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Many things to do and see and all within easy reach of Dolly Plum Guest House 

Please scroll down the page fully in order to see many more things to do and visit

Our coast line, Hythe, Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay, Greatstone and Dungeness is great for fishing in both summer and winter, for Mackerel, Cod, Plaice and Sea Bass. We can arrange to get fresh

bate and let you know where the best fish are being caught on

the day. Packed lunches can also be arranged, simply let us know

the night before or when you make your booking.

This is the new lighthouse at Dungeness, opened in 1960

and still working today, its light can be seen far out to sea 

helping boats and lives at sea.

The Old Lighthouse at Dungeness was opened by the Prince of

Wales on 31st March 1904. This Lighthouse was decommissioned in 1960 and replaced by a New Lighthouse, (still working today). The

Old Lighthouse is now open to the public as an attraction

(opened in 1983).

http://www.dungenesslighthouse.com

Other great places of interest to visit

www.rhdr.org.uk

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway  Tel: 01797 362353 

Tenterden Folk Day Trust and Tenterden Folk Festival

Promoting folk song, music and dance

www.folkspots.btinternet.co.uk/

Dungeness RSPB Nature Reserve occupies 2,000 acres of unique peninsula, the largest Shingle formation of its kind in Europe. It is home to a very rich variety of birds and flowers plus other wildlife.

www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/d/dungeness/index.asp

Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks
Near Canterbury and near Hythe, Kent
Info Line: 01303 264647 Fax: 01303 264944

www.kentattractions.co.uk/Port_Lympne.htm

Canterbury Cathedral has a tradition

of visitor welcome that reaches back to the days of medieval pilgrimages. This

is not only fully maintained today, but

has been developed to meet the

needs of modern tourists.

www.canterbury-cathedral.org

Lydd International Raceway is one of Europe's premier Karting tracks, home of the Kent Karting Club and host to many professional and amateur championships, and this year played host to the British SuperMoto Grand Prix.

www.lyddinternationalraceway.com

Dover Castle: Guardian of the 'Gateway to England', this

giant of a castle displays a solid strength and determination

that has obviously carried it through many troubled times.

Proudly standing atop the White Cliffs, overlooking this busy

port, Dover has withstood the test of time remarkably well

throughout it's long and eventful history.

www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/castles/dover%20castle.htm

Brookland Church (13th century wooden spire)

www.villagenet.co.uk/rotherlevels/villages/brookland.php

With its shallow waters and golden sands, it is ideal for a large range of outdoor activities. Look around the bay and

you can see Dungeness in the background.

"Derek Jarman" a famous film director. This cottage sitting in

the middle of Dungeness is where Derek made his home 

and created his Famous Nuclear Garden, the subject of many television gardening shows, with its plants that can stand all weathers and live on such a harsh landscape, also all of Dereks Driftwood Art forms are still in the Garden

Looking across Dungeness out to sea. The landscape of Dungeness is very different, many TV crews come and film

here, it must be seen to understand its spell on people.

* Smoking, or curing, is a centuries old way of preserving

food, but sadly, smoking fish is an art which is dying. Fortunately, for those wishing to buy quality produce,

prepared in the time old fashion, there still remain a very

few who with skill and dedication in the art.

    * There has been a "Smoke Hole", or "Herring Hang",

at The Smokery, on Dungeness Beach, for almost

200 years - since the fisherman who lived here used

it to preserve his catch.

    * Jim Moate has been smoking fish for some 30 years and

is a true expert. He learnt his art during his years as a

fisherman living and working at Dungeness, both from

talking to the older fishermen and from recipes found on

the old site at Pearl Cottage.

    * The Smokery was included in a series of TV programmes, Meridian Television's "Faces from the South" by Mike Field.

     * It is regularly visited by people from all over the country

and indeed the world, including Americans who have

heard about Jim either by word of mouth or from the

various articles written about him and his wares.

Other great places of interest to visit

Samphire Hoe is one of the few places that you can

truly appreciate the drama of the White Cliffs. Great care

 has been taken to make the landscape at Samphire Hoe fit in this dramatic setting.

www.samphirehoe.com/

Sissinghurst Castle Garden

www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/manor%20houses/

sissinghurst%20castle.htm

Walmer Castle - Kent - A Tudor castle

www.englishheritage.org.uk/server/

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Leeds Castle - Maidstone Kent -'The loveliest castle in  the world'  www.leeds-castle.com

Kent & East Sussex Railway Company Limited

A JOURNEY BACK TO A BYGONE AGE

www.kesr.org.uk/index.htm

Rare Breeds Farm Park. Set in over 120 acres of beautiful

 countryside, no other attraction offers so much to see and

do as the Rare breeds Centre- whatever the weather!  www.rarebreeds.org.uk

Biddenden Vineyards and Cider Works

www.biddendenvineyards.com/visitingus.html

The Canterbury Tales, just one of Kent’s most popular attractions, with its stunning reconstruction of 14th century England, is just like stepping into the Middle Ages. Inside the historic building of St. Margaret’s Church you can step back   over 500 years to join Geoffrey Chaucer (England’s finest    poet) and his colourful characters as they journey from    London towards the shrine of St.Thomas Becket at    Canterbury Cathedral and enjoy their medieval adventure  stories. www.canterburytales.org.uk/home.htm