SE England, Spring 2024

Overview

645 mile walk through South East England combining assorted long distance paths to visit Great British Gardens in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire, as well other points of interest along the way. The final section is a link to Bristol, mostly along public footpaths following waterways.

photos: SE England walk, Spring 2024
gpx: uk_se-england-walk.gpx (645 miles)

Northfleet - Kent section - Tenterden - Sussex section - Horsham - Surrey section - Haslemere - Hampshire section - Salisbury - SE-Bristol link - Bristol

links: Great British Gardens | Saxon Shore Way | North Downs Way | Sussex Border Path | South Downs Way | Clarendon Way | River Avon Trail

01 Kent section

photos: Kent walk, Apr-May 2024 (SE England 01)
gpx: se_01_kent.gpx (280 miles)

Northfleet - stage 01 - Higham - stage 02 - Rainham - stage 03 - Sittingbourne - stage 04 - Faversham - stage 05 - Canterbury - stage 06 - Eastry - stage 07 - Dover - stage 08 - Folkestone - stage 09 - Ashford - stage 10 - Lenham - stage 11 - Maidstone - stage 12 - Rochester - stage 13 - Great Comp Garden, Wrotham - stage 14 - Eynsford - stage 15 - Down House, Westerham - stage 16 - Sevenoaks - stage 17 - Tonbridge - stage 18 - Horsmonden - stage 19 - Sissinghurst Gardens, Sissinghurst - stage 20 - Tenterden

02 Sussex section

photos: Sussex walk, May 2024 (SE England 02)
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Tenterden - stage 21 - Great Dixter Gardens, Northiam - stage 22 - Hawkhurst - stage 23 - Flimwell - stage 24 - Tunbridge Wells - stage 25 - Crowborough - stage 26 - East Grinstead - stage 27 - Lindfield - stage 28 - Hickstead - stage 29 - Horsham

03 Surrey section

photos: Surrey walk, May 2024 (SE England 03)
gpx: se_03_surrey.gpx (43 miles)

Horsham - stage 30 - Cranleigh - stage 31 - Brook - stage 32 - Ramster Gardens, Haslemere

04 Hampshire section

photos: Hampshire walk, May 2024 (SE England 04)
gpx: se_04_hampshire.gpx (81 miles)

Haslemere - stage 33 - Petersfield - stage 34 - West Meon - stage 35 - Winchester - stage 36 - King's Somborne - stage 37 - Salisbury

05 SE-Bristol link

photos: SE-Bristol link, May 2024 (SE England 05)
gpx: se_05_bristol-link.gpx (110 miles)

Salisbury - stage 38 - Amesbury - stage 39 - Upavon - stage 40 - Devizes - stage 41 - Bradford on Avon - stage 42 - Bath - stage 43 - Keynsham - stage 44 - Bristol (hotel) - stage 45 - Bristol (bus station)