Friday 14th June 6.30pm - 10.30pm
Saturday 15th June from 10.00am - 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

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If you are able to help out at the festival please complete the Online Staffing Form

You can download the KESR 2024 Beer Festival Poster as a PDF here

Admission Charges

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

Friday 14th June (no trains operating) - purchase a K&ESR platform ticket available at the gate.

Saturday 15th 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.

CAMRA members can use the code CAMRA24 which will give 10% off fares on Saturday 15th June pre-booked tickets when booked online before 1/6/2024.

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 Nightingale Cider will be sponsoring the glasses for this year’s KESR CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival.

• A wide range of 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.
• NEW: later trains on Saturday into the early evening – check Kent & East Sussex Railway website for train times.

Entertainment at the Festival

Friday - quiet evening, no music
Saturday - live music during the afternoon and into the evening along with Morris Dancers.

• 12.30 Sam Brothers
• 15.00 The Curst Sons
• 17.30 The Chillbillies
• 20.00 Rockitmen

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

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.

If you are able to help out at the festival please complete the Online Staffing Form

Accommodation

Details of local accommodation can be found on MyTenterden website