On day thirty-eight we will be covering most of the Kent coastline, so a long day of travel, and the weather is absolutely fantastic for mid-October!
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Dungeness Lighthouse
Isle of Sheppey
As we have a lot of ground to cover today, we made an early Sunday morning start driving over The Swale to the Isle of Sheppey.
Leysdown-on-Sea
After a quick stop at Sheerness on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey, we headed over to Leysdown-on-Sea’s beach on the east of the isle, with views across the empty Thames Estuary.Smart beach huts lined up on the front at Leysdown Coastal Park.
Whitstable
My Whippy on early morning duty at Whitstable’s Harbour.More colourful beach huts along Whitstable’s Tankerton Slopes. If you look carefully you can see the remains of Herne Bay Pier Head out at sea.
Herne Bay
An MOD scooter meet-up in front of Herne Bay’s Clock Tower on the Central Parade. A great day for a bike ride.The Pier at Herne Bay….…. and out at sea the remains of the pier head, which got separated from the rest of Herne Bay Pier in a storm back in 1978.A jet-skier making the most of the October heatwave.Then looking east, views along Herne Bay Beach and Saxon Shore towards Reculver Towers in the distance.
Reculver
The medieval Reculver Towers, the remains of the church of St Mary, looking stunning against the blue sky.Reculver has suffered major coastal erosion over the years, and now the Reculver Towers are perched right on the edge of the sea cliff.
Margate
A panorama of Margate Bay.The lighthouse at the end of Margate Harbour Arm breakwater.On Fulsam Rock by the Margate foreshore, the Turner Contemporary was exhibiting the lone figure ‘Another Time’ by Antony Gormley. A nice reminder of day 7 of our Coastal Road Trip, where we had seen the complete version of Anthony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’ sculptures submerged in Crosby Beach.
North Foreland Lighthouse
On the way to Broadstairs, the North Foreland Lighthouse sitting above fields leading down to Joss Bay.
Broadstairs
Broadstair’s Viking Bay with its steep cliffs down to the beach.
Ramsgate
Whilst stopping on the Victoria Parade above Ramsgate’s Beach, we realised we had parked in-front of this funny pirate themed camper-van….… please do not disturb! 😉Views down to the east and west piers at the mouth of Ramsgate’s harbour and marina.Ramsgate’s Yacht Marina looking almost Mediterranean with the bright blue sky and waters.
Deal
The 16th century Deal Castle. If you Google aerial photos of it, you will see it actually looks somewhat like a flower from above.Wooden fishing boats resting on Deal Beach.The Pier at Deal is better seen from a distance. It was pretty brutal looking close-up!
Dover
Finally we have made it to the famous White Cliffs of Dover. It had been on our to-do list for quite some time. It seemed like everyone else had the same idea to visit on this sunny Sunday afternoon as it was pretty busy. Fortunately the land is managed by the National Trust so we parked for free, which made up for the pricey coffee and cake!Thumbs-up from Jarno….… and a wave from Julian’s shadow.Looking down through the sea mist to Dover’s bustling ferry port.Dover Castle silhouetted against the bright but hazy evening skyline.Banksy’s Brexit street art just off a roundabout, as we drove through Dover. Not the best welcome for our European neighbours as they arrive off the Dover ferry onto mainland Britain.
Capel-le-Ferne
The lone pilot sculpture by Harry Gray at the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne, just outside Folkestone.The sun starting to set over the Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 Replica US-X planes at the Battle of Britain Memorial.
Folkestone
We were struggling what to take a photo of as we drove through Folkestone, until we past a row of handsome hotels above the cliffs on the Leas Promenade. Agatha Christie, wrote Murder on the Orient Express whilst staying here at The Grand.
Sandgate
The long seafront and esplanade at Sandgate, just west of Folketone.
Dungeness
Our final stop of the day at the surreal Dungeness. The area was a weird mix of beach, barren marshland, artist community, pub, gift shop, train station, lighthouses and a nuclear power station. What a mix!The Old Lighthouse and its neighbor, the nuclear power station….…and closer to the headland the current lighthouse. Not your traditional lighthouse, but pretty sleek, and looked great lit-up in the clear evening sky.
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One thought on “Day 38 – Sittingbourne to Rye”
joss bay is lovely, lots of fond memories , botany bay is really nice aswell
One thought on “Day 38 – Sittingbourne to Rye”
joss bay is lovely, lots of fond memories , botany bay is really nice aswell
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