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.
Capture the unique atmosphere of the 1940's at the Kent & East Sussex Railway in Tenterden on 19 and 20 May 2012 when our annual 1940's weekend gets into full swing. Click on the slide title to read more.
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.
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.
Visit our Online Store where you can purchase a large selection of items, Clothing, Publications, Special Event tickets (i.e. Day out with Thomas), Driver Experience Days and become a member of the railway.
We're delighted to announce Stagecoach route 349 from Hastings to Bodiam will operate on Sundays and Bank Holidays from 31st July 2011. Timetable information can be found here.
We are delighted to announce that " Tenterden Taxis" a local private hire company offers transfers between Headcorn Railway Station (and other locations) and Tenterden Station. For enquiries or to prebook your travel please contact them on 01580 292898 or 07754 821625.
As a result of feedback from our visitors the suggested most direct route to the K&ESR from the M25 is to join the M26 at junction 5 which after a short time joins the M20 at junction 3 and head south-bound signposted towards the Ashford/Dover direction. Leave the M20 at junction 8 - the Leeds Castle exit and take the B2163 through the village of Leeds and past the entrance to the castle on your left. This rural road soon meets the A274 at a crossroad junction, turn left here and head through the villages of Sutton Valence, Headcorn and Biddenden where the A274 becomes the A262. Where this road meets the A28 turn right towards Tenterden passing through the suburb of St Michaels before entering Tenterden High Street. Once in the High Street continue until you see The Vine public house, turn right here into Station Road and Tenterden Station and our FREE car park is located just over the level crossing.
By Car - Free parking is provided at Tenterden (TN30 6HE) and Northiam (TN31 6QT), both of which are situated on the A28 between Ashford and Hastings making the line easy to reach. If you need to fill up with fuel before you leave home or think you'll need to when you're visiting us check this website for the cheapest fuel prices.
Note: There is no car parking at Bodiam Station - Passengers wishing to visit Bodiam are advised to 'Park'n'Ride' from either Tenterden or Northiam.
Tenterden is about 12 miles southwest of Ashford and the Town Station is just off the beautiful tree-lined High street. From the Channel Ports, North Kent, South East London and Essex, take the M20 to junction 9 (Ashford) and follow the A28 to Tenterden. From Canterbury, Thanet and East Kent, take the A28 through Ashford.
Northiam village is about 12 miles north of Hastings - the station is adjacent to the A28 one-mile north of the village centre. From Rye, take the A268 to Northiam. From West Kent or South London, take the A21 to Flimwell and follow the A268 through Hawkhurst to Northiam.
www.traveline.org.uk A very useful website for impartial information on planning your journey, by bus, coach or train... or any combination of the three!
By Train
National Rail Enquiry Line: 08457 48 49 50 Southeastern - The company that runs the trains in Kent, East Sussex and south-east London.
By Bus
National Bus Helpline: 0871 200 2233 Buses linking Tenterden, Northiam and Bodiam with many parts of Kent are operated by Arriva Kent & Sussex and Stagecoach East Kent. Tenterden is served by service 298 on Sundays, linking Tunbridge Wells, Pembury, Paddock Wood, Goudhurst, Cranbrook and Rolvenden with Tenterden.
Live Traffic News for the South East Of England direct from the Highways Agency is detailed below
On the M25 anti-clockwise between junctions J10 and J9, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to barrier repairs closing one lane, between 10 pm and 5 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the A27 westbound between the junctions with the A3(M) and the A2030, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 9:30 pm and 5:30 am, from 16 May 2012 to 18 May 2012.
On the A27 eastbound exit slip to the A2030 , minor delays can be expected at peak times due to barrier repairs , between 9 pm and 6 am, from 16 May 2012 to 18 May 2012.
On the M3 westbound exit slip at junction J12 , minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 9 pm and 5:30 am, from 16 May 2012 to 18 May 2012.
On the A3 northbound between the junctions with the A3(M) and the A272 Petersfield South , minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 9 pm and 6 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the A3 southbound between the junctions with the A272 Petersfield South and the A3(M), minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 9 pm and 6 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the A21 northbound between the junctions with the A28 and the A268, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 9 pm and 5 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the A21 southbound between the junctions with the A268 and the A2100, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 9 pm and 5 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the A23 southbound between the junctions with the A264 and the A272, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks closing one lane, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the M2 westbound between junctions J6 and J5, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to barrier repairs closing one lane, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the A2 from Dover towards Faversham between the junctions with the A20 and the A258, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 8 pm and 5 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the A2 from Faversham towards Dover between the junctions with the A258 and the A20, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 8 pm and 5 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the A23 northbound between the junctions with the A272 and the M23, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks closing one lane, between 8 pm and 6 am, from 16 May 2012 to 17 May 2012.
On the A303 eastbound between the junctions with the A343 and the A3057, minor delays are possible due to roadworks closing one lane. Expect disruption until 6:00 am.
On the A303 westbound between the junctions with the A342 and the A338, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to roadworks . Expect disruption until 6:00 am.
On the M27 westbound at junction J9, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 9 am and 5 pm, from 14 May 2012 to 25 May 2012.
On the M27 eastbound between junctions J9 and J10, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 9 am and 5 pm, from 14 May 2012 to 25 May 2012.
K&ESR Daily News
Thursday 17th May
Green Service runs today, 3 steam and 2 heritage diesel departures. First train departs from Tenterden at 10.40
