I had Grate Expectations of Grateley, and they were not quite met.
72 miles from London you will find this wide-open station with uncovered platforms and a tiny futuristic-looking bridge that kind of looks like it could fall down at any minute LOL.
It has very straight tracks in both directions and the famous picture I have from when I came here several winters ago is when the whole station and both tracks were covered in snow.
It serves the area well, but it's pretty remote and it's nearly a mile from the village itself, so it really feels like it's in the middle of nowhere. read more