The Shingle House
The Shingle House is set in a dramatic, almost surreal landscape: It is located on the vast gravel beach of Dungeness, a stoný desert with rare plants and animal species. But in the nature reserve there are also scattered fishermen’s cottages, two lighthouses, the terminus of a miniature railway and a nuclear power plant whose silhouette can be seen in the distance. The building corresponds with this dramatic environment: it takes the shape of the neighbouring fishing huts and like them is covered with tarred black shingles. Inside it is bright white with a wooden floor resembling the purple colour of a wild flower blooming in August. The house is divided into three parts that are designed as single huts: the main house with living area and bedrooms is connected to the kitchen house and bath house via a corridor.
What to do
The popular Romney Hythe and Dymchurch miniature railway runs from Dungeness to Hythe along the coast, Romney Marshes , churches on the marsh, Dungeness Old lighthouse, take a walk to look at Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage Garden, visit one of the Cinque Ports, wander along to The Sound Mirrors, fly a kite along beautiful Camber Sands beach, visit the Kent & East Sussex Railway, Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Leeds Castle or Great Dixter House and Gardens, take a family trip to Sussex Rare Breed Centre or Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, if you're interested in nuclear energy: Dungeness B Visitor Centre and Tours, canal boat trip on the Royal Military Canal Hythe.
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