TQ5746 : Going under the railway
taken 14 years ago, near to Tonbridge, Kent, England
The Hastings Line links Hastings with Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, then onto London Charing Cross. The line was built by the South Eastern Railway (SER) and opened fully in 1853, having been constructed in phases. Tonbridge to Tunbridge Wells opened in 1846. Tunbridge Wells to Robertsbridge opened in 1851. Robertsbridge to Battle 1852 and Battle to St Leonards (Bo Peep Junction) 1853. The line was built very quickly (and not very well) and several of the tunnels need constant maintenance even today, several of them are single track.
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A 15 mile walk in the valley of the River Eden, Kent. Opened in 1991. It starts at Haxted Mill, where it leaves The Vanguard Way, and ends in Tonbridge, where it links with the Medway Valley Walk. It passes Hever Castle and Tonbridge Castle.
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Tonbridge to Penshurst cycle route (Regional Cycle Route 12) between Tonbridge castle and Penshurst Place offers an excellent, almost entirely traffic free ride from the heart of Tonbridge alongside the River Medway, out into the countryside as far as the glorious buildings of Penshurst Place, some 5 miles (8km) to the west.