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I was finally feeling better today after two weeks with the flu, so we decided to take a nice drive along the coast.

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We ended up in Whitstable where we parked up at Tankerton Beach.

There were dozens and dozens of brightly coloured beach huts along the beach.

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I loved wandering between the rows and seeing how everyone had decorated their individual huts.

Whitstable was such a lovely little seaside town filled with cute shops and I wanted to pop in to all of them.

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There was an amazing lighting shop called Duma filled with antique lights, neon and handmade clocks.

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There was a cute little ice cream parlour across the street called Sundae Sundae.

We went for lunch at Wheelers Oyster Bar where we were lucky enough to get a table even though you usually have to book at least eight weeks in advance.

We ordered the seafood mezze with crispy squid, smoked prawns, smoked salmon, curried crab, beer battered fish and a side of delicious bread.

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We also tried some Guinness battered fried oysters which were amazing.

It was harbour day down at Whitstable Harbour so there were lots of boats in the dock and stalls selling fresh seafood.

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We then continued along the coast to Margate, passing by Dreamland which we really want to come back to visit.

We went to the Shell Grotto, a mysterious subterranean passageway covered in a mosaic of seashells.

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It was discovered in 1835 and nobody knows why it's there. It was so much bigger than I thought it would be.

The grotto was so pretty inside and it was fun looking for all the shapes and designs in the mosaic.

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There was an amazing antiques yard called Chalk and Lime over the road.

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Tom took me on a mystery drive afterwards and we ended up in Sandwich.

Tom couldn't stop giggling at all of the signs and shops with Sandwich in their name. He particular liked the Age Concern Sandwich.

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I enjoyed walking along No Name Street.

Unable to find any actual sandwiches to eat in Sandwich, we then continued along the coast in search of food and ended up in Deal.

We walked along one of the prettiest streets which was covered in flowers and Union Jack bunting.

We had dinner at The Lane, which is a coffee shop downstairs and restaurant bar upstairs.

I had a bubblegum sour cocktail which tasted exactly like it's name.

We shared a very drippy mushroom burger and some sweet potato fries.

We passed through Dover on our drive back, stopping off to admire the white cliffs.

We ended our night at the Moonlight Drive-in Cinema where we were going to see Cars 2 but the movie broke after 5 minutes in.

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