Walkers in Kent enjoy a number of long-distance footpaths, including the North Downs Way, Wealdway, Pilgrims' Way and Greensand Way, and sections of them are incorporated into several walks in this guide. Routes starting at Tenterden and Penshurst wind through a typical Kentish landscape, characterised by orchards, medieval churches and oast houses. Deal and Sandwich, featured on another walk, were once centres for smugglers, while walks along the cliffs of Dover and Folkestone evoke historic maritime events. In contrast, Romney Marsh and the Swale have a wild and lonely beauty which evoke a more contemplative mood.
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By Neil Anthony
Format:Paperback
I bought two Pathfinder Guides last week, 'Kent' and 'Surrey & Sussex' as I thought my other walking guides for those regions were well out of date. I bought them about seven years ago and, in some places the landscapes have changed which makes some of the directions difficult to reinterpret.
However, they are still generally more accurate than these new Pathfinder Guides. We tried three different walks over the August Bank Holiday and were disappointed. Some of the directions you've published are factually wrong. For example, several times the Guide says take a right turn when it's in fact a left turn! These books were supposedly 'revised and reprinted in 2003'. The amount of changes to hedges, stiles, fences etc. - which are used in the Guides as landmark directions - are more than one year old!! These Guides have not been revised properly and in places are misleading. Consequently, the walks took longer than anticipated, and were much more stressful than need be. The OS maps printed in each guided walk worked well and it was very useful to cross reference, without them we would have been lost, literally.
However, they are still generally more accurate than these new Pathfinder Guides. We tried three different walks over the August Bank Holiday and were disappointed. Some of the directions you've published are factually wrong. For example, several times the Guide says take a right turn when it's in fact a left turn! These books were supposedly 'revised and reprinted in 2003'. The amount of changes to hedges, stiles, fences etc. - which are used in the Guides as landmark directions - are more than one year old!! These Guides have not been revised properly and in places are misleading. Consequently, the walks took longer than anticipated, and were much more stressful than need be. The OS maps printed in each guided walk worked well and it was very useful to cross reference, without them we would have been lost, literally.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Have used this guide for some years and had some great walks from it. We've never got lost with it, partly because it makes a lot of use of well waymarked long distance paths, and partly due to the excellent OS mapping.
There are some cracking walks in here - so go and enjoy!
There are some cracking walks in here - so go and enjoy!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We have now done 6 walks from the Pathfinder Kent book and found all of them to be excellent. The directions are well thought through and accurate - "fork right onto a sandy path after 150 yds" rather than the vague 'after a while go right" which other books (eg AA) are prone to. The Kent countryside is lovely and many of the walks take you passed old country houses or castles.
The maps are also in very detailed OS style which is helpful.
Our only point for improvement would be for more information on how to get to the car park start points (or maybe we are just too lazy to buy a detailed map of Kent)!
The maps are also in very detailed OS style which is helpful.
Our only point for improvement would be for more information on how to get to the car park start points (or maybe we are just too lazy to buy a detailed map of Kent)!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Kent Walks
Well organised and detailed descriptions of a wide selection of walks in Kent, with a range of length and difficulty. Interesting variety of terrains. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2010 by Sennockian
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Get your boots on :o)
I've had this book over a year now and have completed over 20 of the 28 of them. The walks are graded (short, moderate and challenging) and range from 4 to 12 miles. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2009 by tallpete33
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Gets you out of the house
I have used these books before on holiday and so wanted one for my local area to get me out of the house on sunny weekends. Read more
Published on 21 May 2007 by Smellgrovia
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