Now the River Wantsum is little more than a drainage ditch starting at Reculver , and ending where it joins the Stour .
Formerly , the River Wantsum and the River Stour together formed the Wantsum Channel , which separated the Isle of Thanet from the mainland of Kent .
Now the River Wantsum is little more than a drainage ditch starting at Reculver , and ending where River Wantsum joins the River Stour .
Formerly , the River Wantsum and the River Stour together formed the Wantsum Channel , which separated the Isle of Thanet from the mainland of Kent .