We drove out to the bleak landscape that is Dungeness. At the end of the road, by the power station, we found the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway terminus and some lighthouses.
One of them is now open to the public so we climbed to the top for spectacular views over the area.
On our way back to civilisation we stopped off to visit Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage pebble garden. We were told that his partner still uses the place and that he doesn't mind people visiting to admire the garden created amongst the pebbles.
Heading north we stopped off at a holiday camp to see "Big Ears" – concrete sound mirrors from WW2 that were used to focus sound so that people could hear approaching bombers coming over the channel. The things they had to do before radar was invented!
We ended up in Hythe for a pub lunch before visiting the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway terminus. From here we took a ride on the 1/25 scale steam train to Dungeness and back.
Back to Rye to freshen up before heading out to see if we could get a table at the renowned Webbe's Fish Cafe. Luckily they could fit us in without booking, on a table by the kitchen area. We both had great meals, washed down with wonderful English wine from Chapel Down vineyard. We ended the evening with a gentle stroll back through town to the flat.
