Pilgrims Way Rochester to Canterbury self guided walking tour

Planet

Since 2006 we have been awarded Silver accreditation under the Green Tourism Buisness Scheme (GTBS), as a tour operator promoting sustainable tourism in the South East of England. We are a family run operator based in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). We are committed to operating a Responsible Travel Policy (RTP) that is supportive and in sympathy with the local communities and environment. This is in line with the stated aims of all our vacations which inviting customers to ‘discover hidden Kent, its history and its people’.

In addition we are committed to an on-going reduction of its energy usage inline with the Annual Environmental Energy Plan (AEEP) for the business. We are committed to recycling, and using recycled products wherever this can be accommodated within the needs of the business and have dramatically reduced our mileage by using locally based luggage transfer.

People

We actively encourage all customers to use public transport to access the Kent Downs (AONB). We advise customers where they can purchase locally produced food and produce along the route of their walk and encourage them to use local services.

We also actively encourage customers to visit local social projects. We have encouraged people to walk the North Downs Way for the benefit of nationally recognised charities and since 2002 we have organised charity walks on behalf of the Children’s Society, John Grooms and Christian Aid. These charities have reported that they have raised £42,000 through walks led by us.