Camber Sands to Greatstone
(Our overall day number 1 - Part of The KC3 ECP Leg 25 - Camber to Folkestone)Camber Sands to Greatstone
8th October 2021 | Miles 15.2 | Elevation gain 52ft
A 15 mile walk from Camber Sands to Greatstone, round the Dungeness peninsula, with a 7 mile inland stretch to Lydd and back to the coast to avoid the MoD firing ranges
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Getting there and back
From our accommodation in Rye, we drove for around 25 minutes to the Greatstone Beach car park. The bus stop is right by the car park, opposite the Jolly Fisherman. From there, we caught the 102 bus back to Camber, taking around a half an hour. From the bus stop by the Pontins, it’s a few steps down to the Camber Car Park and the beach to find the start of the coast path.
Weather conditions
Nice calm weather - around 18 degrees and no wind, perfect walking conditions!
Walking difficulty
Easy and very flat - but the two miles on shingle around Dungeness are heavy going!!
The story of our day in photos
.jpg "Opposite the Jolly Fisherman, at Greatstone Beach, about to get the bus back to Camber to begin our walk")
Opposite the Jolly Fisherman, at Greatstone Beach, about to get the bus back to Camber to begin our walk
.jpg "Camber Sands looking a little bleak out of season - start of day 1")
Camber Sands looking a little bleak out of season - start of day 1
.jpg "Camber Sands")
Camber Sands
.jpg "Taking our very first steps on the England Coast Path at Camber Sands")
Taking our very first steps on the England Coast Path at Camber Sands
.jpg "Wide open beach at Camber - the path runs along the beach for the first mile and a half")
Wide open beach at Camber - the path runs along the beach for the first mile and a half
.jpg "The first seagulls of many")
The first seagulls of many
.jpg "Our first coastal windfarm sighting!")
Our first coastal windfarm sighting!
.jpg "At Jury's Gap, the path heads inland towards Lydd, to circumnavigate the MoD firing ranges")
At Jury's Gap, the path heads inland towards Lydd, to circumnavigate the MoD firing ranges
.jpg "Walland Marsh, on the path inland towards Lydd")
Walland Marsh, on the path inland towards Lydd
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.jpg "The march of the pylons, heading towards us, from Dungeness")
The march of the pylons, heading towards us, from Dungeness
.jpg "Approaching the beach at last, towards Dungeness Nuclear Power Station")
Approaching the beach at last, towards Dungeness Nuclear Power Station
.jpg "Well deserved lunch (and a nap) on the spectacular shingle beach at Dungeness!")
Well deserved lunch (and a nap) on the spectacular shingle beach at Dungeness!
.jpg "Dungeness power station")
Dungeness power station
.jpg "After lunch - a long stretch on heavy going shingle past Dungeness power station")
After lunch - a long stretch on heavy going shingle past Dungeness power station
.jpg "Rounding the point at Dungeness - this is the old lighthouse")
Rounding the point at Dungeness - this is the old lighthouse
.jpg "The new lighthouse at Dungeness, built in 1961 because the new power station obscured the view from the original lighthouse")
The new lighthouse at Dungeness, built in 1961 because the new power station obscured the view from the original lighthouse
.jpg "Action at the Dungeness Lifeboat Station - the lifeboat was launched for a rescue as we were passing")
Action at the Dungeness Lifeboat Station - the lifeboat was launched for a rescue as we were passing
.jpg "Heading up the road away from Dungeness, towards Greatstone")
Heading up the road away from Dungeness, towards Greatstone
.jpg "The final stretch, walking along the beach approaching Greatstone")
The final stretch, walking along the beach approaching Greatstone
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