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17th, 18th, 19th and 20th October 2024
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Our popular Beer & Cider Festival, in association with West Kent CAMRA, is back from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th October, get the dates in your calendar now!Head to the Spa Valley Railway this Autumn and enjoy 150+ real ales, including Kent Green Hop, 50+ ciders, live music, and food stalls alongside our steam and heritage diesel trains! Real ale & cider bars are located on the trains so you can enjoy a ride and a pint along the railway as well as our three stations along the 5-mile railway, Tunbridge Wells West, Groombridge, and Eridge.
During the festival, entry to our stations is FREE; you can buy a glass on arrival. Tickets must be purchased to travel on the trains, which can be bought online or on the day of your visit. With such a large offer of real ale and cider available, plus live music and the trains this event is one for everyone to enjoy, so make sure you visit the Spa Valley Railway from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th October and savor a pint or two!
Tunbridge Wells West is the only location open on Thursday 17th October, between 18:00 and 22:00, no trains are operating on the Thursday.
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The numbering system used is taken from the master beer list which plays a vital role in the accounting and labeling beer for this event, if a number is skipped e.g. 110 it is because the brewery withdrew their beer at the last minute and it would impact on the master beer list by renumbering the other beers.
Barrel ends will be numbered for ease of ordering your drink in 2024.
Event Opening Times:
Live Bands:To be confirmed, these are provided by Tunbridge Wells Music Production Ltd.
Timetable:Trains will operate from early until late on Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October, NO trains will operate on Thursday 17th October. Trains will be top and tailed with the steam locomotive on the Tunbridge Wells West end of the train and the diesel locomotive on the Eridge end of the train.
Locomotives in use:
Food Stalls – Tunbridge Wells West:
Catering kiosks will be open at Groombridge and Eridge selling a selection of sandwiches, hot and cold drinks, crisps, chocolate and other light refreshments.
Tickets booked using the links are for rail travel - entry to the Beer Festival is Free as per guidance above.
Note that a £10 admin fee applies to all booking alterations.
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