Marching through Barham

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Walk directions

From the 13th-century church, with its distinctive green copper spire, walk down through the village, passing The Duke of Cumberland pub, to reach the green. Turn left along Valley Road and continue up Derringstone Hill, then turn half-left up Mill Lane.

Take the footpath on the right between houses and wind through scrubland to reach a road. Cross the stile opposite and go diagonally across the field towards the wood to join another road.

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  Terrain  - Village streets, tarmac lanes and field margins, several stiles
  Landscape  - Lush downland interspersed with woods
  Dog friendliness  - Good, several stretches to run free but keep on lead when near livestock and on golf course
  Parking  - By Barham church
  Toilets en route  - None on route
About the walk
This walk introduces you to a forgotten corner of Kent. Barham's a pleasant village, but not so picturesque that it makes it on to the standard tourist itinerary; most people have never even heard of it. Yet Barham (pronounced Bar-rum) has witnessed more historic events than many major towns and...
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Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.
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Marching through Barham

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Dog friendly
Location
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Additional information
  Terrain - Village streets, tarmac lanes and field margins, several stiles
  Landscape - Lush downland interspersed with woods
  Dog friendliness - Good, several stretches to run free but keep on lead when near livestock and on golf course
  Parking - By Barham church
  Toilets en route - None on route
About the walk
This walk introduces you to a forgotten corner of Kent. Barham's a pleasant village, but not so picturesque that it makes it on to the standard tourist itinerary; most people have never even heard of it. Yet Barham (pronounced Bar-rum) has witnessed more historic events than many major towns and...
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About the area
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Kent
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.