Tag Archives: Martello Tower

50a – Seaford

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Wingclipped

It was with delighted astonishment that the sun tried to break through the clouds for our walk today.  It made us realise how many walks we have done this year with a blanket of white cloud above us.  We parked … Continue reading →

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47b – Eastbourne Part II

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Wingclipped

We walked along Eastbourne’s seafront and soon reached the “Wish Tower”.  This is in fact Martello Tower #73.  It has been unused for a decade or so and sits there prettily enough, but doing very little.  Local groups are trying to get … Continue reading →

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46c – Sovereign Harbour

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Wingclipped

Sovereign Harbour proclaims itself as “northern Europe’s largest composite marina complex”.  It seems to me that most of these words are caveats of some form or another, carefully designed to frame a statement so that it is technically correct.  Still, it … Continue reading →

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46b – Pevensey Bay to Sovereign Harbour

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Wingclipped

As we left Pevensey Bay, a lone figure stood in his garden and waved goodbye to us. The walk from Pevensey Bay to Sovereign Harbour is an amble along a shingle beach which runs in front of a new development.  The … Continue reading →

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45h – Bexhill-on-Sea to Norman’s Bay

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Wingclipped

We left Bexhill and entered one of its suburbs, Cooden.  Initially, we were on a concrete path, but that soon came to an end.  Just as we were crossing to the shingle, a cyclist rode up.  He reached the end … Continue reading →

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43b – Rye to Rye Harbour

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Wingclipped

As we left Rye we saw Martello Tower #30, dilapidated and overgrown, stood in a private garden.  I think I would quite like a Martello Tower in my garden.  I could put it to good use. We crossed the Brede … Continue reading →

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39 – Hythe to Littlestone

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Wingclipped

Our last walk was stopped short at the boundary of Hythe Ranges, due to live firing.  When there is no live firing it is possible to walk along the shoreline, in front of the ranges.  However, the ranges are intensively used, often seven … Continue reading →

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38d – Sandgate to Hythe

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Wingclipped

The journey between Sandgate and Hythe is pleasant enough but uneventful, to say the least.  With a shingle beach to the left, and open land with a golf course to the right, the red tarmac promenade cuts straight through the middle.  There … Continue reading →

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37c – Samphire Hoe to Folkestone

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Wingclipped

We finished lunch on the far western end of Samphire Hoe Country Park, and then dropped down onto the shingle beach below.  The tide was out, allowing us a passage to Folkestone underneath the cliffs.  The low November sun was our … Continue reading →

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