Lobster Pots and Icecreams

About half an hours drive from Freshwinds, is unique Dungeness.

For myself, I like the wide open skies and the landscape of fishing boats and bits and bobs. 

This was to have been my birthday treat but circumstances prevented it.

We chose a lovely day to visit nonetheless. 

 The houses on the eastern side stretch off in a ribbon, into the distance. When you travel on the little train, you pass by all these houses and can peep into their pebbly gardens.

We had delicious fish and chips at the Pilot, sitting in the shingle garden, watching the tiny steam train go by and waving to all the passengers.

Then we walked out to the sea, past sea cabbages and over the shingle banks to the sea where lazy fishermen dozed in the sunshine, by their rods.

Nets, lobster pots, piles of timber, rusting metal....

an artist`s paradise.

After searching for driftwood and shells, we made our way towards

Dungeness Fish Bar for icecreams.

This is an outdoor bar, made from an old container, picnic benches arranged on the shingle and obviously very popular.

There were baskets of blankets for more inclement days, but they were not needed on this day.

 

 

 

I loved the "carpet" which holds the ever-shifting 

shingle in one place. 

I also enjoyed the outdoor washroom facilities.

It is a great place to visit.

I love it there for all kinds of reasons.