It is five miles (eight km) south of Hythe, and surrounded by flat countryside.

On the 'down' platform is a station building incorporating a booking office and staff room, a shop selling souvenirs and refreshments, and a women's toilet.

The station is a tourist destination, largely for the sandy beaches nearby, the holiday arcades and an amusement park.

A second crossover was installed before the war and shuttles worked between Dymchurch and Hythe via Burmarsh Road.

The signalbox was removed in the 1960s, and the remaining four switches bolted in the normal position, primitive colour-light signals being worked by domestic light switches from the booking office for normal block operations.