Accessible Nature Walk at Pegwell Bay Country Park

Theme: Big Butterfly Count

Note: Booking is Essential to avoid disappointment as places are limited! Pre Walk Instructions will be sent by Wild with Wheels (info@wildwithwheels.com )

Wild with Wheels is delighted to invite you to join us at Kearsney Abbey Gardens for a FREE accessible nature walk exploring Pegwell Bay Country Park.

We’ll be enjoying an opportunity to walk and talk as well as identify some of the local fauna and flora or to take photographs, as we explore the grounds taking time to enjoy the surroundings.

Highlights and Facilities

♿ Wheelchair and mobility scooter friendly with no man made barriers such as steps, stiles or kissing gates.

👨‍🦯 Suitable for most physical, learning and mental health needs (see challenge ratings below)

🫂 Carers welcome

🚙 Pay and Display CarPark (Free for Kent Country Parks Season Ticket holders)

🚌 Public transport access nearby (Bus route 45) https://kentconnected.org/journey-planner/#/

🚾 Toilets nearby (Disabled)

🚸 All ages / abilities welcome

🏳️‍🌈 Welcoming and friendly group

🌳 Connect with nature, wildlife, plantlife and the landscape – Coastal, Mud Flats, Salt Marsh, Chalk Cliffs, Nature Reserve

📚 Interactive and sensory with Nature, History, Geology and Folktales

🌄 A route with a view (Sea)

🔊 Equipment and support can be provided for Visual or Hearing impairments (please let us know in advance)

⏰ 2 hours duration but feel free to leave when & if you need to

🫖 Refreshments / Cafe facilities

🐕‍🦺 Support dogs and well behaved dogs (and their owners) welcome (please notify host if participants may be afraid of dogs in advance)

Accessibility and Challenge Rating

This location is suitable for mobility scooter/ powerchair and competent wheelchair users. There may be some uneven surfaces as some paths are natural and not surfaced. Support is offered for navigating challenging conditions safely.

Therefore the challenge rating of this walk is level 2.

Explanations of our challenge ratings can be found on our website…

https://wildwithwheels.com/price-list#pricelist_details

Additionally there aren’t many sit spots en route so those with mobility restrictions should bring a sitting aid such as an all terrain rollator or seated stick, if able to walk for quite a distance, but with rests in between.

There is also a shop, restaurant Disabled toilet close by and Disabled Parking on site

Meeting Details

Meeting Point: Next to the Play areaà / Picnic Area

Address: A256 Sandwich Road, Cliffsend, Ramsgate, CT12 5JB

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Grid Ref: TR 34311 63410

Car Park: Pay and Display (Free to Kent Country Parks Season Ticket Holders)

https://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/kent-country-parks/find-a-kent-country-park/pegwell-bay-country-park