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Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,027
    The Britannia pub near the power station looked a bit "moody" from the outside.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    It's very local, put it that way.
  • Steve Dowman
    Steve Dowman Posts: 2,406
    Takes about 55 minutes JT, barrack hill in the morning is tough going but the rest of it is a decent walk, especially the canal stretch.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    You must leave pretty early?

    Don't know how you do it after a long day at work/commute.
  • Steve Dowman
    Steve Dowman Posts: 2,406
    Its nice to get a bit of exercise, the morning is a tougher walk obviously, but the views are good. Only walk a couple of times a week, couldn't do that everyday. Other days I drive to westenhanger. Have to leave at 545, hence my early start on here.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,586
    edited April 2010
    Off_it....did you really think the walk from Dungeness Station to The Pilot was too far....it's ony about 10 to 15 minutes I'd say!
    Appledore, on the marshes, is a quaint little village to visit by the way.
  • PeteF
    PeteF Posts: 1,698
    I used to spend my summers down at Greatstone as a kid, great memories, my son loves the place, depsite being 14 and having enjoyed numerous trips to Berlin and Denmark he always asks when we are going back to Greatstone, the beach there is sandy and very very safe, and the steam train is just my favourite thing, whenever I smell a coal fire my mind wanders back to my childhood days.
  • RedZed333
    RedZed333 Posts: 3,103
    [cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]thats some f**kin green house behind the cottage in the big pic !!! bet they get big old toms out of that and they glow in the dark !
    Not to mention the three eyed fish..
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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,168
    Soundas, 15 minutes can be a long walk when you're pushing someone who's crying / dribbling / showing off / wanting the toilet every two minutes.

    And Off It had his kids with him as well...
  • superclive
    superclive Posts: 1,813
    I know burmarsh pretty well steve, thats where our caravan was, pub there called the shepards something. but this one was somewhere else, hmm wish I could remember, Ah just found it online http://www.thestarinn-themarsh.co.uk/StarHistory.html the star inn. Crackin pub..

    I have always wanted to move down there, The homes a re bueatifull.

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  • Steve Dowman
    Steve Dowman Posts: 2,406
    My walk along the canal and views from the hill over the coast seem a long time ago, just walking down green street past a run down football ground.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,027
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]
    Soundas, 15 minutes can be a long walk when you're pushing someone who's crying / dribbling / showing off / wanting the toilet every two minutes.

    And Off It had his kids with him as well...

    You ain't wrong. 15 mins there, 15 mins back - not much fun with little uns. I would've happilly spent the afternoon in the juicer, but thought it best do get back to do some "family" stuff.
  • Senpai
    Senpai Posts: 901
    I re-lived some childhood memories by taking the wife and two young boys on the railway from Hythe to Dymchurch with some friends from Australia and their young daughter. My oldest is nearly 4, so we didn't want to travel too far on the train. He absolutely loved it. I found Dymchurch a bit like Margate. Great for the kids but not a place I would want to go back to very often. We had some nice fish and chips and a good time on the beach before going into the amusements and little rides for the children, and then back on the train to Hythe. I'd recommend it as a family day out. However, next time I go, I'll avoid Dymchurch, go without the kids, and perhaps explore the towns further down the train line.
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    The mrs took our son and her mum and dad there yesterday, they love dymchurch. Havnt been there myself since I was a kid, we really like eastbourne at the mo for a family day at the sea, despite the oap zombies and the peble beach which is a git with the buggy we love it!! There's a ncp car park just past harry ramsdens which is 3.50p allday parking which compared to brighton and hastings is amazing.. as for the railway way they took adam jnr on it and said he loved it he's 18 months old and choo chooed all the way, only negative thing was the price they said was sky high, a return on the full length to dungeness and back is 60 quid!!
  • Steve Dowman
    Steve Dowman Posts: 2,406
    I took my little boy on it a few weeks ago, he loves it and it runs close to our house. It was £9 return hythe to dymchurch for me and the boy was free as he is 2. It is only about 4 miles each way so is a little lumpy, but he loves it so worth it, but it is expensive for a family trip. Luckily I can normally get away with standing with him near the house and waving at the driver and passengers. He waves sometimes as well. This is a perfect thread for us anoraks, choo choo!
  • AidenTheAddick
    AidenTheAddick Posts: 1,061
    Most of the places around here (I live in the Romney, Hythe, Dymchurch area) are pretty awful. I work part-time in Hythe, and that's probably the best of the places mentioned. Maybe it's just because I've lived here since I was born (only 17 years ago), but I hate it; very little going on, maybe it's just my age!
  • PeteF
    PeteF Posts: 1,698
    I am in Greatstone for a week with my son at the end of August, thought at 14 he would not be interested in the RHDR, turns out he is very keen to get back down there.

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