Kent & East Sussex Railway
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JOB VACANCYCasual 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. Cavell Van Restoration Appeal 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. Branch Line Weekend on the K&ESR - 20th & 21st MarchOn the 20th and 21st March you can enjoy the K&ESR's small locomotives over this weekend. The Special Timetable for Saturday & Sunday can be downloaded by clicking on the title above. Grandparents Travel for Free at the Kent & East Sussex RailwayChildren 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. Spring Walks - (25% off single fares) RailTrailsCombine 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 Great K&ESR Gala Weekend 1st - 3rd May 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. Visit Our Kent & East Sussex Railway Photo AlbumsOur 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. |
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DescriptionFebruary Half-term WeekFree child tickets to Kent & East Sussex Railway and Bodiam Castle
The promotion is a joint partnership between the Kent & East Sussex Railway and The National Trust, which allows up to three children to travel on the railway for free with the purchase of one adult train ticket (costing £12.80). Children can also enjoy free admission to Bodiam Castle with the presentation of a valid train ticket! (Offer limited to 1 free child per full paying adult admission costing £5.80 including gift aid). Train tickets include a return journey to Bodiam station on one of the railway’s vintage steam or diesel trains, departing from Tenterden station between 10:40am and 2:45pm everyday between 16 and 19 February. To claim free tickets visitors need to print a voucher from the website www.kesr.org.uk and present it at the booking office at the time of ticket purchase. The Kent and & East Sussex Railway is one of England’s premier steam railways and visitors love the excitement of riding through the beautiful countryside on the vintage carriages which have been restored to their Victorian and Edwardian glory. Children will watch with excitement as the guard waves his flag as the train departs each station before watching out for the friendly uniformed ticket inspector who will clip the children’s tickets to make the perfect souvenir to take home. Children should also keep an eye out for Mr Mystery, the railway’s very own magician who’s coming to entertain everyone with spell binding magic tricks. During the week, as well as free child entry to the Castle, Bodiam Castle is also hosting a variety of events for families. For an extra £2 (plus adult entry fee) families can enjoy The Knights Trail, where they follow a special trail and claim a reward from a real knight in shining armour, and “Dress to Impress” which gives the opportunity to try on armour or medieval clothes. The last return train to Tenterden leaves Bodiam station at 3:45pm every day so everyone can be home in time for tea! The journey to Bodiam station from Tenterden station takes 45 minutes and there is ample free parking at Tenterden station. Half-term Week Train Times Between 16 and 19 February trains depart from Tenterden station at 10.40am (steam) 11.45am (diesel) 1.15pm (steam) 2.45pm (diesel). In order to visit Bodiam Castle passengers will need to be on first three train departures from Tenterden. Last train departs Bodiam Station at 3.45pm. Tickets Kent & East Sussex Railway - up to three free child tickets with the purchase of one adult rover ticket costing £12.80. Bodiam Castle – one free child entry with every adult ticket purchased costing £5.80 (including gift aid). For more details telephone 01580 765155 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Venue
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Beat the winter blues during February half term with a visit to the Kent and East Sussex Railway from Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 February, when children can enjoy a free steam train ride and entry to the historic Bodiam Castle when travelling with a full paying adult.