Wanderlust - 04.2020

144 wanderlust.co.ukApril 2020

DISCOVER Q&A

ExploringthenewlyopenedEnglandCoastPathinKent,Scotland’sHighlandsandHadrian’s

Wall in Northumberland and Cumbria – our experts offer advice on great walks in the UK

DISCOVERINGTHEKENT

COASTONFOOT

Q

We’vetackledmanyofthe

classicsectionsofEngland’s

SouthWestCoastPathandwere

consideringsomethingabit

moreeasterlynext,perhapsin

Kent?Whatwouldweindagood

twoorthreedaycoastalstretch?

NicolaMiller,viaemail

A

2020 isgoingtobeagreat

yearforcoastalwalks.Natural

Englandhasannouncednew

routesalong2,800milesof

EnglandCoastPath,andwhat’s

excitingisthattheprojectincludes

walkswe’veneverhadaccessto

before,suchasKent’sSandwich

peninsulaalongtheRiverStour.

Sandwichison 25 milesofpath

betweenRamsgateandDover.

That’saboutthedistanceIlikefor

athree-dayhike.Slow,withtimeto

look,taste,smellandtouch.

Afterexploringthehistoricportat

Sandwich,walkouttotheremote

dunepasturesand,duringspring,

watchoutforbutterlies–sealsalso

cometosunbatheatlowtide.

ThenheadsixmilessouthtoDeal.

Thiseastcoastispepperedwith

castles,includingWalmerCastle,

oncethehomeoftheDukeof

Wellington.Wanderaroundthe

gardenshere,diptoesinthesandy

bayandenjoyacuppaattheSea

CaféatTheStrand.

Afterwards,it’sontoDover.To

walkinfromStMargaret’sBayalong

thewhiteclisisbreathtaking.

Nothingbeatsbreathinginthose

rareseaviewsandcleanairafter

alongwalk.Apartfrom...some

greatfood.Treatyourselfattheend

toaseafoodplatteratCullinsYard.

StephenNeale

EXPERTS

Ask the experts

HIKINGANDHAVINGFUN

ALONGHADRIAN’SWALL

Q

We’dliketospendalong

weekendwalkingasection

ofHadrian’sWall.Wherewouldbe

goodforamoderatetrek(nothing

toohard),withconvenientstay

optionsalongthewayand

interestingthingstosee?

RobinGrindley,viaemail

A

Sticktothemiddlesectionof

theWall,betweenChollerford

intheeastandWaltoninthewest.

Thesceneryisatitsmostepicand

wildhere,astheWallstretchesalong

thetopoftheWhinSill,anatural

rockyridge.Thewalkingisalsoatits

mostdelightfulandinvigorating

alongthissection,andit’sthepart

ofthepathwithboththehighest

andlongestunbrokenstretchesof

originalRomanwall.

StephenNeale

AuthorofTheEngland

CoastPath(£19)and

WildCamping(£17)both

publishedinpaperback

byBloomsburyand

availablenow.

Henry Stedman

The proliic guide writer

has covered everywhere

from Hadrian’s Wall

Path (6th Ed; Trailblazer,

£13) to Kilimanjaro and

the Dolomites.

Geo Allen

Bothy expert Geo‡ ’s

Scottish Bothy Walks

(Wild Things, £17) has 28

wild walking adventures

and plenty of top advice.

The real Deal

One of the many

seafaring sights

along the Kent coast