 Cliffe Fort, (disused) |
 The coastal factories from Cliffe Fort. |
 Cliffe Fort , a lookout post. |
 Sand hills reflected in ponds |
 The riverside pier for the Sand and Gravel Co. |
 Beth , our Welsh Collie ,on the beach by the pier |
 A modern Tilbury Docks Tugboat |
 Sandhills reflected. |
 Looking back to Cliffe Fort |
 An improvised dock. |
 Strange twigs and reflections, very early on Cliffe Pools |
 Looking across Cliffe Pools to London Gateway Port. |
 A yacht floats on an ebbing tide , past Cliffe Creek. |
 Church of St. Helen |
 A fond farewell to Cliffe and St. Helen's Church |
 A last look back to Cliffe.. |
 Looking back to Rye Street Farm. |
 Corner reflections. |
 Sunshine shafts through the trees |
 Max samples the local brew. |
 Despite the farmer leaving a trail , it wasn't all plain sailing. |
 The path from Cliffe emerges onto Cooling Road , see the signpost. |
 Castle ruins through the hedge. |
 Cooling Castle , the main entrance |
 Cooling Castle gateway ,through the trees. |
 The hamlet of Cooling |
 Church of St. James , |
 Marshgate Farm |
 Beth , Max and Eddie enjoying the ramble. |
 The sheep wash , but with a difference. |
 Last year's rushes blowing in the wind. |
 The Junction of the footpaths. |
 The panorama from the viewing platform. |
 The panoramic , somewhat washed out, display board. |
 On the summit you shall find , a Gorse bush in bloom. |
 In the distance is The Queenborough Bridge ,over The Swale. |
 The Isle of Grain Power Station ,in the distance. |
 Saxon Shore Way signpost. |
 Isle of Grain Power Station , in the distance. |
 Following the path , 'twixt the hedges. |
 Former British Railways Goods wagons. |
 Stile in shadow, Roper's Green Lane |
 Roper's Green Lane ,looking southwest. |
 Beth, Eddie and Max , enjoying their freedom. |
 Looks like Eddie's trodden in something. |
 Looking back to Roper's Farm . |
 The spire of St.Werburgh's rises above a sea of golden daffodils. |
 Daffodils reflected in a furrow. |
 St.Werburgh's church , across a somewhat moist field. |
 The local boat graveyard |
 Yet another staging post , on the road to utter demise. |
 A section of path through the Industrial Estate |
 A silhouette of the next image |
 Picked clean ! |
 Cockham Wood fort, ruins thereof |
 Cockham Wood fort , remains thereof |
 Tethering buoys , lying on dried salt |
 A WW2 pill box , now severely undermined. |
 Figurehead of HMS Arethusa |
 History of the Arethusa Venture |
 Upnor Castle ,seen above the various moorings. |
 The Pier pub , in reflection. |
 Church of St.Phillip and St. James , Church of England. |
 The King's Arms pub |
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 Fencing reflected in cottage windows. |
 Aged weatherboarded cottage |
 The Tudor Rose Pub |
 Upnor Castle barracks stand high o'er the High Street. |
 A beautiful observatory. |
 Upnor Castle , riverside view. |
 Upnor Castle ,another riverside view. |
 Boats moored at Lower Upnor. |
 The path from Upnor seafront towards Frindsbury. |
 My route along the side of an M.O.D. BASE. |
 The Saxon Shore Path , approaching the dual carriageway crossing. |
 An innominate stream. |
 Parsonage Lane , at junction with footpath from Berwick Way. |
 All Saints Church |
 All Saints church |
 The path from Frindsbury to Canal Road. |
 Notice Board detailing the now defunct Thames and Medway Canal. |
 Dilapidated moorings , cast a bad impression. |
 Former Soviet submarine ,now privately owned, awaiting refurbishment. |
 The National Cycle Network , distance marker |
 The pedestrian walkway , on the north side of Rochester Bridge. |
 The pedestrian walkway , looking North. |
 Rochester Castle walls ,reflected in a puddle. |
 Rochester Castle Keep |
 Rochester Castle walls and keep. |
 The main road and rail bridge over the River Medway |
 Boats moored at Tower Reach pontoons. |
 Moored boats and shadows. |
 Rochester castle keep seen across the Medway Bridge Marina. |
 Cotoneaster growing wild under the M2 Medway Bridge |
 The Medway Hi Speed Rail Bridge , with the M2 road bridge behind. |
 It's amazing what a splash of colour can do. |
