As we were visiting some friends who just up the road a couple of minutes from Dungeness, I thought that it would be nice to get a glimpse of the old lighthouse, which was shown on the map.
Bear in mind that I was unaware that Dungeness is a nature reserve, as well as home to a large nuclear power station and strange, almost baron landscape of this area of Kent. There are also two lighthouses. When we arrived, it was dusk, and I saw several silhouettes of small sheds and boats moored on the stoney beach. The houses on the road through Dungeness stared out to sea and had been made from old railway coaches.
I absolutely loved this place because it was a hidden gem, and I did not expect to see this baron landscape with the little sheds and amazing photo opportunities. It was as if I had gone back in time or had landed on a different planet. Yet, I found Dungeness to be inspiring and full of character - quirky instead of simply another soulless place.
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