Sandling to Ashford - giraffes and castles!

[Daiwalker]

I have set myself a challenge of getting from Dover to Weston-super-Mare on foot but it's not a race. I've divided it up into "day" chunks but I don't walk the route daily. The reason for that is because I'm trying to video my exploits and I'm not that fast at editing!

Anyway, day 2 was Sandling to Ashford. It was perfect weather for a walk. Straight off the train at Sandling then across the car park and I'm straight into historic woodlands. The route takes me past oodles of history, some nearly forgotten to time and being consumed by nature, others that are 1200 years old and still in use today.

It's surprising what you can see on a walk with today's highlight being the various castles and the giraffes at port lymne being let out to graze.

Then there was the walk along the royal military canal which is a really relaxing walk but doesn't really inspire when filmed so I kept that part of the walk for me. It's a really accessible walk for anyone though - flat, straight, a bit of history, a waterway, and maybe some relatively tame sheep to walk through - it's a good little walk for anyone.

If you'd like a watch the link is below, happy trails!

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[Zest Administrator]

Hi Daiwalker

I enjoyed watching your walk from Sandling to Ashford. I can see why you loved the giraffes - unexpected to see them! I liked the bluebells in the woodland walk - very beautiful. I also liked the name 'Saltwood'. The shot of the dandelion clock was really good as well - and you were observant to spot that woodpecker hole.

I was amazed by all the books that were in that phone box. Looked like a library.

Looking forward to your next leg of your walk, and hoping you enjoy it. Thanks for sharing your walking experiences - it's nice to see different places.

Zest

[Daiwalker in reply to Zest]

Thanks for taking a look, it's hard to squeeze in everything you can see in one walk. the next leg is Ashford to Headcorn. I'm hoping to get that done and edited this coming week.