EVENTS AT THE K & ESR - 2024
JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF REOPENING - 1974-2024 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 •
• APRIL •
• 7th Green Family Fun Day .
• 12th , 13th , 14th Diesel Gala .
• 17th Fish & Chip Supper Train .
• JULY •
• 4th Spirit of Tenterden Travelling Tavern .
• 13th & 14th Traction Engines Weekend & Junior Engineering .
• 17th Fish & Chip Supper Train .
• 26th , 27th , 28thSPECIAL EVENT .
• 21st to 31st August Early Train . 8.45am from Tenterden to 9.50am Bodiam ( Fri & Sat ).
• 31st Fish & Chip Supper Train .
• OCTOBER •
• 12th & 13th Austin Counties Classic Car Rally . Tenterden Station .
• 29th , 30th , 31st October Half-Term Activities .
• 31st Fright Night Train .
FEBRUARY
• 10th to 18th February Half-Term . Except Monday and Friday .
• MAY •
• 1st Fish & Chip Supper Train .
• 4th Star Wars Themed Day . dress to impress as your favourite character - win a spot prize from our Station Masters .
• 11th Rother Valley Early Morning Bird Watching Experience .
• 15th Fish & Chip Supper Train .
• 18th & 19th 1940s Weekend .
• AUGUST •
• 11th Bus Rally .
• 14th Fish & Chip Supper Train .
• NOVEMBER •
• 30th Santa Specials .
Quiet Santa Train .
MARCH
• 9th & 10th Mother ’ s Day . Afternoon Tea .
• 29th to 1st April Easter Bank Holiday . Circus Workshops
• 29th to 1st April Breakfast with the Easter Bunny .
• 29th to 14th April Easter Bank Holiday .
• 30th Junior Engineering
• JUNE •
• 1st & 2nd 50th Anniversary Gala .
• 12th Rother Valley Early Morning Bird Watching Experience .
• 14th & 15th CAMRA event
• 16th Father ’ s Day .
• 26th Fish & Chip Supper Train .
• 29th & 30th Steampunk .
• SEPTEMBER •
• 11th Fish & Chip Supper Train .
• 14th & 15th Wildlife & Country Fair Weekend .
• 22nd Stationary Engines Display .
• DECEMBER •
• 1st • 7th • 8th • 14th • 15th
• 21st • 22nd • 24th Santa Specials .
• 29th • 30th • 31st
• 1st Jan 2025 Steam into the New Year !
KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY
Tenterden Town Station , Station Road , Tenterden , Kent TN30 6HE 98 www . kesr . org . uk • 01580 765155