>
Romney Marsh Guest Houses
Bed & Breakfast and Self Catering Accommodation in the Romney Marsh Area
Dungeness Lifeboat
Back
Next
Romney Marsh
With its low lying marshland, all once under sea, Romney Marsh is an extraordinary part of England with an extraordinary history. It has a strange beauty and the area has always had to defends itself against the elements as well as against foreign invaders.
It is an intriguingly mysterious place, by driving down the winding lanes you'll discover unique little villages and secluded seaside towns. At one time Romney Marsh was completely under the sea, making a natural harbour for ships from early Roman times. As the River Limen gradually sifted clay down from the Weald, sandy islands formed eventually shaping tracts of land.
Romney Marsh sheep are exported all over the world and can always be seen in the open fields which are often swept with harsh winds and heavy rainfall. Their hooves are resistant to foot rot and their fleeces remain healthy in the harsh weather.
Romny Marsh is also known as the Fifth Continent, In the 1840s the Reverend Richard Harris Barham, writing as Thomas Ingoldsby, in The Ingoldsby Legends, wrote "The World, according to the best geographers, is divided into Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Romney Marsh".
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Steam Railway is the smallest steam railway in the world. The 13.5 mile track runs from Hythe to Dungeness stopping at Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay, New Romney, & Romney Sands along the way.
Useful Links
Website
Copyright © Romney Marsh Guest Houses 2018
Connect to Us