SEASALTER BEACH to FAVERSHAM | Ride with me | Kent | UK

A ride from Seasalter Beach on the Swale Estuary, to Faversham in Kent.
Route takes us from windswept sheep on Graveney Marshes, inland towards higher ground where the surroundings become fields of crops, then in to urban Faversham.

00:00 Seasalter Beach, Kent, UK
00:15 Fire Service is here
01:06 Faversham Road, Seasalter CT5
03:04 Seasalter Road, Faversham ME13
04:24 Cleve Hill Electricity Substation
04:50 Cleve Hill Solar Park
05:06 Cleve Hill Battery Storage
07:44 Welcome to Graveney
15:55 Head Hill Road, Graveney ME13
16:08 memorial bench
18:46 Welcome to Goodnestone
20:49 Oast houses
22:21 climbing Head Hill
24:35 Whitstable Road, Faversham ME13
27:25 Graveney Road, Faversham ME13
32:03 new houses
34:00 B2040 Whitstable Road, Faversham ME13
36:20 Faversham Recreation Ground
37:47 B2040 Whitstable Road, Faversham ME13
38:10 B2040 East Street, Faversham ME13
39:22 B2041 Newton Road, Faversham ME13
39:44 Faversham Library
41:12 Faversham railway station
41:30 B2041 Station Road, Faversham ME13

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Filmed on: GoPro HERO10 Black, GoPro Swivel Mount on wheelchair.
Editing software: DaVinci Resolve 19.1.4
Wheelchair: Invacare Storm 4 X-plore TT Plus.

Seasalter, Kent, UK
looking across Graveney Marshes flat wet boggy land
only useful for growing sheep for some reason fire service is here
I can’t see any smoke maybe here to rescue someone
time to move on before I get in the way Faversham Road, Seasalter CT5 on right is The Sportsman
a Michelin star restaurant parked by the road appears to be
some sort of amphibious vehicle definitely seems more like a rescue
than putting out a fire the land on both sides of the road
is crossed by huge drainage ditches anyone falling in would have
difficulty getting back out or, someone could be neck-deep
in the mud-flats off the beach Faversham Road, Seasalter CT5
heading towards Faversham along the way passing through
Graveney, and Goodnestone where surrounding land changes
from marshes to fields of crops there is no signs but road name changes
to Seasalter Road, Faversham ME13 the overhead power lines ahead
lead to Cleve Hill Electricity Substation Cleve Hill Substation distributes power
from the London Array offshore wind farm recently a solar farm was built here too
Cleve Hill Solar Park in 2013 London Array was the
largest offshore wind farm in the world London Array has 175 wind turbines
with a combined capacity of 630 MW generating enough electricity to power
around 584 UK homes Cleve Hill Solar Park is the
largest solar farm in the UK 900 acres of solar panels
generating 373 MW of electricity next to the solar farm is
Cleve Hill Battery Storage charging from sunlight during the day
releasing energy at night when needed passing entrance to Cleve Hill Substation
and Solar Park (on right) Welcome to Graveney pickup with flashing lights is
marked as an escort vehicle moving to the edge of road
something big is approaching Graveney village is about
2.5 miles from Faversham a few metres higher than the marshes
onwards beside the road is crop fields passing Cleve Hill,
Faversham ME13 (on right) passing Monkshill Road,
Faversham ME13 (on left) Monkshill Road leads to Whitstable
around edge of Graveney Marshes continuing on Seasalter Road,
Faversham ME13 on right is entrance to
Graveney Court Farm view on left is now fields of wheat
rather than marshland on right is All Saints Church, Graveney 12th century Norman style church
with 15th century decorative windows passing Murton Place,
Graveney ME13 (on left) on left is Graveney Primary School
for children ages 4-11 passing Sandbanks Road,
Faversham ME13 (on right) crossing bridge over railway
line from Whitstable to Faversham road name changes to
Head Hill Road, Graveney ME13 pausing to look at bench ‘Lest we forget’ is a phrase used to
remind of sacrifices made during wartime painted details make the
design more noticible many memorials have been placed recently
marking time since end of WW1 & WW2 continuing on Head Hill Road, Graveney ME13 on right is The Four Horseshoes
a family-run pub restaurant with a range of food from snacks and
sandwiches, to traditional pub meals Welcome to Goodnestone passing Goodnestone Lane,
Faversham ME13 (on right) round buildings to right with
white caps on are Oast houses originally farm buildings
constructed for drying hops hops are used in beer production
Kent used have many hop farms 200 years ago hop picking in Kent
involved tens of thousands of workers families traveled down from London
by train for working holidays a break from the city
but still earning money don’t know why it ended but
most farming is mechanised now climbing Head Hill, by end of road
will be 25m above level of marshes approaching junction with
Whitstable Road, Faversham turning on to
Whitstable Road, Faversham ME13 passing Homestall Lane,
Faversham ME13 (on left) road name changes to
Graveney Road, Faversham ME13 passing entrance to Ewell Farm – a
fruit grower with many greenhouses on right is a Veterinary Centre,
and Gladwells Pet & Country Store passing Goldfinch Drive,
Faversham ME13 (on left) these houses are all new to me,
land was fruit orchards and a factory passing Nova Avenue,
Faversham ME13 (on right) passing B2040 Love Lane,
Faversham ME13 (on left) crossing bridge over railway
line from Whitstable to Faversham road name changes to
B2040 Whitstable Road, Faversham ME13 passing Millfield Road,
Faversham ME13 (on right) passing Gaskin Road,
Faversham ME13 (on left) passing Jubilee Way,
Faversham ME13 (on left) passing Abbey Fields,
Faversham ME13 (on right) entering Faversham Recreation Ground Faversham Recreation Ground is a public park
20-acres of green space with facilities childrens playground, skatepark, cafe,
football and rugby pitches there are also tennis courts
and a lawn bowling club maybe could have continued around park
not sure if it leads in right direction exiting park back on to
B2040 Whitstable Road, Faversham ME13 passing Park Road,
Faversham ME13 (on left) road name changes to
B2040 East Street, Faversham ME13 passing St John’s Road,
Faversham ME13 (on left) passing St Mary’s Road (on left)
and Orchard Place (on right) passing Church Road,
Faversham ME13 (on right) turning on to
B2041 Newton Road, Faversham ME13 passing Institute Road,
Faversham ME13 (on left) on left is Faversham Library as a child I visited the library every week
recently I have not read a single book surprised libraries have survived
now everything is digital ahead is Faversham railway station services to London take 75 minutes,
Canterbury 15 min, Ramsgate 40 min turning on to
B2041 Station Road, Faversham ME13