Please help me fine unusual accommodation

sealady

I would like to organise a weekend away for my man's birthday. He loves all forms of trains so ideally I am really looking for a character hotel/B&B that is either right on a working railway line or even better accomodation on a stationary train! Anywhere in either Hampshire or Dorset would be ideal!

I am sure someone out there has some good ideas.

cardiffforthefacup

Have a look at this website at the old railway station in petworth http://www.greatsmallhotels.com/
or maybe here, there is accomodation close by the stations http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
or maybe here http://www.iknow-hampshire.co.uk/tourist_information/inland_hampshire/alton/alton_hampshire_tourism.htm

mum2one

I know it might be a bit further along the coast, but I've stayed here 3 times and its absolutrely amazing,

http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/WebPages/UKCottage/ProductDetailPage.aspx?ISDLNK=1&SCODE=AL21&ACODE=E3626&TIDPDUKCOTTAGE=cottageComplex

have a happy holiday

You've got Buckfastleigh steam train 40 mins away, drive to
or
Paignton steam railway - we usually catch train to Paignton as the steam train the other side of the platform.

think they do weekend breaks as well xx

GingerNB

Any of these of any use? I know one at least is outside the area you are looking at but thought I would post it anyway:

http://www.heacham-on-line.co.uk/theoldstationheacham/index.htm
http://www.coalportstation.com/
http://www.old-station.co.uk/

HTH
Nats

sealady

cardiffforthefacup wrote: »

Have a look at this website at the old railway station in petworth http://www.greatsmallhotels.com/
or maybe here, there is accomodation close by the stations http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
or maybe here http://www.iknow-hampshire.co.uk/tourist_information/inland_hampshire/alton/alton_hampshire_tourism.htm

Thanks for the info! I see that the watercressline has a steam weekend in march so we might be able to incorporate that into our weekend away!

charis18uk

How about this:

www.skipwithstation.co.uk

with the National Railway Museum on the doorstep:

http://www.nrm.org.uk/