Friday 16th June 6.00pm - 10.30pm
Saturday 17th June from 10.30am - 10.30pm (or until the beer runs out

To be held at:

Tenterden Town Station ( just a five minute walk from the High Street and bus stops )
Station Road
Tenterden
Kent
TN30 6HE

Call 01580 240104 or Email ku.gro.armac.mrfa@lavitsef

Visit the Festival Facebook Page

You can download the KESR 2023 Beer Festival Programme as a PDF here

You can download the KESR 2023 Beer Festival poster as a PDF here

If you are able to help out at the festival please complete the online staffing form

Admission Charges

Free entry is available on both days to card carrying CAMRA and K&ESR members.

Friday 16th June and (no trains operating) - purchase a K&ESR platform ticket available at the gate: £5 adult and £3 child (3 - 15 years)

Saturday 17th June - free entry with a valid K&ESR train ticket (buy discounted tickets online below) or purchase a K&ESR platform ticket at the station: £5 adult and £3 child (3 - 15 years)

CAMRA members can use the code KESRCAMRA23 which will give 10% off fares on Saturday 17th June.
Please note that you will need to show your CAMRA membership card at the booking office on the day to show you qualify for the 10% discount on travel. Book your tickets online here

Festival Information

AFRM CAMRA Branch are delighted to announce that Tonbridge Brewery will be sponsoring the glasses for this year’s KESR CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival.

• A wide range of 50 real ales, ciders and Perry will be available, (some beers are only available onboard the trains on Saturday)
• Sit back enjoy a drink as you travel through the Beautiful Wealden Countryside.
• Food will be available and the BBQ open on Friday evening, all day Saturday and into the evening.
• Diesel and steam trains are running on Saturday, departing from Tenterden at 10:20am, 11:15am 13:10pm 14:05pm and 15:35 pm.

Entertainment at the Festival

Friday - quiet evening, no music
Saturday Afternoon - Live music

• 12:30pm - The Washed Up Jug Band
• 3:00pm  - Peoples Republic of Mercia (PROM)
• 5:30pm  - SKA Sonic
• 8:00pm  - Fit 2 Funk

Families Welcome!

Limited camping: available but MUST be booked and paid in advance, camper vans and caravans also welcome – to book a pitch visit CAMRA Festival Online Booking for KESR

Service buses operate to Tenterden from:

• Ashford (2 or 2A) Stagecoach
• Maidstone (12) Arriva
• Tunbridge Wells (297) Hams Travel
• Hastings (29) Stagecoach
• Rye (312) Stagecoach

Railway Stations:

• Headcorn (connecting bus 12)
• Ashford International (connecting bus 2 or 2A)
• Hastings (connecting bus 29)
• Rye (connecting bus 312)

For full bus timetable, please contact relevant operator.

For festival info call 01580 240104. Email: ku.gro.armac.mrfa@lavitsef or visit the Kent & East Sussex Railway website.

Helping at the Festival

If you are able to help out at the festival please complete the online staffing form

Our beer festival is organised and run by unpaid volunteers and we are always looking for more volunteers, old and new to join us. So if you would like to help out, whether for a few hours during the setup or one evening or throughout the beer festival, you will be made most welcome. Don't worry, you do not need any experience, the only condition for being a volunteer is that you are a CAMRA member.

Accommodation

Details of local accommodation can be found on MyTenterden website