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A Taste of Faulty Towers: Ploughman's Lunch

25th May, 15th June

A Taste of Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience!
Straight from London’s West End via the legendary Sydney Opera House, this international sensation has been specially adapted to be performed on a moving steam train. It is coming to the Spa Valley Railway for some Sunday lunch chaos in 2025! Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is the world’s most sought-after tribute to the BBC sitcom and is simply ‘fantastic!’ (What’s on Stage) and ‘outrageously funny!’ (BroadwayBaby).

Become part of the action in this two-hour interactive experience as Basil, Sybil, and Manuel serve up mayhem on a moving steam train alongside a three-course Ploughman's Lunch and plenty of laughter. Expect nothing short of guaranteed fun as you climb aboard and climb inside the BBC's iconic TV show and experience it from the inside out… this wholly immersive and highly interactive experience is a comedy spectacular where anything can happen… and usually does!

Three-Course Ploughman's Menu:
Tomato & Basil Soup
Served With a White Bread Roll and Butter
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Hand Carved Home Baked Honey Glazed Ham Ploughman's Served with Mild Mustard Pickle
or
Mature Vintage Cheddar & Stilton Ploughman's Served with Apple Chutney.
or
Vegan Ploughman’s, Aubergine, Courgette and Tomato Stack

All Ploughman’s are served with White and Brown Bread, Butter, Pickled Onions, Mixed Salad, Coleslaw & Potato Salad.
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Chocolate Rum and Rasin Trifle in a slim Jim Glass

Tickets
It is £60 per person. All tickets include the two-hour interactive show, two trips along the Spa Valley Railway and the above menu.

What's included:

2025 Dining Trains Drinks Menu

Notes:
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is an affectionate homage to Fawlty Towers, the BBC TV series written by John Cleese and Connie Booth; their original TV scripts are not used in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience. Faulty Towers The Dining Experience uses its original script and format.

Copyright Interactive Theatre International 2025.

Terms & Conditions for all dining trains can be found by clicking this link

Please help us raise £300,000 to replace the vital Broom Lane Bridge between High Rocks and Groombridge; click here for details and to donate!

Book tickets

Sun 25 May 2025
12:30 (during our special event weekend) departing from: Tunbridge Wells West
Sun 15 Jun 2025
12:30 (during our Cuckoo Line Gala!) departing from: Tunbridge Wells West

Booking information

Please note that smaller parties may need to share a table, due to the small amount of tables for 2 available on our train services.

Advance booking is essential to ride on our Ploughman's Lunch trains.

On the day of your visit you MUST have your eTickets available to show either in a print out or on a mobile device, both will be checked visually by a member of staff before boarding the train.

Note that a £10 admin fee applies to all booking alterations.

Click here to view our refund, cancellation and alterations policy

We regret that there can be no refund or transfer to a future date for ‘no show’ customers. The Spa Valley Railway still incurs charges for its services which must be paid to our suppliers. We recommend taking out a form of insurance to protect yourself if necessary. To re-book you will be required to pay the full fare again.

FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND VIA THIS LINK


Help us raise £300,000 to replace the vital Broom Lane Bridge between High Rocks and Groombridge, click here for details and to donate!