Dungeness

A few miles to the east of Marsh View Cottage, just across the border into Kent, lies Dungeness.
Probably most well known for its nuclear power station, Dungeness is so much more than that. It is one of the most unique environments in the UK and habitat to around 600 species of plants and rare insects.
It has the largest vegetated shingle beach in Europe and two lighthouses. The oldest was built around 1901 and is now decommissioned and open for tourists to visit.

​Dungeness also has its own beach dwelling community who live in an assortment of housing, including converted railway carriages.
Dungeness is bleak, yet with its own unique beauty too. The beach is ‘other  worldy’ and scattered with long ago abandoned fishing boats, fishermens huts, nets and other fishing related objects.

​The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway runs through here too and is worth a trip on.
It is said that some of the very  finest fish and chips can be eaten at The Pilot Inn, while the Dungeness Snack Shack serves some of the best ‘beach food’ around. The fish in their food is as fresh as it gets and all caught from their own fishing boats daily. Their food includes crab and lobster rolls, fish cakes, firshermens rolls and smoked cod chowder. Opening times are seasonal.
We recommend a visit to Dungeness.  It is not only a fascinating place, but also an artists and photographers paradise with its unique landscape.