nature
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We were back with the buses today, as both start and finish destinations can be reached by direct bus but both would involve a change of trains. Unfortunately, the Birchington bus stop is at the opposite end of the high street from the sea front, meaning additional mileage in an already – for my current… Read more
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Aaaahhhh, Dymchurch: ‘Children’s Paradise’ as the sign proudly proclaims as you drive into the village. And to be honest, I would have to agree! I have very many happy memories of summers spent on the beach there when my children were small. As the tide receded over the vast expanse of sand, it would leave… Read more
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Cliffe probably wouldn’t have made it onto the random generator if it hadn’t been for a conversation with my younger son recently, in which we both talked about wanting to visit Cooling (for reasons which will become apparent). It is quite difficult to reach by public transport (as is Cooling!) but he has a car,… Read more
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There were a LOT of towns and villages beginning with the letter B, many of which we had never heard of. We eliminated the majority however because they were either too small, too difficult to reach by public transport, were residential conurbations of bigger towns, or, in the case of Bromley and Bexleyheath, decreed by… Read more
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After almost missing my train because there was a queue at the one counter that was open and the ticket machine didn’t recognise Birchington as a destination (the chap on the barrier told me that this was a common problem as I speedily tried to purchase a ticket online), I arrived in Margate where the… Read more
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I had been dithering over whether to tackle this next section of walk. It comes in at around 10km and I wasn’t really sure whether I had built up enough stamina to tackle that distance yet. I decided to risk it, take it slowly and have plenty of stops. I was awake early, so packed… Read more
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I have always been very attached to Ramsgate, maybe because it is somehow rooted in my DNA. My maternal great grandparents used to holiday in the town every summer, travelling from their Lambeth home with their six sons (one of whom was my grandfather), on the steamer from London Bridge. The steamer would stop at… Read more
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During their very short blooming season, I like to take every opportunity I can to walk where there are bluebells. I can’t get enough of them, and a swathe of that glorious bluey/violet makes me quite giddy with happiness. This year, my son and daughter in law took me on a trip to Hole Park… Read more
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Bluebells are my absolute favourite flower. I would even go so far as to say that I am obsessed with them. We have a few glades of bluebells near us that I try and visit as often as possible during the short bluebell season, but after discovering several years ago that Hamstreet Woods has some… Read more
