A 7k family walking route at Lymington marshes ⚓️☀️ Amazing weather recently as we headed down to Lymington to try another walking route out from the free ‘new Forest walks’ app which has 27 routes on to enjoy. 🥾This is a brilliant circular walk with plenty on route for kids to keep entertained and enjoy! ☕️🥐We grabbed coffee and pastries from the Saturday market and one of the many pasty shops on the high street and sat in the sunshine on the quayside. We also enjoyed a 50p ‘baby cone’ from o

A story from a moment in history! On Sunday 2 April 1967 our Ivatt tank 41312 hauled the last passenger train over the Lymington branch, marking the end of branch line steam for BR. Today we chat to Paul Warr, a regular fireman on the branch who worked on the last day of steam operation, to hear his story! 41312 will be running during our upcoming spring steam gala carrying a replica of the headboard made for that final train, providing a wonderful recreation of those last days. | The Watercress