The Royal Military Canal stretches 28 miles from Cliff End at Pett to Seabrook at Hythe. This canal wasn't created for trade however. It was built as a defensive line, a third line of defence against the expected invasion by Napoleon...
The Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne, Kent was built in 1993. The site is built on the White Cliffs and commands excellent views over the Channel and Folkestone...
The pylons crossing Romney Marsh in a straight line across seven miles always draw my attention when I go past them. Now accompanied by the wind turbines they are one of the key features of Romney Marsh...
Fairfield Church sits in the middle of a field, in the middle of Romney Marsh. In 1595 there used to be a village here named Fayrefelde but it has long gone. It's rumored that the church...
Anyone that visits Dungeness Beach is always attracted to the abandoned fishing boats and buildings. These desterted businesses seem to fit into the unique Dungeness atmosphere...
Sissinghurst Castle is a house and garden in the care of the National Trust. Situated in the Weald of Kent, it is not really a castle at all. It is more of a moated manor house...
Ightham Mote is a National Trust property near Sevenoaks in Kent. It is a moated manor house that originally dates from the 14th Century. Over the centuries the house has been...
I’ve blogged about Scotney Castle before, but the place is very photogenic that I think it is worth doing again. The day we visited was nice and calm...
On the A2070 between Brenzett and Hamstreet in Kent an American flag can be seen close to the road. I hadn’t noticed it until someone mentioned it to me. It’s easy to miss, being as it’s a fast road and the…
Chartwell in Kent is best known as Winston Churchill’s house. It has also been described as an example of ‘Victorian architecture at its least attractive, a ponderous country mansion of tile-hung gables and poky oriel windows’. It was described as such in 1992 by…
It’s a long way up to the top of Dungeness Old Lighthouse. 169 steps to reach the 5th floor balcony where the full expanse of the Dungeness headland is revealed. This post isn’t really about the lighthouse itself though. It’s…
St Leonards Church in Hythe is sited on a steep hill that overlooks the town. It is famous for the bone ossuary that contains approximately 8,000 thigh bones and over 500 skulls. These bones and skulls probably come from the…
