Deal on the Kent coast is a seaside town close to Dover and Ramsgate, an easy day trip from London and only 25 miles across the Channel from France, which you can see on a clear day. It has a Tudor castle (Deal Castle) overlooking the seafront, and the streets between the beach and the high street are full of charming old houses, winding lanes and quaint pubs. The couple of times we’ve visited, the streets have been quiet and a pleasure to photograph, full of pastel houses and old signs. For eating (and to stay, from 17th May), try The Rose, a boutique hotel housed in a 200-year-old pub, and for coffee and casual food we really liked Popup Cafe, down the slightly less posh end of the high street.
