Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th September
at Bodiam Station
The Experience

Come and help us celebrate the 8th anniversary of this most popular event from 10.30 to 5.30 each day plus evening entertainment on Saturday in the picturesque setting of Bodiam Station in East Sussex, right in the heart of the bygone hop gardens used by Guinness brewery.

• Re-created Hop Garden and Hoppers Hut
• Hopping displays and memorabilia
• Heritage road and agricultural vehicles
• Double-deck open top bus rides
• Steam driven road and scale model vehicles
• Live entertainment all weekend
• Saturday evening entertainment
• Morris Dancing

The History

21st September this year marks the 50th anniversary of the very last Hop Pickers train, the ‘Hoppers Special’ that carried hop pickers from London to Kent and East Sussex. It started at London Bridge and came onto the Kent & East Sussex Railway at Robertsbridge. In commemoration and in addition to our regular steam service, an 03 locomotive, similar to the engine that pulled the original Hop Pickers trains, will run during the weekend.

• Beer Tent with local ales including a specially produced Limited Edition bottled ale by Rother Valley Brewery to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the last 'hoppers' train from London Bridge - 21st Sept 1958. Available from railway shops, at the event on 13th & 14th and the Refreshment Rooms, Tenterden at £2.80 a bottle or a three bottles together in a presentation pack for £7.50.
• BBQ
• Refreshments, Tea Tent with Home-made cakes

Entry to the Hoppers Weekend at Bodiam Station is included in the train ticket price,
Adult £12
Senior £11
Child £7
Family £32 (2 adults and up to 3 children or 1 adult and up to 4 children)

Pre-book your ticket online click here

An event leaflet is available on request.

The timetable for the weekend is available here.........Saturday 13th - Sunday 14th