Kent & East Sussex Railway

England's Finest Rural Light Railway

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New Audio Visual Guide

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.

Relive the Fabulous Forties at the Kent & East Sussex Railway on 19 & 20 May

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.

Carriage Maintenance Building Extension Appeal - click here for more information

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!

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

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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Shop Opening Times

W/C 14 May 2012

Wednesday 16 10-5.30

Thursday 17 10-5.30

Saturday 19 9.30-5.30

Sunday 20 9.30-5.30

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Railway Experiences on the K&ESR

There was a time when every little boy wanted to be an engine driver. Now grown up boys - and girls - can do just that and experience the power and majesty of steam through the experiences offered on the Kent & East Sussex Railway.

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Whether you are buying for yourself and have a date in mind or you are stuck for a unique and memorable gift idea, look no further.....

Gift Vouchers are available all year round for all the Railway Experiences that follow - just choose one that suits your budget and book online or call the Sales Office on 01580 765155 for immediate dispatch.

Below you'll find a range of experiences that we have developed over time and we would like to think we've covered most activities. If when you read through them you think there's an experience missing or you can think of an activity you would like either individually or as part of a group them please get in touch and we can discuss the possibilities.

NON FOOTPLATE EXPERIENCES

NEW 'Behind the Scenes'
A One Day Signalbox Experience