SaltworksIn the Middle Ages there were many salt-works across the marshes, but in 1325 the sea wall was built, allowing the land to be used for agriculture.
The shoreline shows evidence of a number of wrecks dating back to the Middle Ages and even Roman times: the Saxon Shore Way is a signposted walk along this part of the coast. The artist J M W Turner sketched Whitstable from here in the mid 1820s.
Seasalter levels are part of an internationally important area for wildlife. Each year thousands of geese, ducks and waders come from northern Europe and Siberia to spend the winter on the fields and mudflats. In summer wading birds such as redshank and lapwing nest on the wet fields, whilst the ditches support rare plants and insects.
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| Seasalter beach |
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| Early Fishermen landing their catch |
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The ‘Old Church’ is in fact the chancel of the mediaeval church of Saint Alphege. A new church was erected in the centre of Whitstable in 1845. |
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| For more information contact: |
Whitstable Visitor Information Centre
7 Oxford Street
Whitstable
Kent
CT5 1DB
United Kingdom |
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+44 (0)1227 275 482 |
| Facsimile: |
+44 (0)1227 361 911 |
| Website: |
http://www.canterbury.co.uk/ |
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