Garden of England

Image by Alan Parkinson

My last major event of 2009 was a trip down to Kent. Down to Canterbury, with heavy traffic on the M25 a little annoying - long queues over QEII bridge.

Was staying overnight near Whitstable and took a quick trip into town to mooch around the clapboard houses near the harbour...

Also popped into the Duke of Cumberland hotel (excellent location at the end of the High Street) for a delicious pint of Shepherd Neame "Late Red"

Thanks to Colin Walker at Canterbury Christchurch University and colleagues for an enjoyable, if chilly, day...