Manningtree Station

[gordonthemoron]

Any bright suggestions on what to do in the station or in the immediate surrounding are between 21:28 & 22:26 on 1st jan?

Can include beer

 

[GB]

Any bright suggestions on what to do in the station or in the immediate surrounding are between 21:28 & 22:26 on 1st jan?

Can include beer

Not alot mate. Its pretty much in the middle of no where.

 

[gordonthemoron]

thats what I thought, bloody NXEA

 

[Phoenix]

You are pretty much in the middle of no where it's a nice station though.

 

[87015]

Not alot mate. Its pretty much in the middle of no where.

Decent bar on the station though unless its closed in recent years?

Plus Anglia skoda rubbish to hurl abuse at

 

[metrocammel]

thats what I thought, bloody NXEA

It's not really their fault that it's no-mans-land!! Some people will blame the railways for anything!!

 

[chappers]

Although Manningtree does have the highest concentration of pubs per head of population in Britain (according to the bbc anyway). I'm sure there is another pub on the way up to the station, as well as the one on the platform

 

[gordonthemoron]

It's not really their fault that it's no-mans-land!! Some people will blame the railways for anything!!

I wasn't blaming them for the station's location, rather the fact that the train I come in on arrives 2 minutes after the previous connection and I have to wait another 58 mins for the next one. Also, if it's in the middle of nowhere, how come it doesn't have a taxi rank?
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Actually, Manningtree Station Buffet/Pub looks promising

 

[37427]

Well there is 5 freights booked through Manningtree during that period, whether they will run is another story, considering it is the 1st of Jan.

 

[QPRfella]

Been through Manningtree on a few occasions and can't say there looked a lot to do! Regarding the platform bar; I'm not sure what time it's open 'til, but in the Spring this year the place was completely trashed by 'drunk and disorderly' QPR fans. I'm pretty sure they'll have rectified this by now though

 

[Phoenix]

I have been there in the day and it's a strange but nice though.
But the pub idea sounds appealing actually.
You can be the traveller sitting in the corner of the bar where there is only shadows (like on western films)

 

[spoony]

Just looked it up on Google Earth and what a strangely sited station.

 

[gordonthemoron]

found a website which says that bar stays open till 23:00.

What were QPR fans doing there I wonder?

 

[QPRfella]

found a website which says that bar stays open till 23:00.

What were QPR fans doing there I wonder?

Ah, it was after a rather tepid 0-0 draw with Ipswich Town (just up the road!)

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