On the eve of the winter solstice, the author was on vacation while his partner Jools had half a day of work left after which they were to go to Folkestone for a celebratory lunch, drinks and wine with her colleagues. The author dropped Jools off at work and set out on a mini-churchcrawl in Kent. First stop was Penshurst, a picturesque village built around the outskirts of Penshurst Place; home to the Sidney family since Tudor times. Here the author photographed the memorials and tombstones, including one that featured the children of Robert Sidney (d1702) in a cloud, with the eldest son who died so young he wasn’t named, recorded as being the first born. The church had a colourful roof, heraldic shields and a 15th century font which had been brightly painted, making it gaudy. The author left a fiver for the church and then headed off to Speldhurst, where the church was closed. After a failed attempt to find a church in Sussex and another in Groombridge, the author finally arrived at Tunbridge Wells where he attended a service at a church and then took photos of the ceiling and other details. On the way back to the car, he kept his promise to a young man selling the Big Issue, giving him a fiver and then drove to Stop 24 services for coffee and something to eat, whilst scrolling Twitter. After collecting Jools, they both arrived in Folkestone for her celebratory lunch.