02/10/2026
📸 Day of Syn, Lantern Parade _ Dymchurh _ 28/08/26 (Part 1)
To end my summer of folk activities, I took a 365-mile road trip back to the southeast, where I’m originally from, to Dymchurch — or Dymchurch-under-the-Wall, as it’s known — for the Day of Syn festival.
The festival runs over three days and now only takes place every other year, so I was really glad to catch it this time around.
I first became intrigued by the festival many years ago, when I holidayed down there with my girlfriend. In The Pilot Inn, I came across some amazing pictures of Doctor Syn, which led me to watch both the Disney film and the Hammer horror version. I didn’t think too much more about it at the time, but as my interest in folk traditions grew, and I began documenting more of these events, I knew that at some point I had to make the journey back.
It was a long way to go, but it was well worth it.
There’s something quite nostalgic about the place for me, and it really hasn’t changed all that much over the years. For me, that’s a good thing.
I walked up towards where the parade was due to begin, trying my best to immerse myself in what was happening around me. I knew there was going to be a parade, but I had no idea quite how good the evening was going to be.
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