 Some rather interesting riverside living options. |
 No instructions needed for location of lifeboat. |
 A seagull doubling as a directional arrow. |
 A fine looking vessel |
 Last year's rye grass blowing in the wind |
 The River Medway at high tide. |
 Starkey's Castle / 1 / Looking east |
 Starkey's Castle / 2 / the north range |
 Starkey Castle / 3 |
 Poor wee soul ; just blown away. |
 Eddy , Max and Beth |
 Looking west across Ivy Cottage to the North Downs |
 Max , Eddy and Beth , rabbit hunting. |
 "Fairview " house |
 Late afternoon looking west to the North Downs, from Wouldham Common. |
 Eddy and Beth on Blue Bell Hill. |
 Looking down to Wouldham , from Blue Bell Hill carpark. |
 A nice stand of daffodils. |
 The descent from Bluebell Hill car park. |
 Kit's Coty house |
 Putting the leads on again !,approaching The Pilgrims' Way. |
 Beth and Max on the Pilgrims Way. |
 Hazards on The Pilgrims' Way. |
 The road to the underpass, under the A229 |
 Eddie, Beth and Max leaving the A229 underpass. |
 A train on the mainline to London. |
 The dogs at the White Horse Stone |
 The ascent through the wooded escarpment. |
 Open fields once more. |
 The dogs by the Ski - Lift. LOL. |
 Beth and Max , with Eddie following on. |
 Eddie , Max and Beth enjoying the path, now, in the woods. |
 Beth on the path just inside the woodland. |
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 Max leading the parade, on a very soggy , misty morning. |
 A notice advertising the ancient Pilgrim Route from Canterbury to Glastonbury |
 Primroses flowering . |
 Beth posing in the morning sunshine. |
 Primroses carpeting the woodland floor. |
 North Downs Way at Harp Farm |
 Max and Eddie cautiously approach the puddle |
 Shadows and reflections . |
 Beth inspects a puddle , as Eddie evades the same. |
 Railings on Jade's Memorial footbridge. |
 Jade's Crossing Memorial Footbridge. |
 The Cock Horse Inn p.h. |
 RAF Detling memorial. |
 The Tudor Doorway |
 Detling Cricket Pitch , with a pronounced slope. |
 Gateway to the heavens. |
 Nice to see the gorse in bloom. |
 The view north from White Horse Wood Country Park viewpoint..198m. |
 The path leading to Thurnham Castle . |
 General plan of Thurnham Castle site. |
 Thurnham Castle ruins |
 Thurnham Castle ruins, |
 Water Lane awash with horses and riders. |
 Broad Street Hill |
 A last look back towards Thurnham. |
 A very wet field , 'twixt Hollingbourne and the railway. |
 Footpath over the railway and M20 Motorway. |
 Blossom in the hedgerow. |
 Pretty lanes adorned with bluebells. |
 Beautiful bluebells in the hedgerows |
 English bluebells adorn the woodlands. |
 Wayside beauties , yet often a difficult colour to get just right. |
 Age old barns and fuel pumps |
 Footpath in Broomfield. |
 Beth and Max meet Eddie. |
 Leeds Castle , before the leafing out. |
 Leeds Castle ediface , in afternoon sunshine. |
 Leeds Castle and Gatehouse. |
 Ulcombe church |
 Ulcombe village nestling in a misty Weald. |
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 Early morning light and shadows |
 Birch Wood in early morning light and shade. |
 English woodland bluebells , in situ. |
 Beth being too quick for the exposure. |
 Early morning sunlight in Birch Wood |
 The farm track. |
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 A dew pond |
 The footpath was quite distinct,left of shot. |
 Bluebells |
 A grand avenue , approaching |
 Oasts at Boy Court farm |
 Boy Court ; the old and the new. |
 Crossing a footbridge , on the approach to Headcorn. |
 A favoured pond, just out of Headcorn. |
 Coffee Corner shop, by the car park. |
 The High Street |
 Nos. 1 - 4 Church Walk |
 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church |
 St. Mary's Church |
 Traditional Kentish house and church spire |
 The Milk House ph. |
 Looking back on Frittenden , as I departed. |
 A last look to Frittenden. |
 A very pretty cottage . |
 Sheep grazing and resting opposite the farmhouse. |
 Two delightful elderly ladies, with their Collie dog, out for a stroll. |
 One of the many buildings at Sissinghurst Castle Gardens. |
