Casual Catering Assistants required. If you have a proven track record of excellent customer service, enjoy cooking & have a flexible attitude to working patterns we would like to hear from you! Call the Catering Manager for more details or for an application form on 01580 765155.
We need to raise £35,000 to restore the van in time for the National Service of Remembrance on 11 November 2010. The ‘Cavell Van’, built in 1919, is important in the railway preservation movement for being the prototype of a class of vans used for mail and luggage on express passenger trains from the 1920s. Please click on the title for more information.
Our Photo Album contains 100's of new images taken by Lewis Brockway in several new collections, Railway Experiences, CAMRA Beer Festival, 1940's Weekend and our Day Out with Thomas Event. We also have a Volunteers Photo Album available for viewing from the link on the main menu.
Children can treat their grandparent's to a nostalgic day out for FREE on the Kent & East Sussex Railway during a special grandparents' weekend on 17 and 18 April; when every child rover ticket purchased (costing £7.80) entitles a grandparent to travel for free. Please click on the title for more information.
Combine a ramble with a nostalgic steam train ride with the Kent & East Sussex Railway. On 24 and 25 April everyone can take advantage of the Kent & East Sussex Railway's special weekend spring promotion which combines a walk with a nostalgic steam train ride. Please click on the title for more information.
The K&ESR May Gala is now an established "must visit" for railway enthusiasts from all over the country. In addition to seeing K&ESR's own locomotive "Charwelton" in traffic following its recent overhaul, K&ESR is pleased to announce that Llangollen Railway's BR Standard Class 4 locomotive – no. 80072 will be visiting.
We are delighted to announce that " Wealden Cars" a local private hire company offers transfers between Headcorn Railway Station and Tenterden Station for a single fare of £15 for up to 4 passengers and £18 for between 5 - 8 passengers. To prebook your travel please telephone 0845 6000988 / 01580 291199
As a result of feedback from our visitors the suggested most direct route to the K&ESR from the M25 is to join the M26 at junction 5 which after a short time joins the M20 at junction 3 and head south-bound signposted towards the Ashford/Dover direction. Leave the M20 at junction 8 - the Leeds Castle exit and take the B2163 through the village of Leeds and past the entrance to the castle on your left. This rural road soon meets the A274 at a crossroad junction, turn left here and head through the villages of Sutton Valence, Headcorn and Biddenden where the A274 becomes the A262. Where this road meets the A28 turn right towards Tenterden passing through the suburb of St Michaels before entering Tenterden High Street. Once in the High Street continue until you see The Vine public house, turn right here into Station Road and Tenterden Station and our FREE car park is located just over the level crossing.
By Car - Free parking is provided at Tenterden (TN30 6HE) and Northiam (TN31 6QT), both of which are situated on the A28 between Ashford and Hastings making the line easy to reach.
Note: There is no car parking at Bodiam Station - Passengers wishing to visit Bodiam are advised to 'Park'n'Ride' from either Tenterden or Northiam.
Tenterden is about 12 miles southwest of Ashford and the Town Station is just off the beautiful tree-lined High street. From the Channel Ports, North Kent, South East London and Essex, take the M20 to junction 9 (Ashford) and follow the A28 to Tenterden. From Canterbury, Thanet and East Kent, take the A28 through Ashford.
Northiam village is about 12 miles north of Hastings - the station is adjacent to the A28 one-mile north of the village centre. From Rye, take the A268 to Northiam. From West Kent or South London, take the A21 to Flimwell and follow the A268 through Hawkhurst to Northiam.
www.traveline.org.uk A very useful website for impartial information on planning your journey, by bus, coach or train... or any combination of the three!
By Train
National Rail Enquiry Line: 08457 48 49 50 Southeastern - The company that runs the trains in Kent, East Sussex and south-east London.
