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Say that you’re going to Whitstable and before you can get past the end of the first sentence someone is bound to mention Oysters. And do you know why? The height of the industry was in the mid Victorian era when millions of oysters were raised annually. The stretch...

These days a visit to Margate has something for everyone. From the thrill of Dreamland’s retro rides to the esoteric appreciation of new exhibitions on offer at the Turner Gallery. With ever improving access from London, it’s a corner of Thanet that’s fast cornering...

We first intended to go to Reculver about 16 years ago. We were on holiday in Margate and visited Herne Bay for the day. From the promenade the striking twin towers of St Mary’s Church loomed ahead in the distance. The towers jutting upwards, the ruined church...

What’s Faversham famous for? Beer fans will need no reminding that it’s the home of Shepherds Neame – England’s oldest brewery which was founded in 1698. The brewery can be visited on special tours but Faversham can claim to be the site of an even older industry that...

Over the last few years, I’ve run past Danson House in Bexleyheath more times than I care to remember. It’s the main feature of my local weekly 5k parkun held naturally enough in Danson Park. It occupies the high ground and commands the view down to the lake – the...

How many day trippers have been to Herne Bay and never ventured in land to visit the village of Herne and its picturesque windmill? Until last week, I was one of them. We’d happily walked along the promenade, watched the children fishing for crabs on the pier, and...

Having spent most of the festive period in and around the house, we decided to head for the High Weald on the New Year Bank Holiday Monday. We thought that a walk in the Weald would clear our heads – not from New Year celebrations but from various colds and flu bugs...

Millions of words must have been written in praise of Canterbury since Chaucer wrote his Canterbury Tales in the late fourteenth century. And indeed most of them, whether reverential, spiritual or just appreciative, have hardly been misplaced. It is a truly wonderful...