L2L Day 4 New Romney to Rye - 12.75 miles
In glorious morning sunshine, having read more of the history of St. Nicholas' church, we decided it was definitely worthy of a revisit. It has been added to over the centuries and inside, the nave feels very light and airy.
You have to step down off the street to enter the church. The Great storm and inundation of 1287 filled in the estuary and permanently diverted the river on which the town stood - changing it from a harbour to an inland town and deposited so much sand and mud on the area that to this day, the nave remains 2 feet lower than the surrounding streets leaving New Romney a Cinque Port by name only!!
On display was one of a series of 14 mosaics, commissioned in 2021 to commemorate the history and character of the marshes.
Wherever possible we try to avoid walking on roads
so today's walk set out across farmland with fields of rape,
leeks, purple flowering broccoli,
kale,
red cabbages,
Lydd is probably best driven through though All Saints' Church is certainly worth seeing.
As the largest church in the area, it's referred to as the Cathedral of the Marshes.
And the friendly cafe, Brew at 32 on the High St definitely deserves a visit. There we heard of a local student who won a competition in the 1970s for a new design of 'obscured glass'. The prize was either to take a percentage of the sales or a cash prize. On the advice of his art teacher, he took the latter. 'Cotswold' turned out to be Pilkington's best selling obscured glass for the next decade.
For the duration of our walk between Lydd and Camber, in the distance, a massive tractor ploughed back and fore chased by a flock of seagulls looking for an easy meal.
Whilst walking I remembered that the start of Great Expectations was set on the Romney marshes. Even in today's sunshine it wasn't difficult to imagine how bleak, exposed and lonely it must be in the twilight on a cold wintry day.
With no marked paths and few signposts, navigation isn't straightforward.
Eventually we arrived at Camber. Once through the inevitable caravan parks, mobile homes and seasonal seaside shops the sands are magnificent and seem to stretch for miles.
We then walked along the beach for a mile before having to turn off to avoid Rye Golf Club for the last 2 miles to Rye. Unfortunately, the flood defence works have over-run so we weren't able to follow the route past Northpoint and alongside the long river to Rye. Instead we were faced with walking along the busy Camber Rd which we didn't fancy at all so copped out and caught the next bus to Rye railway station and walked through the charming town to our accommodation.
On display was one of a series of 14 mosaics, commissioned in 2021 to commemorate the history and character of the marshes.
Wherever possible we try to avoid walking on roads
so today's walk set out across farmland with fields of rape,
leeks, purple flowering broccoli,
kale,
red cabbages,
and ......Brussels sprouts!!
Lydd is probably best driven through though All Saints' Church is certainly worth seeing.
As the largest church in the area, it's referred to as the Cathedral of the Marshes.
And the friendly cafe, Brew at 32 on the High St definitely deserves a visit. There we heard of a local student who won a competition in the 1970s for a new design of 'obscured glass'. The prize was either to take a percentage of the sales or a cash prize. On the advice of his art teacher, he took the latter. 'Cotswold' turned out to be Pilkington's best selling obscured glass for the next decade.
Between Lydd and Camber we followed the route across farmland. These are big fields which seem almost to stretch to the horizon.
For the duration of our walk between Lydd and Camber, in the distance, a massive tractor ploughed back and fore chased by a flock of seagulls looking for an easy meal.
Whilst walking I remembered that the start of Great Expectations was set on the Romney marshes. Even in today's sunshine it wasn't difficult to imagine how bleak, exposed and lonely it must be in the twilight on a cold wintry day.
The land is riven with pools and deep drainage ditches.
With no marked paths and few signposts, navigation isn't straightforward.
In the distance, a flock of Romney sheep put on a show!
Eventually we arrived at Camber. Once through the inevitable caravan parks, mobile homes and seasonal seaside shops the sands are magnificent and seem to stretch for miles.
We then walked along the beach for a mile before having to turn off to avoid Rye Golf Club for the last 2 miles to Rye. Unfortunately, the flood defence works have over-run so we weren't able to follow the route past Northpoint and alongside the long river to Rye. Instead we were faced with walking along the busy Camber Rd which we didn't fancy at all so copped out and caught the next bus to Rye railway station and walked through the charming town to our accommodation.
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