2021

TQ6259 : Pilgrims' Way, near Wrotham

taken 2 years ago, near to Wrotham, Kent, England

Pilgrims' Way, near Wrotham
Pilgrims' Way, near Wrotham
A junction on Pilgrims' Way, in the Kent countryside near the village of Wrotham. This minor road is on the route of the Pilgrims' Way and North Downs Way long distance paths.
North Downs Way

A long distance path in southern England. It runs from Farnham to Dover, past Godalming, Guildford, Dorking, Merstham, Otford and Rochester, along the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Kent Downs AONB. East of Boughton Lees, the path splits in two, the northern section running via Canterbury and the southern via Wye. The two sections of the path reunite at Dover. The northern route is 211 km long, and the southern route 201 km, the total length of the North Downs Way being 246 km.
The pathway is mixed in that it varies throughout its length from footpath status to bridleway, byway and road. Some 19% of the Way follows roads, though 75% of those are minor lanes. It is marked by an acorn. See TQ6561 : Crossover in Long Distance pathways.
See LinkExternal link for more details and an interactive map of the trail.

Pilgrims' Way

A 120 mile route from Winchester to Canterbury, followed by mediaeval pilgrims, heading for Thomas Becket's tomb. The route follows a pre-historic trackway dated to 500BC. The Pilgrims' Way is not a designated long distance footpath, but it can be followed as most of it is roads today. It follows the lower slopes of the North Downs escarpment, carefully avoiding the steep slopes above and the sticky clay below. More information is available at LinkExternal link


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TQ6259, 102 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Malc McDonald   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 3 October, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 7 October, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6232 5969 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:18.7904N 0:19.6591E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6231 5968
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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