Group Visits on The Kent & East Sussex Railway

Group Travel on The Kent & East Sussex Railway for parties of 20+ or 15+ if taking one of our joint itineraries

GROUP TRAVEL FAIRS in Kent & Sussex 2009

A coach party at Tenterden Town Station - photo courtesy of Bill Oates PA

To Help You Plan Your Outing

Our 2008 Group Visits leaflet is available upon request, telephone 01580 765155 or email enquiries@kesr.org.uk We'll gladly send you a copy. Alternatively, download a pdf copy of the OUTSIDE SPREAD or INSIDE SPREAD here.
If you do not have Adobe Reader, it can be downloaded here

The following information should help you plan and budget your outing.

Please use the fare table and any catering options you would like to calculate the cost per person. A typical example is set out below to help.

Don’t forget to allow yourself a FREE place! And remember to take 5% off the total fare cost.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of your proposed visit please telephone a member of the customer service team on 01580 765155 any weekday between 9.00am and 5.00pm or between 9:00am - 2:00pm at weekends.
Photo courtesy of Bill Oates PA

TRAIN FARES
	Single	Return
Adult	£8.00	£12.00
Senior Citizen	£7.00	£11.00
Child (under 16)	£4.50	£ 7.00
Example: 22 adults, 24 senior citizens & 4 children would like to book a return train journey with half taking a Ploughman’s Lunch and half taking a Cream Tea.

FARES 22 @ £12.00 = 24 @ £11.00 = 4 @ £7.00 = SUB TOTAL Less 5% discount (£27.80)		£264 £264 £ 28 £556.00 £528.20

CATERING Plus….. 25 Cream Teas @ £4.90 = 25 Ploughman’s Lunches@ £5.95 = SUB TOTAL		£122.50 £148.75 £271.25

Add FARE to FOOD		£528.20 £271.25 £799.45
A SAVING of £27.80on fares LESS ONE FREE PLACE for the tour organiser - £17.95 (assuming an adult having a Ploughman’s Lunch) =A Grand Total of £781.50

ON-TRAIN CATERING

Tea or Coffee with a fresh Pastry	£2.80
Cream Tea Two scones, butter, cream & jam served with a selection of cakes and tea or coffee	£4.90
Ploughman’s Lunch A traditional Cheddar and ham Ploughman’s served with tea or coffee (fruit tart & cream for an additional £2.50)	£5.95
Children’s Party Boxes Combine the excitement of a steam train trip with a special Birthday tea. Children have individual party boxes packed with food, drink and presents, whilst adults may enjoy a ploughman's lunch or cream tea (see below). It's a real treat for the whole family - because we do all the preparation, as well as the cleaning up!	£4.99
Picnic Hampers Let us prepare a sumptuous hamper for you and your companions, which will be ready for collection when you arrive at Tenterden Station.
£4.50 child, £8.50 adult.
Please note that any of these catering options can be taken on either a return (approx.1¾ hrs) or single journey (45 minutes).

The fares above are for single or return travel between Tenterden & Bodiam ONLY, other fares are available – please enquire for details.

Advance booking is necessary for all group packages. It means that you, the customer has peace of mind in knowing that your booking is made and that we have reserved the seating and the staff are prepared for your visit.

A 25% deposit is required at the time of booking with the balance of payment and final confirmed numbers required ten days prior to the date of travel.

We value the business brought to the Railway by group organisers and coach operators.

Please remember that YOU as the group organiser qualify for one FREE PLACE and that includes any catering your party are having.
A warm welcome also awaits your coach driver at Tenterden Station. He or she qualifies for FREE TRAVEL on the same train as the booked party with refreshments as booked or will be made welcome with refreshments in the Station Refreshment Rooms.

Group Travel on The Kent & East Sussex Railway for parties of 20+ or 15+ if taking one of our joint itineraries

To Help You Plan Your Outing

Group Visits Pages