Blog - Sea View - Sandgate

Dungeness - the desert in the fifth continent.

May 20. 2026

From the beach in front of the little yellow cottage, we look out across Hythe Bay, and in the distance on most clear days you can see the distinctive outline of Dungeness power station. Dungeness is a unique place. Although not really a desert it's a desolate landscape with a few hardy plants growing between the acres of shingle. The whole Dungeness estate is a nature reserve and a designated s...[More]

Hythe to Folkestone - One of the Guardians 10 great coastal walks pt 2

February 21. 2021

In August 2020 the Guardian published an article listing 10 great coastal walks including a walk along the Royal Military Canal & the sea front to Folkestone. The little yellow cottage is roughly in the middle of the walk in Sandgate. The original is a good walk but if you are setting out from Sandgate it makes so much more sense to split into two circular walks. Although these are still basically...[More]

Hythe to Folkestone - One of the Guardians 10 great coastal walks

August 29. 2020

It might come as a surprise to many to find The Guardian including the walk from Hythe to Folkestone among 10 great coastal walks in a recent article. But actually the walk they describe is a version of the walks we love. Our cottage sits in the middle of this walk on the sea front at Sandgate. The writer encourages the reader to see the dramatic seas at Sandgate, and enjoy the quirky shops. Well ...[More]

Summer in Sandgate - 2020

July 25. 2020

Summer in Sandgate 2020 has been the most unussual summer. Like everywhere elese Covid 19 has had an enormous impact on the village and its community. Sandgate has always been a popular place to eat, relax and enjoy the sea and the quirky buildings that make up this little place. From March like elsewhere all the restaurants and cafes closed, and over time some of the cafes and businesses found wa...[More]