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Your favourite seaside terminus UK station (and town)
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I like it more than the more honeypot resorts. It's got some decent pubs and the walks to St Michaels Mount and Mousehole are splendid.
No votes for Skegness? Its station is quite spacious and impressive -- and my impression from my two brief visits thereto in my life to date, is that the town is such an archetypically down-market seaside resort, with all that that implies; as to to have for that very reason, a certain element of charm.
My bolding: recalled concerning the composer Benjamin Britten, born in Lowestoft or anyway its "suburb" Kirkley -- some unkind commentator describing him as "the only person of real celebrity to have emerged from darkest Lowestoft".
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The SW coast path runs betwen the railway and the sea. I have never been but I think you can see into Longrock from the path.
A spoons where people actually make it to the toilet? I'm amazed, usually you have to climb to Everest Base Camp first.There's always spoons for a free public toilet!
It can't be sea "side" once you're in it!Is it possible to get closer to the sea than Ryde Pier Head?
Hopefully the buffers prevent anyone getting wet feet!!
Its been mentioned loads
75A
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Portsmouth HarbourIs it possible to get closer to the sea than Ryde Pier Head?
It is, but not a terminus at present?
D6130
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I would say that it is because trains come in and put at one end only....and both platforms have bufferstops.
Yes. I have just read this definition above, but I don't think any trains terminate there at present, although there used to be some in the timetable I recall.
jammmmmsssssss
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The 0551 starts there after coming ecs from Norwich
Sprigibax
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Looe. Lovely town and rail line.
John Luxton
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Penzance followed by Porthmadog Harbour.
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Good shout, but is Porthmadog Harbour in England?
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It'll never go back to the old site, too disruptive to the road network
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I like Bognor
75A
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I'm a bit biased because I was born and brought up there but I agree.
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Does Lakeside count?
hermit
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Lymington must be one of the most attractive seaside towns at the end of a branch line, and the Town station is fine. Of course the line does go on to the Pier station, which is rudimentary in the extreme.
InkyScrolls
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Penzance without a doubt.
I'm biased as it is my local seaside outpost, but Southport is one of my favourites. Always a nice town with bags of childhood memories and some great watering holes there too. The station itself is impressive, with an excellent overall roof. However, undoubtedly, the Brutalist entrance is a carbuncle not befitting of the town at all.
Of the other two local seaside termini, both stations are a bit grim and shabby nowadays but I do think New Brighton is marginally pleasanter, both as a station and a place. West Kirby has a major scally problem in the evenings in my experience, which is a shame.
Elsewhere, I've visited all the resorts on the 'Coastway' lines and I'd say Eastbourne is my favourite. It's still a genteel, well-heeled sort of place I think, much nicer than Brighton; essentially what Southport is to Blackpool in that sense. The station platforms are a bit tired in places now (as are swathes of stations on the Southern), but I like the building. Bognor is a nice place, Littlehampton's not bad and, although there's not much to do there, I really like Seaford too.
Of the other two local seaside termini, both stations are a bit grim and shabby nowadays but I do think New Brighton is marginally pleasanter, both as a station and a place. West Kirby has a major scally problem in the evenings in my experience, which is a shame.
Elsewhere, I've visited all the resorts on the 'Coastway' lines and I'd say Eastbourne is my favourite. It's still a genteel, well-heeled sort of place I think, much nicer than Brighton; essentially what Southport is to Blackpool in that sense. The station platforms are a bit tired in places now (as are swathes of stations on the Southern), but I like the building. Bognor is a nice place, Littlehampton's not bad and, although there's not much to do there, I really like Seaford too.
AlbertBeale
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Another vote for the joys of Brighton and the liveliness and look of the station. (Only downside is that they hid the ticket office some years ago.)
A plus when arriving there is that if, on exiting the front of the station, instead of going down the hill dead ahead of you to get to the centre and the beach, you go down the parallel road slightly to the right (Surrey Street), then 100 yards down (just before the road curves round to join back into the main route) there's a nice pub called the Evening Star. It's quite historic and rather friendly, and always with a new selection of interesting beers whenever I'm in town.
A plus when arriving there is that if, on exiting the front of the station, instead of going down the hill dead ahead of you to get to the centre and the beach, you go down the parallel road slightly to the right (Surrey Street), then 100 yards down (just before the road curves round to join back into the main route) there's a nice pub called the Evening Star. It's quite historic and rather friendly, and always with a new selection of interesting beers whenever I'm in town.
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It's my favourite heritage railway: have travelled on it twice in two consecutive years, and became a shareholder.
Hope it survives and (notwithstanding the economy today) eventually prospers, or at least doesn't lose a lot of money every year.
I've not been to Southport, but have been to the others, plus Whitby and a few more that will gradually come to mind.
I didn't think much of Whitby station even though I joined NYMR there on a Sunday, having on Saturday arrived from London and Darlington.
Weymouth is a distant memory but I recall having very poor quality fish and chips, so that's an immediate fail.
Brighton station and the town are quite impressive.
The standout for me has been the pleasant station including the lounge.
Have been to Looe (twice) plus the last three (once but St Ives twice), but at Felixstowe did not have time to visit the town or seaside.
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Sun Chariot
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Seconded. I've only been once, despite it not being that far from us. Even our moody 22-year old son enjoyed it!