When you've just been sampling some of the finest oysters England has to offer, what better to do than drive 10 minutes down the road to the seaside town of Herne Bay, also in Kent. Think sun, sea, harbour, candy floss, rock, brightly coloured beach huts, amusement arcades and chips in cones. British seaside at its best.
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| View from the beach with the Kent wind farm in the background |
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| View of the beach from the promenade |
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| The clock tower on the promenade |
After walking along the promenade and taking in the fresh sea air and gentle wafts of vinegary chips, it was time for the second instalment of lunch so we headed to one of the many fish and chip shops along the main strip and order a cone of chips to sit and eat on the beach.
After absorbing the sunshine and the scenery, we took a walk along the opposite beaches to the clock tower and stumbled across the most beautiful array of brightly coloured beach huts glimmering as the sun went down.
Beach huts that stretch for miles
Next stop was the arcade to play on the 2p and 10p slot machines. There's nothing more memorable than rainy days spent at an amusement arcade as a child, playing on the slot machines and hearing the sound of the coins falling into the metal trays when you win.
The most important thing I'd learnt as a child about being at amusement arcades is to quite while you're ahead. And that, we did. 10p up. So then we left to purchase some souvenir rock and candy floss and headed back to the City before sun started to set.
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