Catering on The Kent & East Sussex Railway

Scones being served on a train

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As well as Luxury Pullman Dining we are pleased to offer a range of everyday catering options either served onboard your train (see below for details) or from the Station Refreshment Rooms menu. This building was formerly the Maidstone & District Motor Services waiting room at Palace Avenue, Maidstone - built in 1922 as Britain's first bus station. Today you can enjoy anything from an ice cream to a cooked lunch with desert seated inside the quaint 36-seater restaurant or al fresco in the dappled shade beneath surrounding trees. The children's play area is adjacent to the Refreshment Rooms and offers shaded picnic tables.

Passengers enjoying a cream teaThe 2008 train service affords on-train catering on three of the five daily trips leaving Tenterden at 10:40, 1:15, 3:30 and from Bodiam at 11:40, 2:15 & 4:30. You may depart from either station and opt to have your meal either during a single (50 minutes) or return (1¾ hrs) journey.

The on-board Catering Steward will ensure that your booked seats are reserved and that your table is prepared appropriately.

We aim to provide a trolley service on the departures detailed above for the sale of light refreshments.

Photos courtesy of Bill Oates PA



ON TRAIN CATERING
Remember to pre-book 01580 765155

Tea or Coffee with a fresh Pastry

£2.80


Cream Tea
Two scones, butter, cream & jam served with a selection of cakes and tea or coffee

£4.90


Ploughman’s Lunch
A traditional Cheddar and ham Ploughman’s served with tea or coffee (fruit tart & cream for an additional £2.50)

£5.95


Children’s Party Boxes
Combine the excitement of a steam train trip with a special Birthday tea. Children have individual party boxes packed with food, drink and presents, whilst adults may enjoy a ploughman's lunch or cream tea (see below). It's a real treat for the whole family - because we do all the preparation, as well as the cleaning up!

£4.99


Picnic Hampers
Let us prepare a sumptuous hamper for you and your companions, which will be ready for
collection when you arrive at Tenterden Station. -------------------------------------------------------£4.50 child, £8.50 adult.


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