Elmley Island is nestled within the belly of the Isle of Sheppey, an island within an isle. Although no longer a…
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At Queenborough, on the Isle of Sheppey, the channel of the Swale curves sharply around a spit, which is tipped with…
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The Stoke Saltings are a maze of low islands, marsh, and mud, embraced in the underbelly of Kent’s Hoo Peninsula. The…
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The Hoo Peninsula The Hoo Peninsula breaks away from north Kent, forming an almost-island between the Thames and Medway estuaries. The…
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The holiday park at Allhallows looks across the Thames towards the distant, cluttered shoreline of Southend-on-Sea. A narrow beach of family-friendly…
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South Ockendon, a small town in Essex, lies just beyond the M25. On the northern edge of town, West Road passes…
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East London’s riverside landscape is changing fast, but amid the ongoing redevelopment there are still good places to enjoy London’s quiet…
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Channelsea Island is an unexpected haven of green, hidden away on a dead end tributary of the River Lea and Bow…
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South Norwood Country Park is a beautiful, semi-wild parkland in south London. Nature blooms across rolling hills of WW2 demolition rubble…
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The River Rom is a semi-wild river flowing across East London. Sometimes free to meander, sometimes channelled and buried in recessed…
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