Rambling In Ramsgate - Exploring The Kent Coast

[@churchcrawling]

Found your channel yesterday and have watched most of your videos. All very good and I'm looking forward to more!

[@GeorgeArrigoni]

Thank you very much!

[@edwardmalone5339]

Thank you for your video. I've enjoyed going through your back catalogue and watching your previous adventures. I particularly enjoyed this one as I'm fairly local and tread that patch quite regularly. I live in Deal so was delighted when you pointed out that the speck on the horizon was Deal Pier. It's something I'm always doing too. I look forward to all your upcoming trips and all I can advise is explore east Kent as much as you can!!

[@GeorgeArrigoni]

Thank you for watching, I haven't actually been Deal before, so would like to walk the coast along there

[@edwardmalone5339]

Just as a post script to the above: I've never used Thanet Parkway station. The Dover line to Ramsgate doesn't stop there only the Ramsgate via Canterbury does. Don't ask me why!!

[@GeorgeArrigoni]

I didn't realise that, that's strange

[@fmcb269]

Ramsgate is my local station, - only five minutes walk away - and although I don't use the Dover line much I think it passes to the south of Thanet Parkway. I'll have a proper look next time and get back to you. That might be fairly soon actually, because I need to do a grocery shop and there's a big Sainsbury right next to Deal station. (Any excuse for a train ride!)

[@edwardmalone5339]

Thanks for your comments. I come up from Deal to Thanet on the train a couple of times a week to see my mum and dad which obvs comes up the Dover line. It always passes through Thanet Parkway without stopping so I assumed that the station was only open at certain times. After a while, having passed through at virtually every time of day that the trains run and still not been on one that stopped I asked one of the conductors why the trains never stopped there. He said that only the trains coming up the Canterbury line stop there. I should have asked him why but for some reason didn't!! Hope Deal Sainsbury's was a pleasant experience 😊😊