Lakenheath

CRS Code	LAK
Collected date	20/01/13

After the previous bike excursion from Cambridge to Kennett a few weeks earlier, I decided Lakenheath wasn't much further. Unfortunately I underestimated the distance rather massively so what I thought might be about 25km ended up being about 30 miles. Still, I made it in time for one of the rare trains that stop there, and before the afternoon's snow really got going.

The station is a mile or so north of Lakenheath itself, although I'd quite understand if you didn't trust my guessing of distances! Ny first sight of it was the level crossing, here looking north:

The signalbox and level crossing from the other side:

The rear of the station building, just north of the line:

The front (platform 1 facing) side of the station building:

The buildings on platform 1. The ivy-covered structure in the middle was probably once a toilet:

The postbox still has collections:

On platform 2, looking west along both snow-covered platforms:

Further along platform 2, looking west:

Looking east along the platforms from platform 2:

The shelter on platform 2:

Platform 2, seen from platform 1 opposite:

Looking east along the line:

The only reason most normal people would come to Lakenheath station would be if they lived here or wanted to see birds, and the station signs have the RSPB logo on them to remind you of this:

All photographs are © Alexandra Lanes You may reproduce them anywhere for any purpose. Coastline maps are reproduced from Ordnance Survey map data by permission of the Ordnance Survey © Crown copyright 2001