The best bit of this walk last month was calling in at the aptly named Cliff Top Cafe in Capel le Ferne, which has home made cakes, very friendly staff and (usually) an amazing view. It’s very popular with (middle-aged) bikers at weekends. The last time I was here I had a message on my mobile phone saying ‘Welcome to France’, but sadly not this time …
Then there was a sea mist and much rain so we didn’t actually make it to Dover, but being above the sea was a delight.
The cliff paths were super slippy with wet chalk so we walked a bit on the Old Dover Road, eventually found the huge concrete sound mirror and caught a bus back to Folkestone in pouring rain. English summer and all that …
