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 |
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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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Robertsbridge Abbey ruins./ 3 |
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 . |