{"id":88,"date":"2015-08-31T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T09:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mardensociety.org.uk\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:47:32","slug":"marden-walking-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mardensociety.org.uk\/index.php\/marden-walking-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Marden Walking Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Marden Walking Group was established in February 2005 and is affiliated to the Marden Society. Its original aim was to update the \u201cWalks around Marden\u201d leaflets originally published by the Marden Society in the 1970s. Our first set of \u201cSix Walks Around Marden\u201d was published in 2006, followed by a second set of \u201cSix More Walks Around Marden\u201d  in 2009. When  these ran out in 2016, the Group decided to revise the routes  as they were 10 years old and many had changed significantly, due to all the recent development in Marden. The new set of “Six New Walks Around Marden” was  published in January 2019 and updated in March 2021. These are available from “No 47 High St.” for \u00a35 per set. These walks are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 1: <\/strong>Circular walk starting and ending at the Unicorn.  2\u00be miles\/4\u00bd km<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 2:<\/strong> Circular walk along the River Beult from the Stilebridge Inn.  4\u00be miles\/7\u00bd km or 3\u00bd miles\/5\u00bd km<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 3: <\/strong>Circular walk to Marden Meadow to view the flowers. 4\u00bd miles\/7 km<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 4<\/strong>: Marden Diamond Jubilee Walk.  6 miles\/9\u00bd km<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 5<\/strong>: West End Wander. 6\u00bd miles\/10\u00bd km<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 6:<\/strong> Circular walk to Turkey Farm. 4 miles\/6\u00bd km or 2\u00bc miles\/3\u00bd km<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A further set of Historic Walks was published in March 2022, cost \u00a36 also available from No 47 and The Library. Details as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 1<\/strong> Trees of Marden 3 or 4 miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 2<\/strong> Historic Farmhouses around  Marden  6\u00bc or 9 miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 3<\/strong> Hops and grapes in Marden 5\u00bd  miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 4<\/strong> The PLUTO Walk 6\u00bd  miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 5<\/strong> Marden\u2019s Aviation History – East 5\u00bd miles or 7 miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 6<\/strong> Marden\u2019s Aviation History – West 7 miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Walking Group helps to maintain the many footpaths within Marden Parish (the largest in Kent!). All paths have official KCC numbers which are displayed on the Fingerposts where footpaths intersect with roads (e.g. KM240) which are referenced in our walks leaflets. It is important that walkers should ONLY use these footpaths which are Public Rights of Way (PROWs), unless there is a specific Permissive path, to respect the farming community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We normally organise three series of regular walks<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday Strolls<\/strong>:<\/span> These are held on Saturday afternoons for 1 \u2013 1\u00bd hours around Marden with no stiles.  Routes depend on the weather and conditions underfoot. Meet at 2 p.m. outside the Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday Walks:<\/strong><\/span> These are generally held on the first  Sunday of each month and are usually 5-6 miles over paths around Marden (or other local villages) including stiles. Meet at 10.00 in the village car park unless informed otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long distance walks:<\/span><\/strong> These are long distance trail, such as the Saxon Shore Way which are walked in sections of 8-10 miles over a period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are aware that the dog population has increased significantly since lockdown, and the Parish Council have increased the number of dog litter bins in the village, so please do use them. We do not normally invite dogs on our scheduled walks but we do urge dog walkers to use the correct PROWs as shown in our leaflets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our current programme of Walks is given below, If you would like further information, or would like to be put on an e-mail list to receive information on future walks, please contact Steve McArragher (steve.mcarragher@btinternet.com).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programme for March 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Long- distance walks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are still on hold over the winter but will continue along the North Downs way on Tuesdays, hopefully from the end of March. Each section walked is approximately 8 miles. If you are interested please contact Ian Balmer on 07528 801306 or igbalmer@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday Walks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next Sunday walk will be on March 1st<\/sup> starting from the Library at 10.am and will be led by Ian. The route will be decided nearer the day as at present the fields are waterlogged in parts.  We are hopeful a walk of approximately six miles will be possible with reasonable terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weekly Saturday walks<\/strong> start at the Library at 2.pm. The proposed walks for March are:
March 7th<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Turkey farm via Wheelbarrow estate
March 14th<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cemetery via Community Orchard
March 21st<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Plain Road through orchards and vineyards
March 28th<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Car Share to East Peckham
Train Trek \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 23rd<\/sup>, East Farleigh to Yalding. Approx 6.2 miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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