The King’s Wood blankets much of this section of the trail, where robbers once prayed on pilgrims. Soon you’ll emerge from the thick woodland and, just as pilgrims have for centuries, will catch your first sighting of the splendid Canterbury Cathedral.

The Pilgrims Way was originally the track which served many travellers on their way to commemorate the death of Thomas Becket. However, the track later became the subject of Chaucer’s satirical Canterbury Tales. 212 years after Becket’s death, this trek had begun to be associated with leisure and sin rather than penance.

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Distance 2.10 km

Uphill 70 m

Downhill 30 m

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Location: Chilham, Ashford, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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