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Dave Smith:
CAT. You're so right, you went to the seaside to go to the beach. Maybe the council wanted you to go through the town to get to the beach so that you might spend some money locally? A bit like supermarkets nowadays, special offers before the actual items you've come to buy!

CAT:
Certainly the beach was much widely used as was typical of most seaside town beaches

Lyn L:
The old Ramsgate Station must have been brilliant for the beach !


 I remember Dumpton Gap and the tunnel down to the sands well , think only went down it once, as we lived close enough to walk from home. More remembered for the Greyhound track as my Dad was a frequent visitor there  ::)

CAT:
I think its more due to the coastline of Kent not suitable for getting trains close to. Places like Folkestone had a spur line that took trains right across the harbour and direct to the ferry, whilst Ramsgate had a tunnel that put passengers to a station immediately to the north of their harbour.

Dave Smith:
Diapason. In GtP, your mention of Dumpton Park, brought back memories- & you Lyn? I remembered that we too, used to change there when we went for the day to Ramsgate pre WW2. Strange that a lot of seaside places had their station a fair walk from the beach e.g. Herne Bay & Margate. But, as youngsters, that walk wasn't going to deter us from "the seaside"! 

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