HISTORIC TOWNS WHITSTABLE
May 10, 2022
2 minutes
Five miles north of Kent’s capital, Canterbury, the historic town of Whitstable has been defined by its oysters for thousands of years. After the Romans conquered parts of Britain in AD43, the invading army discovered a taste for the Kentish molluscs, which they promptly shipped back to Italy.
Considered ‘poor man’s food’ for centuries, the harbour town’s oysters now have a world-renowned reputation, which is celebrated every year at the
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