Whitstable In Kent

W hitstable is a little          Kent.                              coastal town in Kent,                                            which, in recent years,       In recent years, Whitstable’s      has become increasingly popular       restaurants have received much     with tourists, as news of the         critical acclaim, and been         quaint sea-side town has spread       featured in magazines,             far and wide.                         newspapers, and reviews galore,                                          in turn attracting more            It’s the quirkiness of Whitstable     restauranteurs seeking to find     which seems to provide the lure       their place amidst the bustling    for those seeking a weekend away.     gastro-economy that is current     The town has a rich smuggling         Whitstable. The local fish         history, as the harbour was a         markets, which are situated in     main supply point for Canterbury,     the Harbour, provide a wide range  just seven miles away. In             of fresh seafood to amply supply   response to the needs of the          Whitstable’s fish restaurants,     fishermen and merchants,              and more and more establishments   Whitstable developed a network of     are seeking to source their other  alley ways leading from the sea       foods locally, taking advantage    to what is now the high street,       of Whitstable’s location in the    and the smugglers’ legacy became      ‘Garden of England’.               part of local lore, as they’d                                            dash through these confined           The number of visitors from our    routes trying to evade the            fair nation’s capital has grown    authorities. Alleys with such         steadily, as it takes about an     imaginative names as “Squeeze Gut     hour and a half to get here by     Alley” have become the sort of        train, or less by car, and the     thing that maybe provides humour,     difference in ambiance and local   and a sense of charm to the           routine seems sufficient to        visitors of this little town in       delight our London friends. In     response to this, Whitstable has                                         increasingly become the haunt of      As the town grows and changes,     the fashionable boutique, the         some fear for the loss of the      high-end deli, and of course, the     town’s simple identity, while      art gallery – the well                others welcome Whitstable’s        established arts scene providing      popularity with open arms. Time    a never-ending supply of talent.      will tell what becomes of this     The Whitstable art scene has been     special little corner of Kent,     going strong for many years now,      and in the meantime, life goes on  and the town boasts an incredibly     amidst the salt air and oyster     high number of artists, writers,      yawls.                             and musicians, some choosing to                                          display, others aspiring, and         Tom West © 2007                    many in retirement.                    About the Author: Tom West is the owner of http://SeeWhitstable.Com, where you can find out more about the town and it's people. Published At: www.Isnare.com