Redsands Seafort off Whitstable
© Keith Tait (view gallery)
Taken July 2010 the seafort was built during WW2 and abandoned in the late 1950's, used by a pirate radio station in the 1960's and is approximately 7 miles off Whitstable Image cannot be loaded
Old Neptune Pub, Whitstable
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Dating from the early 19th century ‘The Old Neptune’ Whitstable, or ‘The Neppy’ as it’s affectionately known is one of only a handful of pubs to be found on the beaches of Britain. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000. It was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable High Street
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000. It was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable Harbour
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable Harbour is a fully fledged working harbour with a unique twist.
Simply watch the world go by as fisherman set sail, enjoy a wander around the harbour village or try the fresh seafood on offer including the world famous Whitstable oyster! Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable Oyster beds
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000. It was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable Harbour
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable Harbour is a fully fledged working harbour with a unique twist.
Simply watch the world go by as fisherman set sail, enjoy a wander around the harbour village or try the fresh seafood on offer including the world famous Whitstable oyster! Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable Oyster beds
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000. It was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer. Image cannot be loaded
Whitby Harbour
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable Harbour is a fully fledged working harbour with a unique twist.
Simply watch the world go by as fisherman set sail, enjoy a wander around the harbour village or try the fresh seafood on offer including the world famous Whitstable oyster! Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable High Street
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000. It was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable Oyster beds
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000. It was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable, Duke of Cumberland Hotel
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000. It was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer. Image cannot be loaded
Old Neptune Pub, Whitstable
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Dating from the early 19th century ‘The Old Neptune’ Whitstable, or ‘The Neppy’ as it’s affectionately known is one of only a handful of pubs to be found on the beaches of Britain. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000. It was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8 km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000. It was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer. Image cannot be loaded
Home of Peter Cushing, Whitstable
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Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor best known for his roles in the Hammer Productions horror films of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, as well as his performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977). Spanning over six decades, his acting career included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles. Born in Kenley, Surrey, Cushing made his stage debut in 1935 and spent three years at a repertory theatre before moving to Hollywood to pursue a film career.
After making his motion picture debut in the 1939 film The Man in the Iron Mask, Cushing began to find modest success in American films before returning to England at the outbreak of the Second World War. Despite performing in a string of roles, including one as Osric in Laurence Olivier's film adaptation of Hamlet (1948), Cushing struggled greatly to find work during this period and began to consider himself a failure. His career was revitalized once he started to work in live television plays, and he soon became one of the most recognizable faces in British television. He earned particular acclaim for his lead performance in a 1954 adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Cushing gained worldwide fame for his appearances in twenty-two horror films by the independent Hammer Productions, particularly for his role as Baron Frankenstein in six of their seven Frankenstein films, and Doctor Van Helsing in five Dracula films. Cushing often appeared alongside actor Christopher Lee, who became one of his closest friends, and occasionally with the American horror star Vincent Price.
Cushing appeared in several other Hammer films, including The Abominable Snowman, The Mummy and The Hound of the Baskervilles, the last of which marked the first of many times he portrayed the famous detective Sherlock Holmes throughout his career. Cushing continued to perform a variety of roles, although he was often typecast as a horror film actor. He played Dr. Who in Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) and gained the highest amount of visibility in his career in 1977, when he appeared as Grand Moff Tarkin in the first Star Wars film. Cushing continued acting into his later years, and wrote two autobiographies. He was lovingly devoted to his wife of twenty-eight years, Helen Cushing, who died in 1971. Cushing died in 1994 of prostate cancer. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles (3km) west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000.
Whitstable was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer.
In 1830, one of the earliest passenger railway services was opened by the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Company. In 1832, the company built a harbour and extended the line to handle coal and other bulk cargos for the City of Canterbury. The railway has since closed but the harbour still plays an important role in the town's economy. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable, Home of Peter Cushing
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE was an English actor best known for his roles in the Hammer Productions horror films of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, as well as his performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars . Image cannot be loaded
Chestfield Golf Club, Whitstable, Kent
© Martin Hayhurst (view gallery)
Chestfield Manor is mentioned in the Domesday Book as a gift of William the Conqueror to his halfbrother Bishop Odo. It lies on the route taken by pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas d Beckett and was known even then as a place of rest and hospitality. In that respect, little has changed to this day. The present building dates from the 15th century and has been carefully and lovingly restored to provide an attractive beamed lounge bar, a small but cosy spike bar and a restaurant overlooking the 18th green and fairway. Image cannot be loaded
Whitstable
© Paul V. A. Johnson (view gallery)
Whitstable is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, 5 miles (8km) north of Canterbury and 2 miles (3km) west of Herne Bay. It has a population of about 32,000.
Whitstable was famous for its 'Native Oysters' which were collected from beds beyond the low water mark from Roman times until the mid-20th century. This is celebrated at the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival, which takes place during the summer.
In 1830, one of the earliest passenger railway services was opened by the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Company. In 1832, the company built a harbour and extended the line to handle coal and other bulk cargos for the City of Canterbury. The railway has since closed but the harbour still plays an important role in the town's economy. Image cannot be loaded
