White Cliffs Walking Festival 2026

Join us for a week of fantastic guided walks in beautiful east Kent showcasing some of the many great walking routes and fascinating places of interest in the area. 

Most walks led by White Cliffs Ramblers (WCR) will include a visit to a local hostelry, place of interest or a theme, and some of this year’s walks celebrate the opening of the King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP). Please click on the link to the WCR website for details of these walks. 

Walks that require booking beforehand are marked with a * with links at the bottom of this page.

White Cliffs Walking Festival walks

Saturday 3 October

• 10.40am *Ancient Landscapes & Natural History - Walmer - details below
• 2pm *Waves, Caves, Graves, Sushi - Dover - details below

Sunday 4 October

• 10am *Samphire Hoe Explorer - details below
• 11am Herne Bay to Whitstable - White Cliffs Ramblers

Monday 5 October

• 10am Kearsney Abbey - White Cliffs Ramblers
• 11.30am South Foreland Lighthouse - White Cliffs Ramblers

Tuesday 6 October

• 10am Capel le Ferne along KCIIIECP - White Cliffs Ramblers
• 10am Cliffs End to Ramsgate along KCIIIECP - White Cliffs Ramblers
• 1pm *All Snap Tins and Sunshine Walk - details below

Wednesday 7 October

• 10am West Hythe via Dymchurch along KCIIIECP - White Cliffs Ramblers
• 11am Whitfield circular - White Cliffs Ramblers
• 1pm *Miles for Mind - details below

Thursday 8 October

• 10am Royal Kentish Camino, Canterbury - White Cliffs Ramblers
• 10am *Western Heights Walk - details below
• 11am Ripple, Solley's Ice Cream Parlour - White Cliffs Ramblers

Friday 9 October

• 10am Royal Kentish Camino, Barham - White Cliffs Ramblers
• 10am Deal to Sandwich along KCIIIECP - White Cliffs Ramblers

Saturday 10 October

• 9.15am *Aylesham Black Diamond Walk - details below
• 10am Royal Kentish Camino, Lyminge - White Cliffs Ramblers
• 12pm Dover Coastal Walk along KCIIIECP - White Cliffs Ramblers

We want everyone to have the information they need when planning a visit. Due to the terrain covered by the festival walks, only the Samphire Hoe Explorer event is listed as suitable for wheelchair users. We recommend checking the individual walk descriptions for further information about terrain/grading/facilities.

It is important to us that as many people can enjoy White Cliffs Country as possible and we continue to work towards improved accessibility for visitors across the district. For more information, please see our Accessible White Cliffs Country pages.