We are the Medway Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
From Ryarsh we head up to the North Downs Way and follow the North Downs Way, before descending down to Paddlesworth and the 900-year-old Pilgrim Church of St. Benedict. For centuries, Pilgrims passed the church on their way to the Medway, crossing from Snodland to Burham on their way to Canterbury. In 1678 it was abandoned and for 250 years was unused for religious purposes. It is made up of two simple rooms - a chancel and nave and it still has the aura of a Norman place of prayer. From here we return across farmland back to Ryarsh.
Terrain: Good footpaths throughout comprising of farmland, woods and one quiet lane. There is one ascent to the North Downs Way.
Birling Road, Ryarsh. ME19 5LS. Whatthreewords///ballots.onion.rigid - Park and meet on main road by the Village Hall, but not in the Village Hall car park.
