Today we return to London but we are in no hurry because we are having lunch with a relative before taking the train.

The day is cloudy with a promise of rain and, as we have to take our bags with us, not conducive to walking the streets. The solution is to go to Costa for breakfast and stay there until lunchtime!

I took this quick snap of the clock tower as we hurried past. It was built to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887, being completed just two years later. The clock’s bell was striking 12 as I took the photo.

A little further along, we came upon this curious object. An amusing and thought provoking artwork. It is by Alex Chinneck and is appearing in a number of towns.

We had lunch in a cafe then went to Margate railway station and sat in the comfortable and elegantly furnished station buffet until it was time to go onto the platform for our train.

And here we are on the HS1, heading for London and home!