WALKS OF THE FARM HOUSE No. 5

Pic 1: The lake in West Malling park

Pic 2: The wooden gate leading from the car park

Pic 3: The track through the orchard

Pic 4: The following orchard

Pic 5: The trail along the stream

Pic 6: The gate leading onto the street of East Malling

© Martin Zatrepalek, 2011

www.kentwalker.co.uk

WALKS OF THE FARM HOUSE No. 5

The Water & Apple Stroll

Walk overview:

Distance: 3.5 miles (5.5 km)

Time: 1.5 – 2 hours

Description: Heading to the east you will discover orchards, walk along the

stream and will pass lakes, ponds and a water mill.

The Farm House

97-99 High Street

West Malling, Kent

ME19 6NA

www.thefarmhouse.biz

enquiries@thefarmhouse.biz

Tel: 01732 843257

WALKS OF THE FARM HOUSE No. 5

Leave The Farm House and turn left. Walk along the High Street until the first

crossroad with direction to Water Lane. Turn left onto the street and keep

walking down the hill until a metal gate on the right (there is also a ‘Public

Footpath’ stone right next to this gate). Go through the gate, turn right and

follow the path along the stream and later along the lake (1) until you reach a

road. Turn left onto the road and keep walking along it until a car park.

Continue straight through it (past the wooden barrier into the second

section) until a wooden gate (2). Go through it and carry on straight along the

trail through the large nature park until the next wooden gate in the corner.

Go through the gate, join the road and continue straight along it. Go over a

bridge and keep walking for about 0.2 miles (300m) until the road bears

sharply to the right. Continue straight (follow ‘Public Bridleway’ signpost) into

the orchard. Carry on straight along the track (3) (in the direction of the oast

houses at the end of the orchard) until a road.

Turn left onto the road and keep walking along it for about 80 yards (80m)

until a drive way into ‘Broadwater Farm’. Turn right onto the driveway and

continue straight (in the beginning along the tarmac road, later along the

trail) into the orchard. Follow the line of bushes on the right, and at the end

of the line walk a short way to the right and join a track. Keep walking

straight to the other side of the orchard (4). In the corner take the small path

leading to the road.

Turn left onto the road and keep walking for about 50 yards (50m) until you

see a red mail box on the wall. Continue straight past the box onto a smaller

road. Keep walking straight through the property and past a small pond. At

the end carry on straight along a trail (5) and follow the stream on the left

until a T-junction of the footpaths. Turn left, walk under the railway bridge

and later through a wooden gate (6) onto a small road. Follow the road until

a T-junction.

Turn left and keep walking along the road for about 0.25 miles (400m). When

the road bears to the left, follow it for about 80 yards (80m) until a ‘Public

Footpath’ signpost and stone on the left (be careful it might be a bit tricky to

find it). Turn left onto a track and continue along it until a road. Cross the

road (follow the ‘Public Footpath’ signpost) and keep walking along a trail

until the next road. Turn right onto it, walk down and join the bigger road.

WALKS OF THE FARM HOUSE No. 5

Turn left onto the road and walk under the road bridge (and later under the

railway bridge as well). Keep walking along the road for about 0.6 miles (1km)

(you can see a very nice waterfall from the wall of the West Malling Abbey on

the left) until a T-junction. Turn left onto the High Street and walk along it

and The West Malling square back to The Farm House.