Although most people arrive at the Blackshore by car, either from the seafront, or across the Common, my favourite route is a walk along the raised banks across Reydon marshes That takes you through a vast emptiness, with cows grazing the flood meadows, herons in the dykes, and geese overhead with this view in the distance and getting closer. These cottages are the extreme inland limit of the Blackshore, next to the 18th century Harbour Inn, and the footpath takes you through a gate from the marsh banks onto the Blackshore’s quayside, with half a mile of sheds, boats and masts ahead of you. A painter’s paradise!