Kent & East Sussex Railway - (Northiam Station) — Attraction in Rother

Been 3rd time and this place is like magnet. The nostalgic bug is real 😃 today we visited for 1940s weekend, for the second time. Amazing atmosphere, it's lovely seeing the props and people bringing back the era to life with clothes, behaviours, music, dance etc. Services: spacious car park very close by, little museum, okish food offer, cute little station shop, station itself - the platforms and buildings around - so lovely. but most of all - fabulous steam trains (of different design and class) that you can take a ride on and what amazing views from the train window! The picturesque land of outstanding beauty relaxes you immediately, your inner child starts to smile inside you and the grim appears on your face no matter how old you are! I recommend going to Tenterden in the morning, spend some time there, take the train all the way to Bodiam, take a short stroll towards Bodiam castle (amazing if you are National trust member!), after a visit to castle go to the nearby pub (opposite the entrance of national trust) that have delicious menu with good prices. And then turn back to Bodiam stations and take the train back... Amazing day out for the...

We were booked on the Wealden Pullman for Sunday lunch. It was a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon. We started off with an aperitif (orange juice or a small sherry) while we waited for the train to depart. Once we were underway towards Bodiam, the starter (cream of vegetable soup) was served along with bread rolls. It was absolutely delicious 😋. On arrival at Bodiam, the engine changed ends, and we set off towards Tenterden. The main course was a roast of beef and turkey with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables. The dessert trolley was loaded with lots of scrumptious delights. The banoffee pie, loaded with huge chunks of banana and a lovely toffee sauce, was divine. On our way back to Northiam, tea and coffee with mints were served. The staff were very courteous and did a great job. This is an amazing way to celebrate a...

Lovely little station, we stayed in a Holiday let converted train carriage next to the station. The Tenterden office will help you with enquiries in regards to your train ticket, and they were very helpful to me when I called them. Unlike the train station master - don't try and approach him before he's had a morning coffee, when I came over when he arrived for work and tried to ask him about my ticket when I was in the office, he pulled the ticket window shutter down on me. I actually found it hilarious and bizarrely adding to the charm, such that I almost asked him to do it again so that I could film it on my phone as a memorable moment. :) seriously, all the folks are volunteers and its a lovely thing to have still, so I wasn't too mad at...