Kent & East Sussex RailwayQuality Assessed

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"A wonderful experience travelling through some delightful countryside."
Overview
The Kent & East Sussex Railway, a picturesque line and one of Kent’s top tourist attractions, stretches 10 ½ miles between Bodiam and Tenterden. Take a nostalgic trip behind a full-size steam engine on Britain's first light railway. Journey through attractive countryside and experience the sights, sounds and smells of steam engines working hard on this charming railway. Experience travel and service from yesteryear aboard beautifully restored coaches and locomotives dating from Victorian times.
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Location
Tenterden Town Station, Station Road, TENTERDEN, Kent, TN30 6HE
About the area
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.
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Kent & East Sussex Railway

Quality Assessed
Assessed by Visit England Logo
Visit England Logo Assessor comments
"A wonderful experience travelling through some delightful countryside."
Ratings & awards
award
Overview
The Kent & East Sussex Railway, a picturesque line and one of Kent’s top tourist attractions, stretches 10 ½ miles between Bodiam and Tenterden. Take a nostalgic trip behind a full-size steam engine on Britain's first light railway. Journey through attractive countryside and experience the sights, sounds and smells of steam engines working hard on this charming railway. Experience travel and service from yesteryear aboard beautifully restored coaches and locomotives dating from Victorian times.
Location
Tenterden Town Station, Station Road, TENTERDEN, Kent, TN30 6HE
About the area
Area image
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.