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| Walmer beach on a snowy Sunday in February |
In the need to find cider for a
Simon Hopkinson recipe with pork and endives, we donned several layers of clothes, hats and gloves and took to the beach-side path that runs between Kingsdown and Walmer, past
Walmer Castle, where the Queen Mother
was Head of the Cinque Ports when she was alive. This is a really pretty coastal walk, with summer wild flowers including pink and white valerian, poppies and sea cabbage, tons of fennel, and garden orphans including loads of hot pokers. But, today's newly emerging plants are hidden under a deep sweep of snow. The native evergreen
Holm Oaks which have been widely written about have taken a blast from the North East, leaving their South West flanks green.
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Beach Holm Oaks in the snow at Walmer
This is around a two mile walk each way, and there are a number of watering holes at either end. The Stag is a popular pub serving some good ales including Bombadier, Sussex Best and Black Sheep. On a Sunday, the hospitality extends to free nibbles of crisps and some very welcome hot and crispy roast potatoes. This pub is particularly popular with the locals.
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| The Stag, Walmer by the sea |
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