Spent the morning in the Weald.
"The Weald is an area in South East England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. The Weald once was covered with forest, and its name, Old English in origin, signifies woodland. The term is still used today, as scattered farms and villages sometimes refer to the Weald in their names." (Wikipedia)
We drove to the delightful village of Sissinghurst and Sissinghurst Castle. Famous for Vita Sackville-West and the extraordinary garden she created out of a ruin of a ancient manor house.
It is called a castle but in fact it has never been one! The French prisoners of war (Seven Years War) in the 1700s referred to their prison as Chateau du Sissinghurst. They destroyed much of the original manor house. Darn French.
Later it became a Workhouse for the district, falling into even more disrepair.
Today though, it remains a spectacular garden and house for visitors to enjoy.
Later drove onto Folkestone and Dover before catching the ferry to Dunkirk.
