tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post4998923030454252923..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Saturday Walk -- An Exploration of Ancient Cinque Port TownsAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-28099523726650451902017-03-04T23:54:50.482+00:002017-03-04T23:54:50.482+00:00N=15 on this walk. The weather started cloudy and ...N=15 on this walk. The weather started cloudy and at the very end turned rainy but late morning and for a chunk of the afternoon was w=fairly-sunny, which made a nice change. <br /><br />The train-bus connection at Headcorn was very smooth: the kind of joined up public transport this country does not usually have. But the £4.50 fare was a bit steep. Tenterden was a lovely place to start the walk and the wild garlic wood in the early stages was coming on nicely. There was some cherry plum blossom and just before Wittersham the excitement of seeing a few wood anemones in flower. A few stopped at the vineyard in Smallhythe for what the French call a "degustation libre".<br /><br />The dowdy Swan is now a trendy gourmet and pie place. Super friendly staff and the food was certainly pleasant, though personally I think "gourmet" is overstating it. In the afternoon after crossing another former seabed two of us were surprised to be the only ones going to Jempsons in Peasmarsh for tea. I understand other would be tea-ers were shanghaied by other walkers keen to get to Rye earlier. Some also went to the pub in Peasmarsh. <br /><br />Sadly after we left Peasmarsh the weather went downhill: it was a bit wet and rather gloomy for the otherwise lovely descent to Rye. Eight of us had a quick drink in the Wipers Castle and got an 18.56 train.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-54171851625345217362017-03-01T15:54:12.674+00:002017-03-01T15:54:12.674+00:00I am thinking of doing this work arriving on the n...I am thinking of doing this work arriving on the no 2 bus from Hastings getting to Tenterden at 1110.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594391380504033372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-67942904911532885822017-02-26T11:38:13.974+00:002017-02-26T11:38:13.974+00:00The cafe in Jempsons supermarket is the best place...The cafe in Jempsons supermarket is the best place for teaWalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.com