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Lydd Ranges is a military firing range south of
Ministry of Defence, retrieved 23 October 2009 Because the range is used for live firing, access is sometimes restricted - red flags are flown during these times, and access is prohibited along the foreshore and Galloways Road. Also, red lights are shown at restricted times if there is poor weather. The danger area extends out to sea, and mariners sailing to and from
, Environment Agency, retrieved 23 October 2009 When firing is not taking place, it may be possible to walk along a designated path along the shore.
Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways in England
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Lydd Ranges is a military firing range south of Lydd
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Lydd reached the height of its prosperity during the 13th century, when it was a c ...
, in Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, England, extending as far as the south coast.
It has been used for military training for over 150 years and is part of the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay is a biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches from New Romney in Kent to Winchelsea in East Sussex. An area of is a Special Protection Area, an area of is a Special Area ...
Site of Special Scientific Interest.Lydd RangesMinistry of Defence, retrieved 23 October 2009 Because the range is used for live firing, access is sometimes restricted - red flags are flown during these times, and access is prohibited along the foreshore and Galloways Road. Also, red lights are shown at restricted times if there is poor weather. The danger area extends out to sea, and mariners sailing to and from
Rye Harbour
Rye Harbour is a village located on the East Sussex coast in southeast England, near the estuary of the River Rother: it is part of the civil parish of Icklesham and the Rother district. Rye Harbour is located some two miles (3.2 km) down ...
must pass south of the Stephenson Shoal to avoid it. Firing occurs about 300 days a year.Danger - Hythe and Lydd ranges, Environment Agency, retrieved 23 October 2009 When firing is not taking place, it may be possible to walk along a designated path along the shore.
Railway
There is anarrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
railway on the range. It is principally a target railway,/ref> although it also carries personnel and equipment around the facility.
References
{{Reflist Geography of Kent Military railways in the United Kingdom British Army training 2 ft gauge railways in England Lydd