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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Mother's Day PDF Print E-mail
Press Release
25 January 2011

Give your Mum a Mother's Day Treat with
The Kent and East Sussex Railway

Mothers Day

A special Mother's Day treat can be booked for just £21.00 with the Kent & East Sussex Railway where the whole family will enjoy the service and style from a more gentle time. A time when opulent surroundings and attentive staff made our railways the envy of the world.

Mums will appreciate either of the two options that are offered this year. On board the 1:15pm steam service from Tenterden a traditional Ploughman's Lunch is served with either tea or coffee or if an afternoon trip is more convenient, a delicious cream tea is served. This is accompanied by a selection of cakes and again served with tea or coffee.

This special Mother's Day treat includes a two-hour return journey on one of the Railway's restored steam trains, a reserved table for your family and a surprise gift for every Mum to take home to remember her special day. Relax on board and enjoy some quality time with Mum, as you take in the beautiful scenery of the surrounding countryside, interrupted only by the gentle chug of the steam engine.

The Kent & East Sussex railway stretches over 10 ½ miles between Tenterden and Bodiam stations and visitors of all ages will love the excitement of travelling on one of the country's finest rural light railways.

There will be a choice of two trains from Tenterden station on Mother's Day departing from Tenterden Station at 1.15pm and 3.30pm.

PLEASE NOTE: The Mother's Day offer is now fully booked. Visitors planning to visit on Mother's Day can still travel the whole line and dine in our restaurant at Tenterden.

Families can extend their day and explore the many wonderful delights on offer in the towns surrounding each station. At Tenterden, discover the impressive play park and intriguing shops, or relax and unwind in one of the many cafes and pubs along the idyllic High Street.

Perhaps consider a visit to the south-east's newest attraction, The Mill Toy and Pedal Car Museum which can be found directly opposite Northiam station. Visitors presenting a valid Kent & East Sussex Railway ticket will be treated to £1 per person off the standard admission charge (Adults: £4.00, Senior Citizens: £3.50, Children: £3.00)

At Bodiam station, the magnificent medieval castle is only a short walk and visitors can step back in history as they explore the impressive battlements and towers, which offer breathtaking views across the countryside. Visitors presenting a valid Kent & East Sussex Railway ticket will be treated to discounted castle admission (Adults: £5.80 Children: £2.90)

Tenterden and Northiam are situated on the A28 between Ashford and Hastings and both stations have spacious car parks which are free. Please note that there is no parking at Bodiam Station so passengers are advised to park and ride from Tenterden or Northiam.

Tickets: Adult £13.50, Senior Citizen £12.50, Child (3 - 15 years inc.) £8.50 and Family (2 adults + up to 3 children or 1 adult and up to 4 children) £37.00.

To arrange a press visit contact Caroline Edmunds at Pennington PR 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

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