The Old Railway Station

Recently, Roland and I headed back to the UK for the wedding of two friends. Besides an incredible travel-related debacle that I shall discuss in a later blog, we had a wonderful time. The wedding was beautiful, and the weekend full of good friends and good times. The Bed & Breakfast we stayed in was called The Old Railway Station, located in Petworth. The B&B itself is formerly the Petworth Railway Station. The station was originally opened in 1859 as a single-platform station, and was open to customers until 1955. The closed station was later transformed into a Bed & Breakfast. The station's old waiting room is now the reception area, and guests stay inside Pullman cars which have been renovated into charming guest rooms. The cars are entered off of the platform, with the rear half of the car transformed into a bedroom and the front half a small entryway and bath. The original woodwork and detail of the inside of the cars remains original and the whole place is full of character. We absolutely loved it, and only wish we could have spent more time there! Here are a few photos...

Inside of our car, in the bedroom.

The name of our car, painted on woodwork above the bed.

Me standing in front of our car.

Inside the entryway of our room.