We had decided to visit "The Pines", but they are open only Wednesday to Sunday, so plan B was put into operation. Plan B is the 'Frontline Britain Trail'. Take a look at the website, the village archive is amazing and the posts (for the signs) aren't as new as the pictures suggest. The first move is up the steps from the beach - a lot of steps, but I didn't count. At the top we walked along the cliff in front of some impressive houses, we soon came to "The Bluebirds Tea Rooms", near the memorial to the Dover Patrol. It was windy outside, but very warm inside. Having Brody we stayed outside and had an early lunch. The waitress delivering the lunch lost the bread in the wind. Brody never misses a trick, but even he can only eat one piece of bread at a time. After lunch we continued on the trail, but soon lost it and ended up on the opposite side of St Margaret's-at-Cliffe. We turned around and headed back, and picked up the trail again. We have still seen only 2 of the 10 plaques, but have walked and equivalent length, a little over 4 miles. We stopped again in Shelleys Tea Rooms for tea and fruit cake (very good). Then back to the cottage.
Later we had our evening meal at the White Cliff Hotel - very good food, very attentive service, so a pleasurable evening out.
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