Langdon Cliffs, Dover | - Click on the image above to view gallery
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 Lower cliff top path.
It may have been cloudy but the visibility was amazing with very clear views to France and the snow on the cliffs the other side of the channel was very obvious too. On such a gloomy afternoon it was amazing how dirty the cliffs looked, certainly not white at all especially with the lovely white snow against them.
One thing that really did puzzle us for a while until we worked out what had happened was why some of the snow drifts looked dirty too. In places the snow had been blown into some very impressive shapes that were really quite deep to walk though. At one time I was certainly up to thigh level until I decided it wasn’t worth trying to carry on, by which time I had to wade back the way I had come. The dirty colour on the snow we decided must have been dirt blown off the farmland close by. I guess this sort of thing happens every time there are gale force winds but you don’t usually notice it. We knew the wind had been strong when the snow was falling but to see an effect like this was quite amazing.
 Impressive snowdrifts  Dirt covered snowdrifts
The National Trust looks after the area and has some Exmoor ponies grazing in an area known as Langdon Hole. Their job is to keep the area grazed so that the rare plants will grow on the chalk downland conditions. The ponies all seem very docile and allow you to get quite close. You certainly had to envy them their thick winter coats on such a cold day.
We didn’t have time to have a very long walk this afternoon so we didn’t go as far as we usually do on our walks here but the deep snow drifts certainly made it feel like we had walked a lot further and we were pleased to get back to the car. Just as we were enjoying a welcome cuppa the clouds parted and the sun shone for about 5 minutes. I quickly got back out of the car and took a few more pictures. The sun made so much difference to the pictures, such a shame it hadn’t been like that during our walk. The bright sun however soon disappeared as a heavy snow shower arrived and all visibility across the channel was lost.
 Radio Transmitters and coastguard station  Snowy kissing gate we'll have to climb
It was fun to see an area we visit so often in different conditions so the visit was well worthwhile. We had actually walked here in early January but those pictures never made it onto the website, so I have included a few from that visit in the gallery as well.
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What a lot of snow you had. It seems strange seeing the area above the docks covered in snow.The view of France was very clear. I loved the Exmoor ponis.
Best wishes
Sherran