Real Ale & Cider Festival

Name: Real Ale & Cider Festival
Start: 2025-10-16T08:25:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-19T22:10:00+00:00
Location: Spa Valley Railway

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Next: Thursday, 16 October 2025

Runs until Sunday, 19 October 2025 (See all dates)

Time: 09:25 - 23:10
Venue: Spa Valley Railway , Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5QY
Price: --

A 5-mile long Beer & Cider Festival with 220 Real Ales and 78 Ciders

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168 Cask Ales at Tunbridge Wells West (36 Green Hop), 18 at Groombridge and 30 at Eridge.
54 Ciders at Tunbridge Wells West, 10 at Groombridge and 10 at Eridge, plus 4 more on the trains!

All children aged 0-15 years travel FREE when accompanied by a full fare-paying adult during our Beer & Cider Festival!

Head to the Spa Valley Railway this October and enjoy 220 Real Ales, including 36 Kent Green Hop Beers, 14 Keg Beers, 78 Ciders, Live Music throughout the event at all three stations, and food stalls, including the popular Fullers Butcher BBQ and Thai Food stand, alongside our steam and heritage diesel trains!

Train Times

No trains are operating on Thursday, 16th October; however, our main Tunbridge Wells West bar is open from 18:00 to 22:00, where you can sample some amazing fresh cask ales and freshly opened ciders.
On Friday, 17th October, and Saturday, 18th October, our trains will operate from 09:25 to 23:10.
On Sunday, 19th October, our trains are operating from 09:25 to 17:00.