This walk takes in the cliff top path from
Kingsdown towards St. Margarets and
returns across rolling downland, crossing
and following valleys through open
farmland and also woodland. There are no
stiles but several kissing gates and some
steps including one steep flight. The start
and finish point is the car park opposite
Walmer castle or you can reach it by going
south from any point on the promenade.
From the car park the distance is
approximately 9 ½ miles.
From the car
park walk
towards the From the
beach and gravel a
turn right grassier track
(south) on the cuts the
second path, corner and at
the first parallel path is a cycle track. the road turn
left and you’ll
Navigation soon see the
for the first cliffs ahead.
mile is
simply keep
straight ahead
with views of
the sea,
France and Channel shipping to your
left.
At Boundary
road pass
through a
gate but still
ahead and At the end of
you will soon the road the
arrive at the path beyond
Zetland Arms. the gate is a
From here dead end so
you can walk you need the
along the signed steps
beach to the leading
rocks but it is steeply up to
less strenuous the right.
to turn A path then
towards the leads on to
road directly the top and
after the pub. you’re now
on the White Cliffs of Dover.
Navigation is The road
again quickly turns
obviously left and then
straight right at which
ahead. Just corner follow
stay away the path
from the across the
dangerous cliff edge. Keep going valley.
towards the pillar on the horizon.
At the top of
This is the the hill the
Dover Patrol path leads
Memorial and through trees
the old to a track at
coastguard which turn
lookout left and then
adjacent is immediately back right on a road
now a café and the last opportunity for gently downhill.
refreshments en-route.
When a gate
Just beyond, comes into
a brown sign view you
points should also
through a be able to see
gate from in the
which you distance the
cross the field route of a path leading diagonally
diagonally. away to the left.
This is open
access land 100 yards
so choose any past the gate
route until is a path to
you can see a the left but
gate in the far you need to
corner. go a little
further to
where a post, partly hidden in the bank,
indicates the start of the required path.
Head directly
Through the to the bottom
gate turn right hand
right along corner of the
the hedgeline copse where
and right the path
again at the follows the
road. inside edge.
At the end On exit turn
follow the right
field downhill
boundary to beside the
the right of hedge.
the next
copse and at
the end of the At the track,
following go straight
hedgerows over where
head across the path goes
the field to through the
the corner left middle of the
of the last hedgerow and
bungalow. leads into woods.
At the end of At the bottom
the field of a steeper
dogleg left- section our
right through route hairpins
the hedge back inside
onto a short the edge of
path at the the wood
end of which turn right into trees. along the bottom of the slope.
In a few At the end
yards turn left follow the
through hedge on
railings onto your left as
another short far as the
path leading road where
into go straight
Kingsdown woods. across to the
right of the
Follow the pumping
path nearest station and
the edge along the
clockwise. If edge of the
the entry is at wood.
6 o’clock the
exit is at 11 After half a
o’clock mile you may
between two see a path
posts. Avoid joining across
the first exit the field on
which looks your left
similar. leading to
where there is a directions post. Turn
right uphill.
A crooked Here the path
path leads to becomes
a road where enclosed for
turn downhill some distance
for 100 yards until you can
to where a see St.
green sign Mary’s
points to the church ahead. The open area was a
left up steps WWI airfield and there is a memorial
and through a to your left just as the path enters.
gate.
Carry on with
the broken
hedge on
The path your right to
leads between the corner
paddock where a path
fences and beside a
through telegraph pole exits downhill between
another gate. fences.
At the top of
the hill, look back for views of Ripple The one on
Mill. the left is the
boundary of
After the gate Walmer
follow the Castle
path straight Gardens and
ahead as it at the end
goes to the cross the road where a path leads round
right of a the trees back to the car park.
wooden
fence. There are toilets beside the road 200
yards towards Deal and if you are
At a junction taking the opportunity to visit Walmer
where 5 paths Castle it has tearooms for
meet under refreshments.
trees take the
surfaced one
to the left.
Coming out
of the trees
the path goes
between
fields heading
for a hedge
on the
horizon.