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The village's surroundings, however, have not been so lucky, with East Midlands Airport, built in the 1960s, a famous motor-racing circuit and a Trentside power station, all close by.

This is really a church without a village, for only a few scattered houses and farms are nearby.

Windmills are dotted among the abundant reedbeds, from which the village gained its name.

The village itself is unjustly ignored by most travellers, who would do well to halt awhile to explore its buildings and the delightful countryside nearby.

Craster oak-smoked kippers are considered to be the best in England, and anyone paying a visit to the village really should not leave without buying some.

A rapidly expanding village, just inland from the coastline. Here we see a parade of modern shops - on the left outdoor furniture is displayed outside a shop.

Leysdown is the most easterly village of the Isle of Sheppey.

It was typical of the many older buildings in the area in this largely rural village, which contains some 15th- and 16th-century farmhouses.

The Square is the heart of the village, just behind the harbour basin.

The old village is seen from near the Wesleyan chapel, looking across to Van Vean Farmhouse in the trees on the far side.

The building on the right of this picture was built as the village police station in 1915, and contained a cell.

The village shop remains, but the petrol pumps now stand opposite, where ramshackle farm buildings were hidden by trees.

The house with the two dormer windows in the roof on the left used to be The Stanley Arms, one of two hostelries that once refreshed the village.

The post office (on the left of the picture), under the management of F G Fitchett, is apparently the fulcrum of village life.

The Green is to the north of St Andrew's Church; around it are some of the village's more interesting houses.

This industrial village on the outskirts of Rochester, now surrounded by cement works and paper mills, was the site of famous vineyards in the 14th century.

The coming of the railway and Goring's close proximity to the river helped put the village on the map around the turn of the century.

Behind a dry stone wall All Saints Church sits in the centre of the winding main street of the village.

Many men found work at nearby pits, including Barlborough on the outskirts of the village.

The best way to explore the Forest is to use a village such as Emery Down as a base and then explore on foot or horseback.

Originally it had one of the first framework knitting communities of the 19th century, and the local firm, Wolsey Knitwear, had its beginnings in the village.

The village has been occupied since Roman times. It has been described as being fragmented, but here, in the centre, cottages of differing styles combine to give an air of rustic beauty.

We have just passed St Augustine`s church and are heading away from the village.

The village was once known as Shamble Lea, and Oliver Cromwell granted it a charter to hold an annual fair.