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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  23 July 2012     12:46184195
  #1      
  stumbled on this earlier today, a stretch of the royal military canal devoid of people even on a lovely summers day.
  
  just after the service station going toward the "fountain" pub in seabrook.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  even the wild fowl looked relaxed knowing that brian is unaware of their location .
  
  

  
• Guest 656

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  23 July 2012     13:04184197
  #2      
  Ah!! Howard, this is one of my very favourite places, used to go there with daughters Briony and Saskia almost every day after school especially in the summer months, when they were at St Augustines Primary School in Hythe. Just love that stretch along the canal, great for picnics and feeding the ducks
• Guest 656

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  23 July 2012     13:06184198
  #3      
  By the way, lovely photos Howard, and The Fountain Pub you mention do some great food, worth a visit
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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  23 July 2012     17:00184235
  #4      
  ah thanks howard,now no the location.i will seend my man along later.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  23 July 2012     17:19184242
  #5      
  moved then to a safe house brian.
  
  heard that about the "fountain" colette, i believe they do a barbecue at weekends where people bring along their own food and pay a small fee for the use of the equipment.
• Guest 698

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  23 July 2012     17:23184244
  #6      
  http://www.royalmilitarycanal.com/pages/walks_2.asp
  
  We have often walked sections of it over the years. A good one is from Seabrook to West Hythe. It's possible to do Seabrook to Rye in one day if you are energetic. At least there aren't any hills!
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Guest 656

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  24 July 2012     13:00184352
  #7      
  Didn't know that about the barbecue weekends Howard, must give that one a try, have quite a few good friends who live in Hythe so the barbecue idea would be good for a get-together
  
  I have done that walk Peter from Seabrook to West Hythe many times, don't think I would manage the Rye one though, advancing years and all that
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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  24 July 2012     14:23184359
  #8      
  thanks howard i will make sure he is wearing his duck/deer stalker hat.
• Guest 663

  • Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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  24 July 2012     15:22184374
  #9      
  Oh Howard many memories of the Royal Military Canel, as a child spent many an hour along that way with my Grandfather, who at the time was based on the camp and we live in the area so very familiar with the Fountian Pub.
• Guest 656

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  29 July 2012     16:46185301
  #10      
  As I was in Hythe for the afternoon last Thursday, I couldn't resist a little walk along the Royal Military Canal again, so here is a couple of pix to add to Howard's gorgeous ones above
  
  Picnicking by the Royal Military Canal
  

  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
  • Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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  29 July 2012     17:00185302
  #11      
  yes howard spend a lot of time in the area
  
  
  some great walks
  
  some lovely areas
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• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  29 July 2012     20:38185328
  #12      
  You don't see any rubbish or too much unnecessary vegetation in there either.
  
  There must be more respect for their canal than we have for our river.
  
  
  
  Roger