Wandering Around Rye Harbour

Hi!

After I visited Kew last month, many of you have been liking my posts on quiet and undetected places, so I thought I'd do another one when I visited Rye Harbour last week. I came here to do a shoot for my Photography A-Level project and actually loved it so much that I had to take some photographs for my blog!

When you arrive, there is a few options of what you can do. There are a couple of trails that you can walk down in varying lengths, depending on your stamina (I took the quicker one, which is one mile. but there is one even further!). Also, there is a coffee shop, a shop where you can buy gifts and also, the harbour itself. I started off by walking round this part - one thing that struck me was how tranquil it was! The water was entirely still, with very little life. Despite being a Tuesday morning, it was almost dead.

I decided to walk along to the point, which is the beach. There is very little to do here, but the walk was really pleasant, with a hide along the way where you can try to catch seeing some birds (I wasn't successful) and a little house (pictured above).

It's just nice to get out of the house and spend a couple of hours in a little place not many people know about. I'm thinking of making these places a monthly feature in my blog (or however often I go to them) - let me know if you'd like that.

I'd highly recommend visiting this harbour - information is available here: Rye Harbour Website

Katy x

A Stroll Around Kew

When you think of London, one main image comes to mind: central London, the tourist hotspots like Big Ben, Covent Gardents, The London Eye, the Thames etc. Then there's the streets and shops, teeming with people; the cramped tubes and that feeling of exhilaration being in a huge city full of life. It is easy to forget that there are parts of London that are so different, one of these being Kew.

A mere 5 minutes walk from Kew Gardens itself, this little town is adorable, quaint and any blogger's dream. It's incredibly quiet, with shops and houses lining the streets. There is a hairdressers, a butchers, flower shops and of course, a Tesco's and a Starbucks. I honestly felt like I had been transported away into the 1950s, with the only sign of life and reminder of actually being in London was the train station with the tube sign at the end of the street. I had a stroll through a little market section, which was amazing. There was even a little old bike (pictured above) with a faded seat and a little wheelbarrow selling vegetables, which again you wouldn't imagine seeing in many places nowadays. 

I barely knew this gem of a place even existed, I cannot recommend coming here enough. Sometimes, we all need to take a moment away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and take some time to breath. Where better than here?

The address is: Kew Village Market, Station Parade, Kew, Richmond TW9 3PZ

Hope you enjoyed a slightly different post this week!Katy x