Take Gladys, with gin and tonic (or a local ale) from Hythe to Dungeness and watch the scenery change from small seaside towns to the bleak windswept beaches of Dungeness. Enjoy a fantastic plate of local fish and chips and the Pilot followed by a Knickerbocker Glory if you've room. Walk off your lunch exploring the Dungeness beaches - Prospect Cottage, the former home of Derek Jarman is a wonderful place at all times of year, and the listening ears are strangely beautiful.

If you fancy making it a weekend of windswept walks then Romney Bay House is a suitably eccentric place to stay.

British beaches in the wintertime (preferably with a good breeze and a kite) beat most other romantic locations hands down.

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A small company that offers B&B accommodation and flats to rent. We rented a small central studio flat for 850SKR a day, not bad for Stockholm and with the advantage of being able to cook for ourselves occasionally.

www.stockholmguesthouse.com/

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Right in the middle of Chelsea is a wonderful secret garden. Founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, it continues to research the properties, origins and conservation of more than 5000 plant species. But the nicest thing is just to sit there with a book on a sunny day. The cafe also sells some gorgeous food, especially the salads and the cakes.

Note that it isn’t open every day, and it does cost to get in. Details on the website.

You can quite often get two-for-one entry offers from rail companies, e.g. www.southeasterndaysout.co.uk/Attractions.aspx?County=London&TOCID=8

www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/

You can quite often get two-for-one entry offers from rail companies, e.g. www.southeasterndaysout.co.uk/Attractions.aspx?County=London&TOCID=8

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