The Royal Photographic Society
South East Region
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Photogenic Locations in Kent |
Things to go and take photographs of in the Kent area. (£) indicates a charge for entry. GR denotes Ordnance Survey grid reference. Why not add fresh locations that might be of interest to members. Ideally, giving Grid Refs and indicating fees with a £ sign, please e-mail RPS South East Region.
Bedgebury National Pinetum. Pines, lakes, pines, water fowl, pines, fungi, pines. Good for landscapes, fungi in autumn, bark close-ups, flowers, insects. (£) Bewl Water
Photogenic for woodland, water, boats, birds. Miles of footpaths around water. Parking (£) Off A21 near Lamberhurst. Visitors Centre GR TQ 675338. Free footpath access at Rosemary Lane (limited free parking) GR TQ 700320 Bodiam Castle (National Trust) Classic moated castle, good in morning and evening light, especially in winter. (£) Canterbury and Cathedral Historic city with architectural interest. Cathedral area (£). Chatham Royal Naval Dockyard Museum Preserved dockyard, ships and boats. Rope-making. Lifeboat museum. Tours of HMS Cavalier, last WW2 Destroyer and HMS Ocelot, submarine. (£) Cranbrook Unspoilt Kentish town Open Sat and Bank Holidays. Easter - end Sept. Free entry. Finest example of white weather boarded, working smock mill in England. Dover Harbour, Marina and Castle Plenty of social, industrial, travel, documentary photography. Architecture around and in castle. Historical re-enactments in programme. 01304 201628 (Castle) (£) Dover White Cliffs Recreational area above Dover harbour, formerly White Cliffs Experience (now closed) orchids in summer chalk flora, butterflies. Dover Samphire Ho Huge ecological experiment on regeneration, with the spoil from the Channel Tunnel - at the foot of the white cliffs. Birds, insects, flowers including Spider Orchids in May/June. GR TR 298393 Dungeness
Beach shingle plants fishing boats and huts, beach detritus, light railway (steam engines), lighthouse, nuclear power station. GR TR 085173. Bird Observatory GR TR 085172 RSPB Bird Observatory GR TR065185 Eridge Rocks Outcrop of sandstone cliffs and rocks between Groombridge and Eridge. Natural history, ferns, mosses fungi, flowers. Rock shapes. Parking GR TQ532364 Old Thames barges and other traditional craft - for all things and details nautical. Gravesend River Thames, river traffic, boat trips into central London and down river from West Pier. Annual Thames Barge Race. Gravesend Pier restoration.
A good site for nature and architectural photography. Location is at 553500E 137500N. (£) Ightham Mote (National Trust)
Moated Manor House and gardens. (£) 01732 810378 GR TQ 584535 Hever Castle Moated Castle, gardens including lakes, statues etc. Italian garden. (£) Kent Piers Gravesend (under restoration), Margate. Knowle Park (National Trust) Deer park, trees insects, mammals and birds. Tours of House, but normally no photography inside. Sevenoaks. House (£) 01732 462100 Lullingstone Roman Villa And nearby Shoreham Village on River Darent. Villa (£) Maidstone Market The County Town market colourful stalls and people Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nearby Medway river, old buildings, church and Millennium Bridge. GR TQ759554. Marden Meadow
A carpet of orchids in mid May- early June (Kent Trust Nature Reserve open to the public) GR TQ 277453 (near Marden village). Kent Trust for Nature. Details of many wonderful Nature reserves throughout the County. The Pantiles Tunbridge Wells Interesting architecture, churches nearby- mainly street photography Reculver Country Park Famous for Reculver Towers ruin and Roman remains. GR TR 230695. Rochester
Old town including river Medway, Rochester Castle, Rochester Cathedral (second oldest in the country). Annual Dickens Festival in June and December and the Sweeps' festival over May Bank Holiday. Much architectural and street photography. Sandwich A Cinque Port old buildings and quay with boats Scotney Castle and Garden (National Trust)
01892 891081 (£) Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve Reached from A25 immediately north of Sevenoaks (nr. Bat and Ball) (£) GR TQ 519568 Sissinghurst Castle and Garden (National Trust) 01580 710700 (£) A famous National Garden to yourself for only £15? Well almost. Sissinghurst Castle Garden is offering to open the Garden for non-commercial photography on its normally closed days of Wednesday and Thursday each week for the use of as few as six artists or photographers from 10am to 4pm. Easels and tripods (normally banned) will be allowed. Apply on 01580 710700, booking essential, cost £15. Commercial photographers should enquire separately for rates and conditions. Tudeley Church
Marc Chagall stained glass windows. Near Tonbridge. Whitstable
Old fishing port. Long shingle spit "Whitstable Street" at low water. |
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