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Ride a miniature steam railway to Dungeness, Britain's only desert
Romney
The 15-inch-gauge Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway runs to Dungeness station under the old lighthouse; walk the vast shingle, the fishermen's huts and climb the lighthouse when open.
- Where
- Dungeness, Kent (day trip, ~70 miles)
- Format
- Drop-in
- Cost
- ££
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