After another good night's sleep we headed off around 9.20. We decided to visit a castle, a castle with a moat and Winston Churchill's estate.
We got to Hever castle to find the grounds don't open till 10.30 and the castle not till 12o'clock. So we decided to go to Chartwell, churchill's place.
That didn't open till 11 but by this time we decided to wait.
I think we could settle in that house quite comfortably. Lovely place, lovely views, heaps of books and quite homely with lovely grounds. Couldn't take inside pics.
From there we decided to go north to find Rochester and Chatham to look at the dock areas. Passed where the Eurostar train leaves from to go to Paris. Also found a pub with an all day carvery for 3pound 50p per person. Great value.
Found the Royal Navy Historic Dockyards. Again another huge place. It must have been quite a hive of activity in it's hay day. This week is a half break for the schools and so there were pirate things happening and lots of kids. We wished we had got there earlier as we still had to find somewhere for overnight.
After giving up on trying to find a tourist place, and getting into peak traffic again, we stumbled onto a hotel (modern) and had to pay whatever price. By this stage we didn't care we just needed somewhere to put our heads.
The rooms are quite warm and they don't have air con just a pedestal fan and I slept with no sheet or anything over me. It is also very warm this morning so will be glad to get out to the fresh air.
Friday, May 29, 2009
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