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Tuesday 4 November 2008


Just come back from a week in Deal, a lovely seaside town in Kent.
A place full of character, with cobbled streets lined with Georgian houses and some nice Shepherd Neame Pubs.
I would recommend the 'Prince Albert, and 'The Ship' also the 'Royal Hotel' bar with its terrace overlooking the sea.
The only criticisms I have are the expense of eating and drinking out, London prices and dearer! also I couldn't find a proper cafe, loads of paninis etc but no greasy spoons.
I did manage to find the blue plaque for Charles Hawtrey, the 'Carry On' actor who spent his last years in Deal "In "retirement" in the seaside town of Deal, the pathetically broken, profoundly alcoholic Hawtrey lived in squalor: aggressive, unpleasant, banned by every pub and cab firm for miles around." (Roger Lewis)
Well done Son!!!

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