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Location notes
Located next to the lovely Kent Coast cliffs, on the line between Folkestone and Dover Priory.
Railway type and traffic
Frequent Southeastern Electrostar services, although departmental trains can appear from time to time.
Environment
A small and overgrown patch of grass overlooking the exit of Martello tunnel. It feels quite remote, but it is just next door to a residential area.
Road directions
It is located next to a street called Wear Bay Road, which itself is just off the A260 Hill Road.
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Martello Tunnel, Kent map co-ordinates
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Martello Tunnel, Kent map co-ordinates
Parking
It is a residential area, so it should not be a big problem to park it in a side street for an hour or so. No idea if a permit scheme applies, so check signage before parking.
Public transport
A bus service runs along Wear Bay Road, but unsure of the frequency. The location is around 2 miles on foot from Folkestone Central station, a bit less from the bus station.
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Amenities
There are no amenities in the immediate area, but Folkestone town centre is about a mile from the location.
Accommodation
There are quite a few hotels and B&Bs in Folkestone.
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Martello Tunnel, Kent
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Martello Tunnel, Kent
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Martello Tunnel, Kent
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Martello Tunnel, Kent
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Photographic notes
The place faces East North East, so it is a good place for early afternoons, but not mornings. A longer lens would be advisable, but not essential.
General views - All photographs © Karol Tyszka unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Fig 2 - Looking north east
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
