Royal Military Canal

Great walk along a beautiful canal

We walked for about 2 miles alongside the military canal starting from Hythe Railway Station. The path is good, the canal beautiful and we saw a heron and a kingfisher. Worth a visit.

Military history…

Info boards along the route provide the history of this stretch of water. The path is good and provides easy walking. Couple your stroll with a jaunt along the opposite seaside promenade and you get a...

Good for dog walking i guess

We started our walk at West Hythe along the canal into Hythe town. A nice walk in nice weather, although not an awful lot to see. A tiny car park at the start of the walk, but you'll be lucky to find ...

Superb interesting canal walk.

It is strange to think that this peaceful waterway was intentionally built as a last ditch ( quite literally) defence against the ambitions of Napoleon Bonaparte to rule all of Europe . The 28 mile de...

PA gets dirty

The PA suggested we should go on a walk to test out his new shoes, I begrudgingly agreed to join after i'd been assured it was safe for someone like myself. All started well, the path is flat and well...