EVENTS AT THE K & ESR - 2023
Book Online & Save The Kent & East Sussex Railway is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and follows the wide unspoilt Rother Valley for much of the journey . The journey time between Tenterden and Bodiam takes around 50 minutes each way . To get the best value book in advance online ( tickets are discounted online and normally available until midnight on the day before your visit ).
• JANUARY • FEBRUARY MARCH
• APRIL •
• 7th to 4th June Loco 257 Squadron . The largest loco ever to have visited the K & ESR .
• MAY •
• 6th - 8th Celebrations for the King ’ s Coronation ‘ Best of British ’ event .
• 13th & 14th 1940s Weekend ( all steam ). Tenterden and Bodiam .
• 27th - 29th Steam Up .
• 31st Fish & Chip Train .
• JUNE •
• 10th & 11th Traction Engine Rally .
• 14th Fish & Chip Train .
• 16th & 17th CAMRA event .
• 24th 70s & 80s .
• 28th Fish & Chip Train .
• JULY •
• 1st & 2nd Art Weekend at Tenterden Station and Bodiam .
• 7th Real Ale Train .
• 11th - 16th Wimbledon Week . Cream teas and Pimms at Tenterden .
• 26th Fish & Chip Train .
• AUGUST •
• 9th Fish & Chip Train .
• 13th Bus Rally .
• 18th Real Ale Train .
• 19th Steam Punk Event .
• 23rd Fish & Chip Train .
• 26th - 28th Teddy Bears Picnic .
• SEPTEMBER •
• 1st Cider Train .
• 1st & 2nd Junior Engineering Days .
• 6th Fish & Chip Train .
• 16th & 17th ‘ Hopping ’ Weekend .
• 20th Fish & Chip Train .
• 30th - 1st Oct Wildlife Weekend .
• OCTOBER •
• 30th September - 1st Wildlife Weekend .
• 7th & 8th Tenterden Folk Festival .
• 14th & 15th Austin Counties Classic Car Rally .
• 21st - 29th October Half-Term Activities .
• NOVEMBER •
• 26th Santa Special ‘ Quiet Day ’.
• DECEMBER •
• 2nd • 3rd • 9th • 10th • 16th
• 17th • 22nd • 23rd • 24th Santa Specials .
• 29th • 30th • 31st
• 1st Jan 2024 Steam into the New Year !
KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY
Tenterden Town Station , Station Road , Tenterden , Kent TN30 6HE www . kesr . org . uk • 01580 765155
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