Stour Valley Walk
The Stour Valley Walk is a recreational walking route that follows the River Stour, through the Low Weald and Kent Downs, from its source at Lenham to its estuary at Pegwell Bay.
Image:Stour Valley Logo.jpg|thumb|Stour Valley SignsThe walk passes through some of Kent's finest landscapes, most important nature sites and most historic, unspoilt villages. The walk is signed with the logo of a heron, a bird occasionally seen in the area.
The route is of interest for its landscape and history, and for its archaeological, historical and architectural features. Part of the Pilgrims' Way followed the river valley from Wye to Canterbury after the North Downs.
The walk passes through a varied landscape of downland, woodland, orchards, hop gardens and farmland; lakes, dykes and marshland; unspoilt villages and hamlets, and historic towns.
It is possible to reach the walk from Maidstone via the 12 kilometre long Len Valley Walk.
The route
- a) Lenham to Little Chart
- b) Little Chart to Ashford
- c) Ashford to Wye
- d) Wye to Godmersham
- e) Godmersham to Chilham
- f) Chilham to Chartham
- g) Chartham to Canterbury
- h) Canterbury to Sturry
- i) Sturry to Upstreet
- j) Upstreet to East Stourmouth
- k) East Stourmouth to Sandwich
- l) Sandwich to Pegwell Bay
Lenham to Little chart
– toImage:Little Chart Church.jpg|thumb|right|Little Chart Church
Little Chart to Ashford
''' – to '''Ashford to Wye
''' – to '''Wye to Chilham
– toImage:Wye Crown.jpg|thumb|The Wye Crown
Image:Canterbury - Klein-Venedig am Stour.jpg|thumb|upright|The River in Canterbury city centre
Chilham to Canterbury
''' – to '''Canterbury to Upstreet
''' – to '''Upstreet to Sandwich
– toAt Upstreet the path joins the Saxon Shore Way heading towards Sandwich.