Wild Wet & Windy

Sundays walk was by all accounts, wild wet & windy, thank goodness Linda and I had the sense to stay home..

A good chance for the three boys to try the ponchos..

Minnis Bay to reculver ~ 4 miles 

Mark & Geoff started off from The Minnis. A concrete track along the top of the sea defences provides a bracing walk and cycle route to Reculver. Its a bleak walk, windy enough to make you stay away from the edges.

The modern day coast path continues along the sea wall and is way marked Thanet Coast Path, and Wantsum Walk. Minnis Bay is a long sandy bay on the outskirts of Birchington with rocky and shingle areas, promenade and paddling pool.

The ruined church at Reculver sits on a prominent headland that is now a Country Park, managed in partnership by Canterbury City Council, English Heritage and Kent Wildlife Trust. At Reculver, the Saxon Shore Way leaves the coast to make its way inland, following the shoreline of the old Wantsum Channel that once separated the Isle of Thanet from mainland Kent.

Reculver to Herne Bay ~ 4 Miles

From Reculver to Bishopstone Glen a path option along the undercliff allows good views of the geological layers that have been revealed by constant erosion. At Reculver, the ruined church sits on a prominent headland that is now a Country Park, managed in partnership by Canterbury City Council, English Heritage and Kent Wildlife Trust. A byname for the towers of the ruined church is the "Twin Sisters" and they are Reculver's most dominant feature.

The Saxon Shore is clearly waymarked along this section. Herne Bay is a popular seaside resort which has 19th century origins and the 30 turbines of the Kentish Flats Wind Farm are clearly visible off shore. For those in search of traditional seaside magic, you will find it in Herne Bay. Two miles of splendid seafront offer seaside favourites in the shape of candyfloss, ice cream parlours, cafés, friendly pubs and fish and chip bars.

They were joined by John in Herne Bay for the return route... the above in reverse.

Apparently some 'help' was required in dressing/putting on & taking off ponchos and Mark mentioning something about sharing his sausage, maybe it was a good thing not to have been there !!