Lenham and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link

 The walk starts out from Lenham, an ancient village settled since Saxon times. Many buildings date back to the 13th century and the town square is extremely photogenic. Once you're out of the village, you continue through pasture and past sturdy old farmhouses, and you’ll swiftly leap several centuries as you come to the main railway line that runs from London to the coast.

From the parish church in Lenham walk across the churchyard and squeeze through a kissing gate. Take the path ahead along the left-hand field-edge, cross a footbridge in the corner and walk across the farmyard to a gate. Maintain direction over the field to a gate, and continue to a stile and plank bridge. Keep ahead to cross a further stile and pass through three gates to reach East Lenham. Turn right along the farm track.

Cross the railway bridge and climb a stile on the left, just beyond a fork with a gravel track at double gates. In a few paces, cross two stiles on the right and bear diagonally left across the field, keeping right of the farm buildings. Cross another stile and maintain direction, passing through a gateway in the field corner to cross the stile ahead. Turn left along the field-edge and climb the second stile on the left, then walk across the field to cross a stile to the right of Mount Castle Farm.

Turn right along the drive, then right again at the end. Just past the 'Westmount' sign, climb a stile on the left. Head uphill, go through the far left gate and walk ahead beside the hedge to a drive. Turn left then right through a gate, just past Mount Pleasant, a converted dovecot, to follow the fenced path.

At the road, walk to the left to a tiny former chapel, then take the track to its right. At a junction by a farm, go through the gate ahead, bear right towards barns and go through the metal gate on the left. Pass beside the barns, go through a gate and walk along the field-edge to a gate. Cross the field, parallel with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, to a stile. Turn right and walk back to the road.

Turn left and continue along the road for 0.75 miles (1.2km), then take the footpath right along a concrete track, just before Bowley Lane. Look up for a great view of the cross that has been cut into the hillside.

Just before the sewage farm turn right, go through a gate and turn immediately left in the field to another gate. Follow the field-edge, cross the bridge on the left, then bear diagonally right across the field towards the railway. When you reach the railway arch turn left and walk parallel to the railway line.

Cross two plank bridges and then cross the railway line. Walk to the bottom of the field, through a gap in the fence and continue ahead along the left-hand edge of the field. You cross one more bridge then walk diagonally across the field and back to the church.