Part fishing village and part shingle beach, Dungeness is a unique destination and a popular spot for photographers and holidaymakers alike. This stark landscape has an otherworldly beauty and is an offbeat coastal area that’s truly one of the most unique locations in the UK. Dungeness is home to the world’s smallest passenger railway as 5 Reasons to Visit DungenessRead More
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East Sussex: The Ultimate Country Weekend Break Near London
The pace of city life often feels hectic and hurried. Moments of relaxation can become hard to find. So now and then, it can be great to take a breath and escape on a country weekend break near London, but far enough away from the buzz and bustle. A weekend away is a East Sussex: The Ultimate Country Weekend Break Near LondonRead More
Dungeness National Nature Reserve
Dungeness National Nature Reserve, the RSPB’s oldest nature reserve, occupies nearly 1,000 hectares of the Dungeness peninsula – the largest shingle formation of its kind in Europe. The reserve is part of the Dungeness National Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) In winter, you can see hundreds of waterbirds on the Dungeness National Nature ReserveRead More
Mysterious Romney Marsh
Romney Marsh has always had an otherworldly quality, particularly when the morning mists hang low around its ancient churches. These 100 square miles on the Kent and East Sussex coast were identified for centuries with smugglers. Malaria, or “marsh fever”, was eradicated only in the 19th century. Now, Dungeness nuclear power station, built on Mysterious Romney MarshRead More
It’s a different world in Dungeness…
There’s something distinctly otherworldly about Dungeness. It might have something to do with the strange combination of nuclear power stations, battered fishermen’s huts, lighthouses, the ‘acoustic mirrors’, concrete oddities and the largest expanse of shingle in Europe. The ‘ness is simultaneously a desolate dystopian land and a place of awe-inspiring beauty. It’s no wonder then It’s a different world in Dungeness…Read More