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Rye weekend break in East Sussex October 2005 - page 2

From Camber Castle we had a final look at Rye and went for a pub evening meal.  On the Sunday of our short break we took a trip from Dungeness to Hythe on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway in Kent.
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The castle and ancient monuments
Erm, at Camber Castle the notice says something about protecting ancient monuments of national importance.  Hmm...
 

Rye from the harbour road
This picture is taken from the harbour road across the river towards Rye and shows what a compact historic town it is.  We found it well worth the visit, although it'll undoubtedly be busier in summer.  We have links to Rye tourist websites and many of the places we visited in Rye on our tourist links page.

The Woolpack Inn in Warehorne
In the evening we went to 'The Woolpack Inn' in Warehorne, arriving at 6 pm before they opened.  We had a delicious meal there, but the staff seemed rather surly.
 

Tea in hand, Belinda is tranced by the TV in the Olde Moat House bedroom
This is our room at the Olde Moat House in Ivychurch.  Full of thoughtful touches and with helpful owners, we had a very comfortable stay.  Belinda fused the lights one evening!

Yum! Breakfast at the Olde Moat House
Breakfasts at the Olde Moat House were wonderful!  Fruits, homemade bread, muesli preserves and a cooked breakfast with individual percolated coffee!  Excellent!
 

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent
This ugly thing is the diesel locomotive that took us on our outward journey on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway from Dungeness in Kent, a narrow gauge railway of 13½ miles.

Dungeness station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent
Looking the other way, the small building on the near left is the station building.  Dungeness Power Station is in the left background.
 

Mind your head
Being a narrow gauge railway, the carriages were rather small.  Even Mike had to crouch down to get in, that's a first!

Choo, steam train coming through Romney Sands station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
The station at Romney Sands is a crossing point on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway and we saw this steam train coming the other way.  According to the Sat Nav our train reached the dizzying max speed of 23 mph!
 

Hythe station, Kent
Journey's end at Hythe, the locomotive was decoupled and moved round to the front of the train for the return journey.  That man and son could've been Mike + Dad 30 years ago!  Don't forget our page of relevant UK tourist websites.

Er, this way
A quick squiss at the information point and we were on our way alongside the Royal Military Canal into Hythe, a distance of about half a mile.  And a nice little walk it was too in the late summer sunshine.

Mike rests his weary bones
Phew!  Wot a scorcher!
 

Carvery pub in Hythe, Kent
We found this average looking pub in Hythe centre that was much better than average on the inside.  They had a carvery to which we availed ourselves and very friendly and helpful staff - a pleasant change to other pubs we had visited during our break.

Steam train waiting to leave Hythe station
Back at the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway were were pleased to see we had a steam locomotive for the return journey.  It also had a shop carriage selling the railway's own steam ale, so Mike had to buy a bottle!  To keep as a souvenir, you understand!
 

A real steam train in miniature on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent
Back at Dungeness the train driver oiled his engine.  The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway website link is on our links page.  We had a very enjoyable weekend away, staying in an excellent guest house and visiting some of the area's attractions.

Funny, sure the car was white before the steam train went by
After the somewhat uncomfortable and sooty ride, a quick coffee in the Light Railway Café later and we returned to our guest house for our final night.  This shot shows Belinda getting into the car with Dungeness Power Station in the background.  This area used to be under the sea 1000 years ago!

See our Arundel break too.