Walks in nearby countryside and kids' easter activities

[amac]

Hi there, sorry if I've posted this already... I can't see it in General so I'm posting again. Here's a link to my local Kent walks website, all within reach of East Dulwich/Peckham/Lewisham. The latest post on the home page includes easter egg hunts and guided walks for the coming long weekend at great places within 20 miles. The link is:

https://localkentwalks.wordpress.com/

[d.b]

And go tomorrow unless you want a very soggy country walk.

http://www.bbc.com/weather/2643743

[sanity girl]

amac Wrote:

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> Hi there, sorry if I've posted this already... I

> can't see it in General so I'm posting again.

> Here's a link to my local Kent walks website, all

> within reach of East Dulwich/Peckham/Lewisham. The

> latest post on the home page includes easter egg

> hunts and guided walks for the coming long weekend

> at great places within 20 miles. The link is:

> https://localkentwalks.wordpress.com/

Thank you, this is great. I plan to take my kids to do the Emmetts Garden easter egg hunt and then the circular walk

[snowboarder]

We need to explore some of these - especially as we now live very close to High Elms and Downe 😀

[sanity girl]

We had a lovely day at Emmetts Gardens on Friday - the weather was glorious. Will definitely be going back and hope to persuade the kids to do a longer walk!

[scareyt]

Thanks for sharing, I have bookmarked your blog. :-)

[amac]

Glad to hear it... it's become a bit muddy again with all the rain this weekend, but the bluebells will be out there in about 2 weeks until mid-May (hopefully) and that's a great time to visit.

[Pamela78]

Thanks so much for posting your blog on here - we thoroughly enjoyed the Downe Circular today. It was perfect for our 5 and 3 year olds. Posted some pics on my blog http://hernehillmum.com/2016/03/28/a-family-walk-around-down-house/

I'll be working my way down the list of suggested walks during the year I expect!

[amac]

Thanks Pamela, really glad you enjoyed the walk (always a relief when people don't get lost, soaked or covered in mud!). The blog looks great by the way, nice photos.

[Goodliz]

Thanks amac. I did the Downe walk this afternoon with my 2 sons who are 11 and 9 and we had a lovely time. We left ED about midday and got to Downe within an hour. The walk was the perfect length for an afternoon followed by a visit to the tea shop. Home by 5pm! We accidently went a bit off the route in places but easily found our way back again. Thanks also Pamela78 for recommending it. We will also be working our way through the list.

Thanks again.

[NannyAdelle]

Thanks for posting this we went to Hever castle Sunday it was a lovely day out

[Tanza]

Pamela, Amec and GoodLiz that walk (Downe Walk) looks great. I predict I'll be crashing into half of East Dulwich when we eventually get ourselves down there. Thanks for sharing.

[Goodliz]

Amac, we did another of your routes today. This afternoon we went out and did Walk 2: Shoreham (Kent) Circular. We all enjoyed outselves and the walk was very easy to follow. Finished off with a soft drink outside the pub in Shoreham before driving home.

There wasn't very much mud at all and there is just 1 steep part so I think young children would be able to complete it.

There are a few perfect picnic spots next to the river so we will be back in the summer to do that and have a paddle too.

The route would also suit a trail run really nicely and I am hoping to go back and do that sometime soon.

Thanks amac for plotting the route.

[amac]

Goodliz, really glad to hear you enjoyed the walk. The Shoreham walks are easy to extend: if you continue up the steep hill to the woods at the top there are more paths to explore that can all bring you back to Shoreham eventually if you keep your bearings. Shoreham isn't bad for mud; but One Tree Hill and Ide Hill walks are back to quagmirish in parts thanks to heavy showers this week.

[Goodliz]

Bumping this thread up in light of the beautiful weather we are currently having.

[Belle]

Yes, I've been trying to persuade my family to do the Shoreham one - looks fab!

[amac]

Absolutely Goodliz... and the great news is the mud has now almost all gone, and the bluebells are still just about in their prime though will be fading very soon now. Best walk for bluebells is Ide Hill circular (can't miss 'em). Shoreham Circular walk has great bluebells if you extend the walk by about 15 minutes by walking through Meenfield Wood at the top of ridge (ie, continue up the hill to the top before turning right on path). Here's the site again... https://localkentwalks.wordpress.com/