By Bus
National Bus Helpline: 0871 200 2233 Buses linking Tenterden , Northiam and Bodiam with many parts of Kent are operated by Arriva Kent & Sussex and Stagecoach East Kent. From 6th April 2008 Tenterden Station will be served by service 298 on Sundays, linking Tunbridge Wells, Pembury, Paddock Wood, Goudhurst, Cranbrook and Rolvenden with Tenterden Station.
Live Traffic News for the South East Of England direct from the Highways Agency is detailed below
The latest traffic information for England's motorway and trunk routes provided by the Highways Agency. For live traffic updates 24 hours a day call 08700 660 115.
The A2 from Faversham towards Dover will be closed between the junctions with the A260 and the A256 Whitfield West , due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 15 March 2010 to 15 April 2010.
The A2 from Faversham towards Dover will be closed between the junctions with the A2050 and the A256 Whitfield West , due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 15 March 2010 to 15 April 2010.
The A2 from Faversham towards Dover will be closed between the junctions with the A2050 and the A260, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 15 March 2010 to 15 April 2010.
The A2 from Faversham towards Dover will be closed between the junctions with the M2 and the A28, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 15 March 2010 to 15 April 2010.
The A2 from Faversham towards Dover will be closed between the junctions with the M2 and the A28, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 15 March 2010 to 15 April 2010.
The A2 from Dover towards Faversham will be closed between the junctions with the A28 and the M2, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 15 March 2010 to 15 April 2010.
The A2 from Dover towards Faversham will be closed between the junctions with the A2050 and the M2, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 15 March 2010 to 15 April 2010.
The A2 from Dover towards Faversham will be closed between the junctions with the A260 and the A2050, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 15 March 2010 to 15 April 2010.
On the M25 anti-clockwise between junctions J3 and J1A, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks , between 10 pm and 5 am, from 15 March 2010 to 19 March 2010.
On the M25 clockwise between junctions J1A and J3, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks , between 10 pm and 5 am, from 15 March 2010 to 19 March 2010.
On the M20 eastbound between junctions J1 and J3, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks closing two lanes, between 10 pm and 5 am, from 11 March 2010 to 12 March 2010.
On the M3 westbound between junctions J3 and J4, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks closing two lanes, between 10 pm and 5:30 am, from 15 March 2010 to 22 March 2010.
On the M27 westbound between junctions J9 and J8, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to barrier repairs closing two lanes, from 9 pm on 15 March 2010 to 6 am on 16 March 2010.
The A27 westbound will be closed between the junctions with the A259 and the A22 Polegate East, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 10 March 2010 to 13 March 2010.
The A27 eastbound will be closed between the junctions with the A22 Polegate East and the A259, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 10 March 2010 to 13 March 2010.
The A2 from Dover towards Faversham will be closed between the junctions with the A256 Whitfield West and the A260, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 15 March 2010 to 17 March 2010.
On the M3 eastbound between junctions J4 and J3, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks closing two lanes, from 10 pm on 11 March 2010 to 5:30 am on 12 March 2010.
On the M27 westbound between junctions J8 and J4, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks , between 10 pm and 6 am, from 8 March 2010 to 27 March 2010.
On the M27 eastbound between junctions J4 and J8, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks , between 10 pm and 6 am, from 8 March 2010 to 27 March 2010.
On the M3 westbound between junctions J3 and J4, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks closing two lanes, between 10 pm and 5:30 am, from 9 March 2010 to 15 March 2010.
On the M3 eastbound between junctions J2 and J1, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks closing two lanes, from 10 pm on 11 March 2010 to 5 am on 12 March 2010.
On the M3 westbound between junctions J2 and J3, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to roadworks . Expect disruption until 4:00 pm on 14 March 2010.
On the M3 eastbound between junctions J3 and J2, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to roadworks . Expect disruption until 4:00 pm on 14 March 2010.
The A2 from Dover towards Faversham will be closed between the junctions with the A260 and the A2050, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 13 March 2010 to 15 March 2010.
The A2 from Faversham towards Dover will be closed between the junctions with the A2050 and the A260, due to roadworks, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 13 March 2010 to 15 March 2010.
