Originally made from the ground roots of the marsh mallow plant – marsh mallows are now set with gelatine. Marsh Mallow plants are increasingly rare, but even rarer are the marsh mallow moth. This moth can only be found on Romney Marsh and one other location in the UK.
Built from the 13th Century Romney Marsh is a quiet peaceful area with anicient churches and a wide variety of special and rare wildlife. It is a wonderful area for walking and cycling and edged by beaches both sandy at Dymchurch and St Marys and shingle at Dunganess. The straw bale constructed visitors center on Romney Marsh is full of useful information about the local area.
Places to visit include the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway which will take you from Hythe all the way to the Dunganess Lighthouse with many stops along the way.
Why not stop at Dereck Jarmans unusual garden and sculptures on the huge expanse of shingle at Dunganess. The unique flora and fauna can be seen at the Dunganess National Nature reserve.
Romney Marsh is 10- 15 minutes from Elmfield Farm, and accessible from many different directions. Information on walks in the area can be found in both cottages and OS maps of the area are available to borrow on request.
Elmfield Farm Cottages 