KENT The Garden of England Day Three Part Two: Faversham & Whitstable

We left Leed’s Castle for Whitstable a seaside town and the setting for the British TV detective series ‘Whitstable Pearl’ which I ended up watching after I returned home. First up is tour bus and our driver Tony.

Whitstable is full of shops, art galleries and places to eat oysters.

This was the site of the infamous Oyster Tasting by Charlotte that didn’t quite make it down.

The Duke of Cumberland hotel, Joyanne spotting me through the shop window and a few of the Beach huts.

Next stop was Faversham for a tour of the Shephers Neame Brewery. We had a bit of time to have a look about. In the following photo you can see the store front for the Brewery and on the far left you can barely see a tent set up for a street market. Since we had some free time I wandered down to have a look.

I had been looking for something for my friend Denise who couldn’t make the trip and I found it! A Crummles & Company enameled trinket box with a butterfly—which was her childhood nickname.

And then I spotted another one which I bought for myself. I had just been give the memoir “Raising Hare”, by my daughter for Mother’s Day. And finished it just before the trip. These are European Hares.

We have our own here in California. A photo of one from my back yard. They like to prune my plants at times!

Now back to our tour at Shephers Neame Brewery which was quite interesting, even though I am not a beer drinker.

I also couldn’t resist their collection of pub signs.

And the tasting.

And I found this chart quite interesting and comparable to similar ones for wine tasting

So whether you stop by for a tour or try their ales at your local pub, Enjoy!

We drove back to Leed’s Castle where we were to spend another night. We went out to eat at the nearby Park Gate Inn. We had a lovely meal and even though they were short staffed, Bamber, our waitress, took care of us to perfection! Then back to the Castle for another night’s sleep.

Whether day or night the gardens at Leeds Castle, put on a show.

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