"BABBACOMBE CLIFF RAILWAY"..
A Historic, Iconic, Railway, with recently refurbished carriages that takes the shortest, steepest, quickest trip to the beaches of " ODDICOMBE" + "BABBACOMBE"..
A well used cliff railway that transports at least '136,000 Passengers' of all ages, per year..
The information banner on iron railings adjacent to the 'railway' states that the last service is at 5:30pm/17:30hrs, that 'you might' be queing for up to two hours..?
As you wait for your train you can admire the scenic landscape's of Trees, Woodland Cliifs, Seascapes as far as " PORTLAND BILL", which is 51 miles away, in a straight line..
Go on, take the "CLIFF TRAIN" down to explore the 400 million year old sea coast geological features, which uncover several different rock strata's, woodland cliff wildlife species, that are unique to the location of "BABBACOMBE CLIFF RAILWAY"...
Constructed over 90 years ago..
"BABBACOMBE...
Read moreSince the wearing of face masks have been mandatory for those of us who have a genuine medical reason to be exempt the way we have been treated by the majority of society has been less than humane. Unfortunately today I attempted to use the cliff railway and was challenged by the owner to wear a mask, when I advised I was exempt I was asked to leave unless I showed him a pass that literally anyone can download although I showed him the pass I extremely politely tried to explain how his attitude made me feel only for him to ask me to leave embarrassing both me and the rest of my family, unfortunately unlike many people who use this falsely I have a serious condition that is genuinely life threatening and I have come on holiday with my family as this might be the last one I am able too!! Why can’t people just be considerate of...
Read moreThe rail itself is great and prices are reasonable, however the whole experience was terrible for me, my friend and children as we were in a queue up the hill railway when children needed urgent toilet. After returning to the queue Kristen, who apparently is a manager there ( what a mistake as she has no manners!) refused to accept them as they were not waiting all the time. Although this is an absurd as there is no rule like this written down anywhere and no one was complaining about my friend and children joining the queue, the worst part was that this lady was loud screaming at us and didn't accept any explanation. She didn't ask, she shouted that we all have to queue again in 1h queue. So if you stand in a line, make sure you don't leave for a second as you will be exposed to this...
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