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Location notes
This location is near to the village of Monkton which is a village on the Canterbury-Ramsgate line. It is not far from Manston airport.
Railway type and traffic
Most traffic is Class 375 units on Charring Cross - Ramsgate/Margate services. There are also less frequent services which take the line down to Dover from here.
Environment
A quiet foot-crossing, and occupation crossing in the countryside.
Road directions
From Manston, take the B2050 west. After passing the airport to your left, take the B2190 which will lead you towards Minster. As you near Minster, you come to a roundabout. Here, you need to take a right down the A299. You will soon reach another roundabout, turn left here and you will be in Monkton.
There are several ways to get to the locations:
Just off Monkton street, there is a track leading to the Recreation ground. From here, there is a track which leads to the railway. You can use this track if you have gained the farmers permission to do so. This will lead you to the level crossing only. If you turn into 'The Drove' to the East of the village, you will come across 2 points to pick up the public footpath, one leading to the level crossing, the other a pleasant walk to the foot crossing.
The other option you have is to continue Eastwards on the A253, (You will have to go back to the roundabout to do this, as Monkton Street is closed off by a locked gate) Once on the A253, you need to loom for a left hand turn next to a small group of cottages. This road leads to the Stourmouths and Preston. Take this road which should soon cross the railway. The road will then bear right (Notice the layby on the right ) and then left again. Turn left just here and park your vehicle. (Or you may prefer to park in the layby.) You should see where the footpath leads to the line
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Monkton Marshes map co-ordinates
There are several ways to get to the locations:
Just off Monkton street, there is a track leading to the Recreation ground. From here, there is a track which leads to the railway. You can use this track if you have gained the farmers permission to do so. This will lead you to the level crossing only. If you turn into 'The Drove' to the East of the village, you will come across 2 points to pick up the public footpath, one leading to the level crossing, the other a pleasant walk to the foot crossing.
The other option you have is to continue Eastwards on the A253, (You will have to go back to the roundabout to do this, as Monkton Street is closed off by a locked gate) Once on the A253, you need to loom for a left hand turn next to a small group of cottages. This road leads to the Stourmouths and Preston. Take this road which should soon cross the railway. The road will then bear right (Notice the layby on the right ) and then left again. Turn left just here and park your vehicle. (Or you may prefer to park in the layby.) You should see where the footpath leads to the line
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Monkton Marshes map co-ordinates
Parking
The best place to park is by the house down 'The Drove', or in the layby, depending on which route you take.
Public transport
Amenities
There is a pub in the village, and also a tea-room just opposite the layby as mentioned above.
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Monkton Marshes
Streetmap links
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Monkton Marshes
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Monkton Marshes
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Photographic notes
On sunny days, this location is best for East-bound trains up until about lunchtime. Trains travelling in the opposite direction are best photographed from early afternoon. This location would be suited to those wishing to take video, as it is generally very quiet here.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Fig 2 - Looking east
Fig 3 -
Fig 4 - Looking west
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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.
