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The Great Stour is Kent's River Stour above Plucks Gutter, flowing through Ashford and Canterbury on its way to the North Sea at Pegwell Bay. Sandwich, Canterbury West, Chartham and Ashford International stations give train access to the riverside path.
There are 9 stations within reach of the Great Stour: within 2 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.
The Great Stour runs about 47 miles in our route data. The stations below are in order along it.
Great Stour train stations
- Ashford International
- Wye
- Chartham0.1 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Chilham0.1 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Canterbury West0.1 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Canterbury East0.2 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot)
- Sturry0.3 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot)
- Sandwich0.4 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot)
- Minster0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Station-to-station walks
Walk the riverside path from one station and catch the train back from another. Each station is shown with its nearest walk in each direction along the Great Stour, from 4 to 20 miles. Miles include the walk to and from each station.
Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
River routes and riverside paths © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph