A Little Kentish Magic

Seeking out little moments of magic amidst the humdrum of every day life.

  • Summer Walks – Revisiting Some Favourites

    The Kent Coast and River Medway walks that we had embarked upon, the day out in Cambridge, and more particularly our recent week away, were all spaced out, but each left me completely drained, and whilst being mindful of not pushing myself into a full CFS relapse, I have still tried to get out and Read more

  • A Waffley Good Adventure!

    This summer, my daughter and I  headed off on a one week, three country adventure, which proved to be not only one of the most varied, but also one of the best holidays we have ever had. Every day was completely different, which made it feel far longer than the 8 days that we were away Read more

  • Cream Teas and Classic Crime in Cambridge

    A couple of years ago, I visited the Orchard Tea Garden in Grantchester and I have wanted to go back ever since. Is there anything more quintessentially English than sitting in a deck chair in an orchard, tucking into a cream tea? I think not! Then, when I discovered that the University Library was holding Read more

  • The Medway Valley Walk Part 1

    To be honest, this walk was just intended to be a stand alone one, and only came about because I wanted to go to Teapot Island. I’d come across several mentions of this cafe with its Guinness World Record collection of teapots over the years, and stored it away in the back of my mind Read more

  • Kent Coast Walk Part 4: Hythe to Folkestone

    Although this is a section that I have done multiple times before (I am a big fan of both Hythe and Folkestone and often combine them with a walk), I have set myself the goal of completing the coast path in order, and so needed to do it again before I can move on. I Read more

  • Kent Coast Walk Part 3: Littlestone-on-Sea to Hythe

    This has been my favourite of the Kent Coastal Path walks so far, but then I have only done three to choose from! I had been really looking forward to it as it is the first one so far that actually veers away from the road for most of the route, and so it was Read more

  • Hooray for the holidays!

    I work in a school, and the last few weeks of term have been incredibly busy and stressful as I have been organising an activity week. Months in advance I am always full of what I think are fantastic ideas, but then as it gets closer and I have to put them all into place, Read more

  • Out and About in June

    My two coastal walks pretty much zapped my energy for the whole of June, and having had to take a couple of days of sick leave, I really needed to make sure that I kept to my more usual routine of shorter morning walks and afternoon naps. Two successive walks in Faversham involved cow encounters! Read more

  • Kent Coast Walk Part 2: Dungeness to Littlestone-on-Sea

    Two long bus journeys and I was back in Dungeness, ready to begin part 2 of my Kent Coast Walk. My expectations hadn’t been particularly high, as the route mostly just followed the coast road that I had been along many times before, and so I knew pretty much what to expect, but in fact Read more

  • Kent Coast Walk Part 1: Camber Sands to Dungeness

    I have been wanting to walk the Kent Coast for a few years now but my daughter, who is my usual walking companion, couldn’t see the point because we have done so much of it in assorted directions already.  However, I really want to do it in order, from start to finish and, as I Read more