A Little Kentish Magic

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

history

  • Celebrating May Day

    May festivities were first recorded during the Roman period, when the Festival of Flora (the goddess of flowers, fertility and spring) took place. Later, in the Gaelic world, a Pagan festival known as Beltane was held on 1st May, and people would light bonfires and decorate their houses with flowers, and later still, May Day… Read more

  • A Mother’s Day Mystery Tour: Winchelsea to Rye

    This is the first year in a decade when I haven’t been suffering from a CFS relapse, or struggling to stop myself slipping into one, and to celebrate this fact, my daughter decided to take me on a Mother’s Day mystery day out. She co-opted one of her brothers to accompany us (with the advantage… Read more

  • Kent Year Round Walks: Autumn

    After the success of our summer Wingham walk from our Year Round Walks book by Michael Easterbrook, we determined that we would try and do one new walk from the book each season. The walk that we selected from the Autumn section was a 4 mile circular in Headcorn, a village in the Low Weald… Read more

  • More Anglo Saxons – And A River Walk!

    I read a lot about King Athelstan, both before and after our trip to Malmesbury, and during the course of this, was surprised to discover that he had been crowned in Kingston Upon Thames – a town on the border between Wessex and Mercia, and by choosing it, it thereby symbolised his unification of England.… Read more

  • St Augustine of Canterbury – Patron Saint of Kent

    Augustine was a 6th century monk, who in 595 was sent by Pope Gregory, along with a band of 40 other monks, to bring Christianity to England. He got as far as Southern Gaul before tales of the ferocity of the Anglo Saxons and the perils of the English Channel saw him turn and return… Read more