We are once again returning to Canterbury Rugby Club and there will be a choice of routes provisionally 21, 55 and 76 miles long. The routes leave the rugby club and head south through the Kent Downs AONB, east to Dover Castle and along the top of the White Cliffs (with a potential view of France if the weather is kind), before heading back via Betteshanger Park, Eastry, Adisham and Bridge. The weekend will feature a new walking event called Walk Canterbury with various routes taking in historic Canterbury and the surrounding Kent countryside.
As an entrant to the Canterbury Bike Ride you benefit from:
Canterbury Bike Rider - 2023
The team behind the Canterbury Bike Ride have been have been hard at work, planning, plotting and tweaking to come up with some great routes for this year's event. We're now confident we've got some really good routes for you, however these are provisional and subject to change after further reconnaissance and risk assessments.
New for 2024 the Canterbury Bike Ride weekend will include the Walk Canterbury event. Three routes, approximately 5, 12 & 16 miles long, will take in historic Canterbury and the Kent countryside.
All of the Walk Canterbury routes leave the rugby club and head for the City centre where walkers will be able to visit Canterbury Cathedral - the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and resting place of royalty and saints. The short route heads back to the rugby club via St Augustine's Abbey. The medium route passes St Austine's and turns North East at St Martin's Church (completing the trio of Canterbury's UNESCO World Heritage sites), following the Stour Valley Way and Augustine Camino Way to Fordwich. From here the route heads south before picking up the Elham Valley Way and returning to the Rugby Club. The long route follows the same path but continues east at Fordwich along the Stour Valley Way as far as Stodmarsh, before heading south on Augustine Camino via Wickhambreaux, Littlebourne and Patrixbourne before picking up the Elham Valley Way and returning to the Rugby Club.
All of the Walk Canterbury participants will be provided with a route map containing information on local history and all walkers will receive a medal and food at the end of the walk.
The event may appeal to:
🔘 Corporate and Charity teams
🔘 Groups of friends and families or individuals keen to take on the challenge
🔘 School teams
🐕 Dogs are encouraged! 🐕
Our charity partners for the 2024 Canterbury Bike Ride and Walk Canterbury events are Kent MS Therapy Centre and Canterbury Hellfire Wheelchair Rugby. You can help support these charities by adding a donation to your booking at the basket, or by using our events to fundraise for them directly.
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Click the image below for previous event photos from Fleur Challis Photography:
Take a look at our video from the 2019 event:
