AYLESFORD to ECCLES | Ride with me | 🇬🇧 Kent UK

A ride from Aylesford by the River Medway in Kent, to Eccles village, then on towards the village of Burham near Rochester.
Route takes us across a 700 year old bridge over the River Medway in to Aylesford village. Then along country lanes through Eccles village, approaching the North Downs line of hills, before turning towards the village of Burham near Rochester.

00:00 Station Road, Aylesford ME20
01:46 chameleon paint BMW MINI
02:10 14 century Aylesford Bridge over the River Medway
02:49 St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Aylesford
03:28 Aylesford village, Kent
03:43 High Street, Aylesford ME20
06:08 The Friars, Aylesford Priory 13 century Carmelite monastery
06:24 Bull Lane, Aylesford ME20
07:36 Aylesford Later Living Community
12:59 Welcome to Eccles village, Kent
13:26 Bull Lane, Eccles ME20
16:01 The Red Bull, Eccles, a pub restaurant
17:01 leaving Eccles village
17:17 The North Downs
19:10 Rochester Road, Rochester ME1
20:25 Burham village, and Pilgrims Way to Rochester
20:39 New Court Road, Rochester ME1

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Filmed on: GoPro HERO10 Black, GoPro Swivel Mount on wheelchair.
Editing software: DaVinci Resolve 19.1.4
Wheelchair: Invacare Storm 4 X-plore TT Plus.

Station Road, Aylesford ME20 looking towards 14 century Aylesford Bridge
crossing the River Medway originally a bridge with equal sized arches
centre converted to one wider arch in 1824 in this video I will be
travelling through two villages Aylesford, and Eccles
both in Kent, England going round to the old bridge
along Station Road, Aylesford ME20 turning on to older route of road
leading over Aylesford old bridge an unusually coloured MINI the paint changes colour
depending where you look from when the car was new an
expensive factory option standard paint colours were no cost
with up to £300 for metallic paint this chameleon paint costed £3600
no surprise I havn’t seen many! on to 14 century Aylesford Bridge
over the River Medway quite narrow, but 700 years ago
cars were not very wide widest thing on the road would
probably have been a horse-drawn cart edge of roadway has bits that stick out
these are on top of the piers between arches I don’t know if they are for strength
or as passing places useful place to stop
out of everyones way church is
St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Aylesford parts of the church are
even older than this bridge lower church tower built in 12 century
upper section added in 15 century heading in to
Aylesford village turning on to
High Street, Aylesford ME20 on left is The Chequers Inn
built in 1511 rear has terrace with views over
the river and the old bridge on right are steps leading
up to the church someone is behind me but thinks
they are too fat to pass road is two lanes,
more than wide enough? now they are getting
bullied by other cars! on right is
Aylesford Telephone Exchange passing Aylesford Priory,
Aylesford ME20 (on left) leading to The Friars, Aylesford Priory
13 century Carmelite monastery home to a small community of Friars
open to visitors every day of the year turning corner on to
Bull Lane, Aylesford ME20 on left is entrance to
Aylesford Wastewater Treatment Works hidden either side of road are large lakes
both former sand quarries around lake to the right are
plans for a new housing estate Aylesford Later Living Community
520 houses for older people doesn’t seem sensible to me
for old people to move out of town as fitness declines you need to be
nearer to shops and other facilities moving to Nowheresville is going
to make access more difficult these triangle road markings are
to slow vehicles approaching village Welcome to Eccles passing Hawkes Road,
Eccles ME20 (on right) Eccles, Kent, is a village
in the River Medway valley located half way between
villages of Aylesford, and Burham village has a school, church, one pub,
and a village store / post office also park with large grass field
and a childrens playground much of the land in Medway valley
is fields of arable crops around Eccles the North Downs provides
sheltered micro-climate for vineyards passing Cork Street,
Eccles ME20 (on left) passing Alma Road,
Eccles ME20 (on left) on right is childrens playground passing Jenner Way,
Eccles ME20 (on left) passing Eccles Row,
Eccles ME20 (on left) passing Mackenders Lane,
Eccles ME20 (on right) on right is The Red Bull
a pub restaurant looking at their website the menu
doesn’t match external appearance on left is footpath leading to
Saint Marks Primary School, Eccles passing Greenfield Close,
Eccles ME20 (on right) leaving Eccles village still on
Bull Lane, Eccles ME20 more of the triangle road markings
to slow vehicles approaching village hill ahead is part of
The North Downs a ridge of chalk hills stretching from Surrey
to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent todays route does not take me
over the North Downs I will soon be turning left
towards Burham village pausing as I can see a large truck
coming behind in my mirror approaching junction with
Rochester Road (left), and Pilgrims Way (right) turning on to
Rochester Road, Rochester ME1 on left is entrance
to Little Culand Farm straight ahead is Burham village
and Pilgrims Way to Rochester last time I went along that road
the surface was terrible instead turning on to
New Court Road, Rochester ME1 lovely smooth tarmac!