A Taste of Sandwich

Posted: Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 in All, Fifty Walks

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This walk starts in the centre of Sandwich by the Quay and heads East along the old town wall for a short distance and then cuts up through the town. It is one of two walks that focus on Sandwich – this being the shorter of the two at 3 miles. As I write this blog article I regret having attempted both of these walks on the same day – the blister on my left foot is looking decidedly balloon-like and I am unable to stand properly. Still, no pain, no gain I guess.

The weather stayed fine and sunny, albeit with some clouds, all day and both walks are worth doing… though we did get lost… more on that later. 

The town itself has some oddities – well worth visiting just for a nice wander around a quaint town.

This telephone is in full working order, though I would suggest only using it in an emergency as the smell inside left me feeling quite ill. It was also at this point that the blister on my left foot started getting quite painful…

It is always nice to see some big lenses and big cameras about, but I always wonder what the images actually look like.

The walk eventually heads out of town towards Richborough Fort. There are no photos of this as we got lost and ended up walking around a huge field and ending up on the wrong side of the Fort. However, it looked like a ruined old wall and they don’t do a great deal for me. The guide book suggests heading towards the third telegraph pole, but fails to say from which side of the field and there really wasn’t a very well trodden path. Good luck if you attempt this walk.

After walking under the main road the walk then crosses over the railway. With a recent story of a schoolboy being killed ringing in my ears I did feel slightly apprehensive crossing this, since the visibility is not great, as shown below.

My apprehension was justified however, as thirty seconds after crossing the track screeched with noise and a train flew past.

As walks go, this one was quite boring. The other Sandwich walk was more enjoyable though that may be because I was in agony by the end of this one. No doubt the fitter amongst you will easily do both in a day and enjoy them, so don’t let my whining put you off.

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