Dungeness

A vast, treeless shingle headland of fishermen's huts, lighthouses and a famous artist's garden, with a bird reserve and a miniature steam railway.

From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 35 min by train · 2 h 33 min by car

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Time there: 3.5–6 h to see all 4 places

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CoastBy the seaBeachesScenic viewsLandmarks

Must-see places

Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway No 1 Green Goddess at Dungeness

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway at Dungeness

Attraction · The southern terminus of a 15-inch-gauge miniature steam railway that runs along the coast from Hythe.

Prospect Cottage

Landmark · The black timber home and shingle garden of the late film-maker Derek Jarman, now in public ownership.

RSPB Dungeness Nature Reserve

Nature · A reserve of more than a thousand hectares of shingle ridges, lakes and marsh with trails and bird hides.

Dungeness Lighthouse (1961) with the old Lighthouse (1904) and the Nuclear Power Station in the background

Dungeness - view to the NW from the Old Lighthouse

Dungeness Old Lighthouse

Viewpoint · A Grade II listed lighthouse you can climb for views over the shingle and Romney Marsh.

Quick facts

One of the largest expanses of shingle in Europe, a flat, treeless landscape of fishermen's huts, boats and lighthouses unlike anywhere else in Britain.

Film-maker Derek Jarman's black timber Prospect Cottage and its famous shingle garden stand among the huts, and the house can be visited by timed ticket.

A big RSPB nature reserve with four trails and several hides lies just inland, and a miniature steam railway runs here from Hythe.

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