South-East of England - July 2003

I decided to rent a car and go visiting the south-east of England with my parents who were visiting me. Below is a quick summary of this five-day trip...

1^st day: Rochester - Canterbury PHOTOS

First stop; Rochester to walk outside the the Norman Castle and to visit the cathedral.
Then we reach Canterbury and visited its famous cathedral and wandering in the city (looking for food... something almost impossible to find after 6pm!).

Distance: 128 miles (206 kms)

2^nd day: Dover - Rye PHOTOS

What is called "Dover Castle" is actually a big place which was used by the Romans, the Saxons, the Normans, and armies until very recently.
There are a lot of things to visit there, including the Secret Wartime Tunnels and the Keep...
Rye is a small but very nice town... Impossible to find one ugly street!

Distance: 73 miles (117 kms)

3^rd day: Battle (Hastings) - Brighton PHOTOS

The famous "Battle of Hastings" didn't take place in Hastings but a few miles north. The town of the actual location is called... Battle!
The second part of the day was used to visit Brighton , The Royal Pavailion and the Pier .

Distance: 107 miles (172 kms)

4^th day: Chichester - Portsmouth PHOTOS

Quick stop in Chichester to visit the Cathedral before heading for...
...Portsmouth and the the Historic Dockyard . The entrance is expensive but the visit of the habour, the HMS Warrior, the HMS Victory and the vision of the Mary-Rose worth the money.

Distance: 118 miles (190 kms)

5^th and last day: Winchester PHOTOS

Winchester is also a very nice city. One amazing thing is all the town centre is extremely quiet!

Distance: 114 miles (183 kms)

_{NB: The photos presented here have been taken by my father and me.}