Royal Tunbridge Wells — Paddock Wood
Roypad one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Royal Tunbridge Wells and Paddock Wood.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Royal Tunbridge Wells and Paddock Wood.
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This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to access.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) No (1)
Problems reported - Access (1)
Downloads - 16
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Grid Ref
TQ5845739197
Lat / Lon
51.13013° / 0.26325°
Easting / Northing
558,457E / 139,197N
What3Words
issued.much.joins
Paddock Wood
Grid Ref
TQ6708645260
Lat / Lon
51.18215° / 0.38927°
Easting / Northing
567,086E / 145,260N
What3Words
skim.soups.destined
Roypad One's land is
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ5845739197 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.13013° / 0.26325° |
| Easting / Northing | 558,457E / 139,197N |
| What3Words | issued.much.joins |
| Paddock Wood | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ6708645260 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.18215° / 0.38927° |
| Easting / Northing | 567,086E / 145,260N |
| What3Words | skim.soups.destined |
| Arable | 24.2% |
| Other agricultural land | 10.4% |
| Pasture | 28.7% |
| Urban | 28.9% |
| Woods | 7.9% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Daisy C
01 Jul 2023The closed footpath problem at Paddock Wood is no more. And the walk was very enjoyable. But.... the path from Snipe Wood into Pembury runs alongside a stream at some points, and it looks very much like the stream runs down it for a lot longer. A small ditch has been cut into the side for lots of it, and there are multiple places where people have put branches along the path as a kind of raft over the mud. And other places have ad hoc stepping stones made of bricks, broken paving slabs, bits of fibreboard even. Plus, when I came out into Pembury the path was pretty overgrown. Then there's quite a long walk along the main road through the village, and further along an alley. When it would be shorter to use the other main road. And there's a tempting woodland footpath which avoids that, but it starts further north. So I doubled back, found another way that seems likely to be drier, and was also more open and interesting, then checked the other path too. It was very good and I'll upload a new route incorporating them soon. I rejoined this route again near the village green, where the pub, hotel chippy and the only bits of this route I didn't actually test today are on Google Street View, and it is dated yesterday! So I'm confident they'll be fine.
Arin Hoad
23 Mar 2023The path shown between Paddock Wood and Matfield does not exist.
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Arin Hoad
23 Mar 2023Sorry, hit send too quickly. What I meant to elaborate was that at very least, it isn't currently accessible to the public. I found it blocked by construction work and though I had a good look around I couldn't find another way on. I don't doubt it existed at some point as multiple mapping software display it, but right now this route is not an option for pedestrians.
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Daisy C
28 Mar 2023Hi Arin, was the footpath blockage quite soon after leaving Paddock Wood? Kent have an online footpath map. https://www.kent.gov.uk/environment-waste-and-planning/public-rights-of-way/rights-of-way-map. They're pretty good about updating closures etc too. Well, better than a lot of other authorities.
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Arin Hoad
28 Mar 2023Hello Daisy, thanks for showing me this. Looks like I was right and there is a closure after Badsell Road, but it's only for a few hundred feet and there is an alternative way onto the footpath. If anyone reading this still wants to try the route, you can go onto Daisy's link and use this reference code, 0042/WT268/4, to check the status of the closure and the alternative path.
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Daisy C
28 Mar 2023Hi. No worries, this route is on my to do list so I was interested in your review. That Kent map was helpful to me so I hoped it would be useful for others. :)
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Daisy C
23 Jul 2023Hi Arin. I finally I tested PadRoy 1 and your closed path in P Wood is open again. I found a better way through Pembury too, with less time on roads. It's uploaded as PadRoy 2 if you're in the area.
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