Quintessential Queenborough, Kent

This is a huge back blip (which is not even in chronological order!) and we are definitely both at fault for concentrating so much on our individual journals that we have badly neglected this joint venture.
This particular blip dates back to back to the start of the year when we took the relatively short hop over to Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey. Whilst we have visited Sheerness, Minster-On-Sea and Leysdown on the island before we had never been to Queenborough, despite passing signposts for it on our previous visits and I must say on this particular day I had to be rather forcefully persuaded by brother that we should give it a try.
The town sits near the Thames Estuary at its western entrance to the Swale where it meets the River Medway and what a revelation it turned out to be with a wonderfully idiosyncratic charm all of its own. The town has a plethora of historic buildings, its own quay where a fishing fleet is moored (which can bee seen in my brother's main image), huge sea defences and spectacular views across the estuary to the Isle of Grain power station (which you can see in my extra). The last extra is one of a series of tiny delightfully decorated plaques that are displayed on a section of the sea wall.
I was so glad that I had succumbed to the pressure of fraternal persuasion to sample the quintessential qualities of Queenborough! 

Groggster