Nostalgia

You might want to ask Admin to change your title I m presuming you might mean Nostalgia ??

I did, Cath.

Woops. Heading meant to be;
‘Nostalgia, so much for these old eyes!

I though it was going to be something boring about Australia !

Thanks BlueBelle , heading has now been changed

I was born in Ramsgate in1948, so I think I qualify? I lived there until around 1953, then returned for school summer holidays to stay in my nan's guest house through to early 1960's (nan's house has been flattened and the whole area turned into a car-park).

Ramsgate was very popular with Londoners for holidays, the lights along 'the front' and harbour were great. I still have a soft spot for the town.

You aren’t alone Bohemian as my childhood home, a hotel that my father owned, is now an old people’s home. Also my junior school, not far from the hotel, has gone. In fact the quiet Kent I grew up in has certainly gone. That is the reason I started this thread.

I’m a Maid of Kent (Canterbury area) and lived there until 1979. At the risk of sounding old-fogeyish, it’s unrecognisable now and I wouldn’t want to live there again. Having said which, if you leave the well-trodden paths, there are still narrow lanes with grass growing up the middle and tiny little hamlets of houses. The Weald is as beautiful as ever it was.

Yes the Weald is beautiful. I lived in Kent for many years. Lived in a few places jobs etc. My favourite county I’d definitely KENT.

I must have been about 7 or age and remember all the family going "hopping". We weren't all hopping about for anyone who has never heard of the expression, but hop picking for the breweries. I believe it was pretty hard work for the adults, I remember doing a bit, but good fun and a great atmosphere on the campsite in the evenings. I come from East London at the time and I am sure it was mainly Londoners. The place in Kent was Paddock Wood, a beautiful place.