Kent & East Sussex Railway

England's Finest Rural Light Railway

 

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New Audio Visual Guide

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Enhance your visit to the Railway and the Colonel Stephens Museum with an audiovisual Guide available to reserve online or to hire when buying tickets. £3.50 for two people. Please click on the title for more information.

Annual CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival - Saturday 16 June

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This popular social event takes place between 11:00am and 10:30pm (or until the beer runs out!) and is organised with the Ashford, Folkestone and Romney Marsh Branch of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. Try a diverse range of some of the finest Ale, Cider and Perry in the exclusive beer tent, or relaxing and listening to an eclectic mix of live music.

Carriage Maintenance Building Extension Appeal - click here for more information

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The Kent & East Sussex Railway is running an appeal to raise £200,000 to double the capacity of the main carriage maintenance building at Tenterden station. The expansion is needed to provide sufficient high quality trains to operate the current train time table which carries 90,000 passengers annually.

Donate simply by Text Message!

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Together with your help we can achieve our goal. Every donation helps. Simply click on the title to see how easy it is to donate by text message.

Visit Our Updated Photo Gallery

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We have just added a collection of photos from our recent Steam Gala taken by Lewis J Brockway to our Photo Gallery. You can click on the slide title to view them.

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Grandparents' Weekend PDF Print E-mail
Press Release
13 January 2011

Grandparents Travel for Free at the Kent & East Sussex Railway

Children can treat grandparents to a nostalgic day out for FREE on the Kent & East Sussex Railway during a special grandparents' weekend on 9 and 10 April; when every child rover ticket purchased (costing £8.50) entitles a grandparent to travel for free.

kesr_bodiam_castleEvery ticket includes a return train ride from Tenterden station on one of the steam or diesel trains; which gently wind their way along the 10 ½ mile line through stunning Wealden countryside and the Rother Valley before terminating at Bodiam station. Today, the railway retains much of its historic beauty and everyone can enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and service of a bygone age.

The unlimited day travel tickets allow visitors to hop off the train and explore the many activities each destination has to offer such as the shops in Tenterden or the magnificent Bodiam Castle. Or why not visit the new Mill Toy and Pedal Car Museum which can be found directly opposite Northiam station. Whether you are interested in heritage, shopping, nature, food or drink, there is something for everyone.

There are five stations on the line but passengers are encouraged to board the trains at one of three main stations, Tenterden, Northiam or Bodiam. Tenterden and Northiam are situated on the A28 between Ashford and Hastings and both stations have spacious car parks which are free all day for visitors. Those who would prefer to start their day from Bodiam can park at the castle for £2; it's then a 5-minute level walk to the station.

The Kent & East Sussex Railway has an extensive events programme, which offers entertaining days out and special offers for families, groups and pensioners throughout the year.

For more information on events, train times or how to purchase tickets or order lunch or perhaps a cream tea please visit www.kesr.org.uk or telephone 01580 765155.

For images or more information about the Railway please contact Caroline Edmunds on 01892 616647 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

K&ESR Daily News

Monday 21st May

No service today, next trains run this weekend with our Green Service, 3 steam and 2 heritage diesel departures. First train departs from Tenterden at 10.40

Next Special Event

A Jubilee Tea

Tuesday 5th june

Events Calendar

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