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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Half-term Fun Week (Kids For A Quid!)
From Tuesday 14 February 2012
To Friday 17 February 2012

'Kids for a Quid' Half Term Offer at the
Kent & East Sussex Railway

half-term vouchers feb 2012You can download these half-term vouchers by clicking on them above

The Kent & East Sussex Railway and Bodiam Castle have collaborated on a special promotion to offer great days out for families at affordable prices this half term.

Available between 14 and 17 February 2012, Kids for a Quid offers families the chance to enjoy rides on the Kent & East Sussex Railway for just £1 per child.

To take advantage of the offers families need to visit the Railway's website (www.kesr.org.uk) and print off the railway voucher, which allows up to 2 children to travel for only £1 each during half term (14 Feb to 17 Feb) with one full paying adult or senior citizen (£15 and £14 respectively per ticket).

Passengers can board the beautifully restored vintage steam trains at Tenterden Station, which will take them along the 10 ½ mile line to Bodiam station, passing through the Rother Valley.

Bodiam Castle is a short walk from the station and upon arrival families can present their 'Kids for a Quid' train tickets to receive discounted entry into the castle where there will be plenty of activities on offer for children to enjoy. A free activity at Bodiam Castle will be included for the children upon production of a second voucher again downloadable from the Railway's website.

Visit www.kesr.org.uk to print the two vouchers.

The journey to Bodiam station from Tenterden station takes approximately 45 minutes and there is free parking at Tenterden station.

The Kent & East Sussex Railway is renowned for their innovative promotions and this is just one of many on offer throughout 2012, for more information please visit www.kesr.org.uk

Half Term Promotion Prices

Kent & East Sussex Railway: child tickets £1, adult Rover £15. Senior Citizen £14 (Max 2 child tickets per 1 adult / senior citizen ticket purchased) Visit www.kesr.org.uk to download and print the voucher(s)

For more details telephone 01580 765155, visit www.kesr.org.uk or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

To request images contact Caroline Edmunds at Pennington PR on 01892 616647 e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Editors Notes:

• Normal Railway prices: Child 3-15 £10, Adult £15, senior citizen £14, family (2 adults and up to 3 children or 1 adult and up to 4 children) £42

• 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

• The Kent & East Sussex Railway is operated by the Kent & East Sussex Railway Co Ltd, a charitable company, limited by guarantee and not having a share capital. Registered charity No. 262481

• There are parking spaces for the disabled next to the platforms at Tenterden Town and Northiam Stations and toilets for the disabled at Tenterden, Northiam and Bodiam

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K&ESR Daily News

Tuesday 22nd 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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