Ok, I haven't been to Camber Sands since I was a teenager - and it was for the parties rather than the sandcastles! But, now I have a dog to wear out, I decided to return for a bit of sand between my toes. Unfortunately, for several reasons, we didn't quite make it through Rye, and instead parked up at Rye Harbour. However, there is nothing to complain about here - massive free car park, an excellent pub with a pretty fine seafood menu, a lovely long walk to the beach and of course, dogs are welcome.
So, once parked and stocked up on any drinks or nibbles you may need (I love the little shop's sausage rolls :-) ) you can set off along the path which takes you through the nature reserve, along the harbour 'lane' (I don't know what the proper term is!). When the kids are with us, it feels like quite a walk but on this occasion they were at school and so it seemed a perfectly reasonable stroll, with two stops to bird watch en route...
Eventually you reach the beach - this is Camber Sands, on the other side of the harbour mouth. You could swim across, but don't plan on a stroll!
It was low tide, and the ickle waves went on for miles across the flat sands...
So flat and shallow, this boat was probably grounded for the afternoon!
With no 'cooling breeze' the water felt really warm, it was a lovely day for getting your feet wet.
Looking into the harbour mouth (the deeper part flows towards Camber beach and out to sea).
The only rock pools to be found here - they have developed on the low wall next to the harbour mouth. I didn't see any fish though!
