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HISTORICAL FACTS: Dungeness loc - Caught on Camera

The 500-year-old shipwreck that quietly changed England’s naval power

History is not always found in grand monuments or famous battlefields. Sometimes it is found in unexpected places. A gravel quarry is one such place. In 2022, wooden relics were discovered in a quarry near Dungeness in Kent. The relics turned out to be much more than simple rubble. They…

The Times of India

Why the Dungeness landscape is so inspirational for writers and artists

Writers and artists are often inspired by the landscapes they encounter or inhabit, and one of the most distinctive is Dungeness in Kent, on England’s south coast. This headland is punctuated by converted lookout towers, fishermen’s cottages, tanneries and wood-panelled artists’ studios, turquoise crab nets and rusted anchors.

The Conversation

Derek Jarman's House: Inside Prospect Cottage

A new book shines a spotlight inside Derek Jarman's Dungeness 'escape house'

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Desperate migrants cling to flimsy dinghy in dramatic rescue after 4 die in latest horror

Four migrants sadly died this morning when a boat carrying up to 50 sank in sub-zero temperatures just five miles off the coast of Dungeness in Kent - more than 40 were also rescued

Daily Mirror

At least three dead and 40 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

At least three people have died after a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel in the early hours of Wednesday. Sources confirmed 43 people were rescued, including more than 30 who were pulled from the freezing waters. It is feared the death toll will continue to rise. The inflatable…

Evening Standard

‘You might as well be on the moon’: the authors taking residence in Derek Jarman’s home

Deborah Levy and Juno Dawson are among the writers and artists who have stayed at the film-maker’s cottage in Dungeness. On a rare tour of the property, Laura Barton hears how the project came about

The Guardian - UK

Travel for Two: Cumberland Island offers isolation that's both scenic and elegant

If there’s one thing that Southerners do well, it’s keeping a secret. So well, in fact, that in September 1996 when John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette in stunning secrecy at Cumberland Island’s First African Church, only a very few, including residents of nearby St. Mary’s, the gateway to…

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On the right track: a rail carriage becomes a delightful coastal cottage

A converted 1920s guard’s cabin on the shingle at Dungeness is the perfect stop for this design duo

The Guardian - UK

California's Dungeness crab fishing areas to close after lines entangle migrating whales

LOS ANGELES — All commercial Dungeness crab fishing zones off the California coast will close this month after humpback whales became tangled in fishing gear during their migrating season, wildlife officials said.

Los Angeles Times

Sailing, surfing and wild swimming: lesser-known UK summer travel ideas for 2022

From desolate desert at Dungeness to breathtaking wilderness on the Isle of Sheppey and crystal clear Scottish waters, Jess & Charlie, aka The Travel Project, are on a mission to uncover Britain’s best kept secrets

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