Kent is known as the "Garden
of England", the fertile rolling hills home to hop gardens
and orchards.
The area is divided into
coastal towns and ports, and a lovely inland area of attractive
countryside and villages.
The coastal ports have an
interesting history - in 1278 the " Cinque Ports" were
Sandwich, Dover, Hythe, Romney and Hastings, and granted numerous
privileges in exchange for providing King Edward I with ships.
Today only Dover remains a port, perched on the famous white
cliffs, busy with ferries to and from Europe.
Broadstairs, Margate and
Ramsgate are popular seaside resorts on the east coast.
Inland is Canterbury with
it's magnificent cathedral, immortalized by Geoffrey Chaucer
in "The Canterbury Tales".
East Sussex has some of
the most spectacular coastal scenery in Britain. The chalk cliffs
at Beachy Head are the southern end of the south downs - they
are completely sheer and 175 metres high.
Hastings is a classic English
seaside resort, and the towns of Rye, Battle and Lewes attract
visitors with their fascinating history.
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