Saxon Shore Way

E Sussex, Kent, Medway

The Way around the ancient coastline offers a diversity of scenery, from wide expanses of marshland bordering the Thames and Medway estuaries to the White Cliffs of Dover. There are views over Romney Marsh from the escarpment that marks the ancient coastline between Folkestone and Rye and from the cliffs of the High Weald at Hastings. Here the Romans invaded Britain and, later, built the Saxon Shore forts to defend the island against a new wave of invaders; St Augustine landed to bring the Gospel to the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom which would later fall to the Normans who, in their turn, erected great fortresses like Dover Castle to defend their conquests.

From Dover to Rye the E9 follows it and at Rye the route connects with the 1066 Country Walk.

See also E-Routes (E2).

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Red Viking helmet
Attributes:	Average Gradients Coastal Heritage
Start:	TQ647745 - Gravesend, Kent
Finish:	TQ825094 - Hastings, E Sussex
Web Sites:	Explore Kent - Saxon Shore Way Kent Ramblers - Saxon Shore Way Jason McDonald's Walking Pages - Saxon Shore Way Saxon Shore Way - Tim Bertuchi Annierak - Saxon Shore Way Edenbridge Town Council - Kent Walking Routes Stephen and Lucy Dawson - Saxon Shore Way

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External PDF	Walking the Saxon Shore Way through Medway  (Medway Council  - 2010 )
Certificate	Explore Kent Walk Challenge Certificate  (Explore Kent )
Paperback	The Saxon Shore Way : Recreational Path Guide  (Aurum Press (an imprint of Quarto)  - 1996 )

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