After North Kent we headed towards London for a few nights as we wanted to catch up with a couple of friends and family. We found a site near Sidcup (it was actually just on the edge of Bexley Village) called Kelseys , a lovely site with an adjacent farm shop and café/restaurant. You really don’t know you’re so near to London 🙂
We had the same thing happen to us again though, whereby we were the only campers in the field and when someone else arrived (again an older couple), they pitched right next to us rather than taking their pick of all the space available!
We still weren’t well but on our 1st full day we headed off towards Rochester (we’d seen it from the motorway on our way in and decided it was worth a look), with a view to carrying on to Chatham Docks after.
Parking in the Cathedral short term car park we paid (via phone) for 2 hours – a mistake, nowhere near long enough! Coming out of the car park and turning left it was such a surprise what a lovely view we had of a gate entering the city and the lovely old buildings in this old part of Rochester. (Top tip – always head for ‘the old town’!)
After a quick spot of lunch we headed for the cathedral. This is free to enter (although I did put a fiver in the donation box), and there are guides dotted around who will chat to you and give you information on the history. We discovered that this is both the 2nd oldest and the 2nd smallest cathedral in the country. Continue reading “Staying near London and visiting Rochester & Chatham Docks”
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