 Oasts and a Gatehouse |
 Sissinghurst Castle Farmhouse |
 Ox eye daisies |
 A nice contrast |
 Near Sissinghurst Court . |
 Buckhurst Farm |
 A lady in training ; give her her due,she did mumble hello,as we passed. |
 Beautifying the footpath . |
 St. Dunstan's Church , north elevation. |
 Sysirinchium (yellow) and another flower |
 An ancient gift |
 The clerestory . |
 Part of the 1000 year pastoral celebration . |
 Looking along Stone Street , to a certain windmill. |
 A tea shop in Cranbrook. |
 Cottage with a curious leaning chimney. |
 Looking west along the track to Charity Farm. |
 Beth and Max , oblivious to the problems at hand |
 A rear view of "The Big House". |
 Looking across the corn field to Swattenden Lane. |
 The route west ; it looked great. |
 Another dead end ! |
 Ox-eye daisies by an old log. |
 The route ahead , to Hawkhurst , viewed by Eddie and Beth. |
 The footbridge in Cranbrook Wood. |
 Attwaters Farmhouse |
 A dilapidated barn |
 Meadow grasses and wild flowers. |
 Merry Mead farmhouse |
 The Four Wentz crossroads , |
 A field divide ; to the right,fallow, to the left wheat and ox eye daisies. |
 Hawkhurst hove into view. |
 Thistles adorn a meadow. |
 Approaching Hawkhurst along Ockley Lane. |
 Honeysuckle beautifies the hedgerow. |
 Looking down Cranbrook Road, lined, as it is ,with weatherboarded houses. |
 Dogs and folk , enjoy whatever shade is to be found. |
 Maison Meubles |
 Moor Hill |
 Church of St. Lawrence , |
 Eddie and Beth, betwixt the red berries and the maize crop. |
 Beth resting on the lane to Bourne Farm. |
 The dogs re-grouping , before the ascent, to Northlands.. |
 Conghurst Farm |
 Dandelions amid the maize |
 Climbing up to Northlands |
 Looking back to Conghurst Farm. |
 Max rests beside the woodshed at Northlands. |
 Church of St. Mary the Virgin , C. of E., |
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 Robertsbridge Abbey ruins. |
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 Udiam Farmhouse |
 Late afternoon sun bathes the ruins. |
 Castle ruins in arboreal splendour. |
 Sussex Border Path signpost . |
 Looking across a field towards Padgham. |
 A curious bridge . |
 Something scurried below the footbridge. |
 A zigzag footbridge , entrance thereto. |
 The return view of the zigzag footbridge. |
 Lane in Northiam used by the Sussex Border Path route. |
 Old water pump |
 A misty dawn at Beckley . |
 Beth approaching camera, with Max,black dog,to the rear. |
 Morning mist amongst the trees. |
 Misty dawn over Beckley . |
 Eddie announcing the dawn's arrival. |
 Beth and Eddie , in the thick of the mist. |
 Max rooting around in the dawn . |
 Little Horsepens |
 Church cottage |
 Church Lane , in early light. |
 All Saints Church , Beckley |
 View through a hedge at Clay Hall. |
 Entrance to Hoath Wood , from Clay Hall |
 A somewhat corpulent me , plus the dogs. |
 Beth in Tilebarn Wood. |
 After the dense woodland , open ground at last. |
 Looking southwest across the Spring , to Pickham Wood. |
 An elaborate stile and footbridge combination. |
 An interesting capture , this one. |
 Through the gate to Glass Eye Farm. |
 Max , by Thornham Wood. |
 Lovely autumnal colours at Beckley Furnace. |
 Looking back to Beckley Furnace , presents a wholly differing view. |
 Looking up the Tillingham Valley, from the hollow way . |
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 Green and brown . |
 Beth posing in Burnthouse Wood. |
 Ludleys farmhouse |
 Heronry house and Hayes farmhouse |
 The River Tillingham heading to the sea. |
 Looking north across the Tillingham valley, from Udimore . |
 A patio ,with a glorious view. |
 A panorama of the upper Tillingham valley , from Udimore. |
 The King's Head pub |
 Beth the collie stands before St. Mary's Church. |
 St. Mary's church , with autumnal leaves. |
 Beth and Eddie on the track to the Brede Level . |
 Rustic fence and reeds. |
 Another innominate water course , on the Brede level. |
 The dogs crossing the River Brede. |
 Beth the Collie , beside the River Brede . |
 Beth sizing up for the chase. |
 Max sunning himself , next to the River Brede . |