Presenter Dan Jones in Walking Britain’s Roman Roads- Copyright Rumpus Media
Presenter: Dan Jones
Production Company: Rumpus Media
Kent Locations Used: Canterbury & Pegwell Bay Beach
Walking Britain’s Roman Roads is a six-part series that follows historian and presenter Dan Jones (London: 2000 Years of History, Building Britain’s Canals) as he walks six of Britain’s Roman roads, exploring the different cultures that emerged along these routes. Episode one begins with the country’s oldest and longest road, running from the Kent Coast to Shropshire.
Production visited Pegwell Bay and Watling Street in Canterbury during filming for the Kent episode.
Pegwell Bay is the shallow estuary on the north bank of the River Stour between Ramsgate and Sandwich in Kent. It is home to a large stretch of sea cliffs, a nature reserve, mudflats and salt marshes. Productions such as Britain at Low Tide – Series 3 (2019) and River Walks (2018) have previously made use of the beautiful bay.
Canterbury is a historic cathedral city; many of its original historical structures remain, including the cathedral and section of the city wall. The city is a popular tourist destination and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Canterbury Tales (2003) and Great British Railway Journeys Series 11 (2020) have previously filmed here.
Walking Britain’s Roman Roads starts on 5 Select on Wednesday 1st July at 9pm.
For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map.
