Local Walks

If you enjoy nature, walking and some great pubs along the way, West Faleigh is the place to be. This page has links to walks in the local area and beyond.

Along The River

Maidstone Borough Council, working with the Medway Valley Countryside Partnership have put together three walks that run along the river.

Explore Kent

The Explore Kent and Kent Downs National Landscape websites offer some fantastic walking guides, locally and across Kent.

More Local Walks (click on the maps for in-depth guides)

Tutsham to All Saints Church

See some of the highlights of the village, passing the Medway, the Cricket Pitch, All Saints Church and back past the Tickled Trout.

Also passed on this route are 2 of the local Pill Boxes used in WW2.

West Farleigh Green to Quarry Wood

Starting this time at the Good Intent pub, walk through Farleigh Green to Quarry Wood and back.

Shingle Barn and Quarry Wood

This walk takes you up Ewell Lane, through Clockhouse Farm apple orchards, past the pigs, up 'Chestnut Walk' in Quarry Wood, up to Shingle Barn for a stop on the picnic table. From here it is down through fields of wheat, then raspberry fields to Hunt Street and onto Tutshams over the Ewell Stream and up to the bench on lower road.

Wateringbury Loop

This is a gentle, easy walk when heading first to Wateringbury. However if walked in reverse crossing first at Teston Bridge it proves more challenging for the long gradient up hill to Tutsham Farm at the end.

Up to Tutsham, along the Medway Walk to Wateringbury Station, back along the tow path to Teston Country Park. Over the bridge, up Mill Lane back to base.

Kettle Bridge Loop

A very plesant river walk to Kettle Bridge (aka Barming Bridge and St Helens Bridge). This walk takes in a steep section up hill out of the Medway valley on St Helens Lane and then leading into Kettle Lane to the green at West Farleigh before descending on its return through the hollow onto Ewell Lane.

East Farleigh Bridge Loop

This river walk with an inland detour takes you through orchards from Kettle Bridge to East Farleigh Bridge then cross country back to the middle of Kettle Lane, across the 'Kettle Cut' footpath to Charlton Lane and Ewell Lane.

East Farleigh Bridge Loop Extension (via Fant)

Refer to the guide for the East Farleigh Bridge Loop walk

The same as the walk above but with a very pleasant extension to Fant adding 1.5 miles on.

Wateringbury, Fields and Quarry Wood

Similar at the start to the Wateringbury Loop, however don't cross over the River Medway this time but take the footpath straight up hill leading to Hunt Street, crossing over into Small Profits, through Fox Pitt, Quarry Wood and back through the wood to return to base.

Oaken Wood

Walking alongside the River Medway to Kettle Bridge, up to St Margaret's Church Barming, fields and woods to North Pole Road and back down Livesy Street to Teston.

Greensand Way to Hunton

You will pass by the raspberry fields of Clock House Farm, onto the Greensand Way, past Buston Manor to Hunton, then it's uphill! There is some road walking up to Dean Street and across the fields home.

Yalding Loop

This walk takes you along the river banks past Wateringbury until you reach Hempsted Lock by Yalding Station, then across the Lees, over Yalding Bridge and onto the Greensland Way at Vicarage Road and uphill to Shingle Barn Road.

Nettlested, Wateringbury and Teston

Following the Medway Valley walk until you reach Nettlestead Place and Church, across the fields to Wateringbury pond on Mill Lane, up to the Red Hill Farm Estate and Wineary and back through Teston.

Coxheath via the Greensand Way

As you walk out of the village via Shingle Barn, head onto the restricted bridelway downhill towards Yalding, but taking the first footpath across the top of the ridge. Along quiet country lanes and footpaths you will reach the Greensand Way on Hunton Hill. Across to Westerhill Road, through the middle of Coxheath and onto Workhouse Lane, you will pass the Horseshoes pub and then back to West Farleigh Green.