Access

The Hop Pickers line route can be viewed from the following five public access points:

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Paddock Wood
A few hundred yards to the east of Paddock Wood Station there is a footbridge which crosses the railway line. From this bridge, a section of the original line can be viewed looking west (What3words; bluntly.regrowth.cocoons). The Hop Pickers Line Information Board can be found by the station entrance.
 

Horsmonden

A few of the buildings which formed part of the railway station at Horsmonden are now occupied by a private business but can be viewed from the public road (approximately What3words; lush.finer.simple). The railway crossed the road a little further east (What3words; tightrope.object.icicles).
 

Goudhurst

The railway line crossed Station Road (the A262) to the southwest of Goudhurst. Please be aware that this is a main road with a hazardous bend. Views of the railway line from the nearby public footpath can be largely obscured by relatively dense seasonal foliage, and may be better viewed during winter months.  Walk east along the public footpath from the junction with the A262 (What3Words; worlds.timer.pocket), parallel to the line about 10 metres on your left (north). Then turn left (north) at the first road junction in a few hundred yards (What3Words; invent.hooks.elect).  Views in both directions from the southern end of the road bridge (immediately before the side walls) where it crosses the line a few metres ahead (What3Words; swear.widely.together), can be rewarding. There is another Hop Pickers Line Information Board situated near the village pond in Goudhurst (What 3words: squabbles.occurs.props)
 

Cranbrook

Cranbrook Station was accessed via a small road from Hartley Road. It is now a private road with several businesses using the old station. There is a footpath running a short distance to the north of the station, (what3words.com/boarded.wrenching.deeper) but visibility of the station building is largely obstructed.

Hawkhurst

Plans to continue the line beyond Hawkhurst were never realised and it stopped at the northern edge of the town on the Cranbrook Road. The original end of the line is still clearly visible from the road.

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There is now a private industrial estate at the site of Hawkhurst Station, adjacent to the main road, although it is difficult to see further heritage links from the main road.