & rest in Lenham: The
Dog and Bear overlooks the pretty
village square in Lenham and
combines the friendly
atmosphere of a pub with the
comforts of a modern hotel and
restaurant.
From Lenham, if you want to
continue in the pilgrims’
footsteps, you need to leave the
track after Boughton Lees before
continuing to Chilham and follow
the Canterbury loop for 14.8 miles.
It is worth stopping off in Charing
if you go for the extended loop,
for tea and cake at Mulberry’s
tearoom or a pub lunch at the
Bowl Inn.
Dinner & rest in Eastwell: You’ll
be past the halfway point of the
walk when you reach Eastwell so
why not treat yourself to
afternoon tea or a luxurious stay
in the tastefully decorated rooms
or Mews Cottages at Eastwell
Manor?
The stretch between Wye and
Etchinghill is quite possibly the
most important of the North
Downs Way. Your first ascent will
take you to the Wye Crown where
the official opening of the North
Downs Way took place in 1978.
Along the way towards Etchinghill
you’ll pass the iconic Devils
Kneading Trough – this great
natural crevice assures views out
to sea on a sunny day.
Dinner & rest in Wye: The New
Flying Horse offers history,
character and distinctive food and
drink along with well-appointed
rooms for a well-deserved rest.
Heading away from Etchinghill
you’ll skirt around Dover crossing
the top of the great Shakespeare
Cliff said to be inspiration for a
passage in King Lear. Soak up the
spectacular channel views which
include the Dover harbour and
Castle.
If you’re doing the 5.9-mile
Canterbury loop from Boughton
Lees to Chilham, you’ll be heading
mainly through Kings Wood. As
you emerge from the woodland,
you’ll get the first glimpse of
Canterbury Cathedral. This stretch
of Pilgrims Way was frequented
by pilgrims commemorating the
death of Thomas Becket and
featured in Chaucer’s Canterbury
Tales.
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