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As the walk follows the old coast line it heads inland to
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is a long-distance footpath in
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742:"Saxon Shore way and Swale Heritage Trail"
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808:"Saxon Shore Way 1 (Hastings to Rye)"
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632:South England flood of February 1287
874:King Charles III England Coast Path
608:The walk leaves Rye, following the
513:A view of the cliffs from the path.
394:The Faversham area section is from
197:of South-East England as it was in
169:The Saxon Shore Way, and the other
1067:Long-distance footpaths in England
788:. Saxon Shore, Kent. 15 March 2010
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662:Long Distance Walkers Association
603:The Royal Military Canal near Rye
16:Long-distance footpath in England
410:; Faversham and on to north of
860:Coastal paths of Great Britain
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1087:Folkestone and Hythe District
459:Marshside where it meets the
398:Creek in the west alongside
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895:Isle of Wight Coastal Path
495:White Cliffs Country Trail
968:Berwickshire Coastal Path
910:Northumberland Coast Path
526:, with a midway break in
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1117:Coastal paths in England
1107:Footpaths in East Sussex
1046:Pembrokeshire Coast Path
1041:North Wales Pilgrims Way
935:West Somerset Coast Path
772:20 November 2005 at the
616:and then on to Hastings.
384:bird reserve; Faversham.
1031:Millennium Coastal Path
528:St Margaret's at Cliffe
171:long-distance footpaths
900:Lancashire Coastal Way
880:Bournemouth Coast Path
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1021:Ceredigion Coast Path
1016:Anglesey Coastal Path
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688:"The Saxon Shore Way"
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983:John o' Groats Trail
952:Scottish Coastal Way
610:Royal Military Canal
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786:"Saxon Shore, Kent"
694:on 16 February 2008
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219:Roman fortification
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658:"Saxon Shore Way"
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487:Richborough
475:River Stour
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428:Faversham;
404:Harty Ferry
323:Cliffe Fort
274:Saxon Shore
227:Richborough
207:East Sussex
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1122:Kent coast
1061:Categories
920:Solent Way
812:EveryTrail
638:References
614:Winchelsea
612:as far as
483:Roman Fort
438:Whitstable
380:) and the
353:Gillingham
262:Folkestone
107:50°51′18″N
97:TQ 825 094
67:51°26′46″N
57:TQ 647 745
48:Trailheads
1082:Gravesham
558:Hamstreet
546:Aldington
446:Herne Bay
434:Seasalter
432:Marshes;
400:The Swale
389:Faversham
373:The Swale
345:Rochester
311:Gravesend
293:A saline
280:The route
264:and Rye.
242:Seasalter
187:Gravesend
110:0°35′31″E
70:0°22′08″E
53:Gravesend
944:Scotland
770:Archived
621:See also
586:at Rye,
522:passing
491:Sandwich
465:Upstreet
450:Reculver
430:Graveney
412:Graveney
368:Upchurch
362:and the
315:Wealdway
223:Reculver
203:Hastings
148:All year
93:Hastings
37:Location
866:England
698:3 April
481:to the
360:Rainham
213:History
1097:Thanet
814:. 2010
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560:woods
552:) and
542:Lympne
396:Conyer
376:(past
358:Lower
337:Strood
329:Cliffe
319:Higham
250:Medway
246:Thames
235:Lympne
145:Season
139:Hiking
29:Length
1002:Wales
818:2 May
792:2 May
752:2 May
726:2 May
720:(PDF)
667:2 May
520:Dover
341:Upnor
295:fleet
231:Dover
199:Roman
195:coast
161:802AD
820:2010
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700:2009
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556:via
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489:and
408:Oare
321:and
248:and
233:and
191:Kent
181:The
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