How to Escape Folkestone?
I left the Saxon Shore Way (SSW) about 4 miles to the east of Folkestone. How to resume? I have the grand idea over scrambled eggs to get an Uber to the Battle of Britain Museum. In the app it showed 'busier than usual', followed by 'try again another day'.
Looking at the map, I can access the path on a footpath that steeply ascends Creteway Down to the north. Like many an idea of mine, it is flawed. Very badly overgrown and my Rohan Stretch Bags take a right battering with the thistles. At least I wasn't wearing shorts, I would have been cut to shreds.
On high, the path shows itself as a series of ups and downs as the 2000 year old shoreline moves further away from the current position of the sea. Sugarloaf Hill and Caesar's Camp providing an early morning workout.
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| The M20 dissecting Sugar Loaf and Caesar's Camp |
The views are dominated by the never ending Channel Tunnel Terminal. The SSW seems to completely avoid any civilisation, so nothing is passed and no refreshments available. Only one pair of walkers seen all day.
I declared the walking over at Shepway Cross for a steep drop down to the Royal Military Canal, which will be my friend for the remainder of the walk. There, in West Hythe, is the incredibly popular ‘Good Beer Guide tick’ pub, Unit 1. Packed to capacity with families in an outside garden.
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| Shepway Cross |
The heat required German Keg. A well-received Krombacher before the bus back into Folkestone.
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| Krombacher with a water chaser |
Walk Details
Distance - 13 Miles
Geocaches - 5
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