Railtrail FOCUS ON STEAM Brochure 2022

K ent & S ussex A utumn S team E xplorer

5 DAYS

We stay beside the River Medway in the historic county town of Maidstone on this fascinating Autumn break featuring the wonderful ‘Giants of Steam’ event and visits to SEVEN steam venues including THREE private steam charters.

DEPARTS Thursday 13 October 2022

Fares From £669

HOTEL Travelodge Hotel, Maidstone

The Travelodge Maidstone Central Hotel is riverside, a short walk from the High Street shops and restaurants. The hotel has a bar and café restaurant, where we will take our buffet-style full English breakfast. The comfortable bedrooms are en-suite with TV and coffee & tea making facilities. Low cost evening meals are available at the hotel as an optional extra. Single travellers have sole occupancy of a double room.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

★ ★ Colonel Stephens Museum, Tenterden ★ ★ Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway – the world’s smallest public railway ★ ★ Private Charter at the unique Sittingbourne & Kemsley Steam Railway

★ ★ Giants of Steam Gala at the Bluebell Railway ★ ★ Private charter at the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway ★ ★ Kent & East Sussex Railway and loco collections

PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to travel by heritage diesel train should the steam locomotive not be available / timetabled at the time of our visit.

★ ★ The Spa Valley Railway ★ ★ Private Charter at The Lavender Line

Visit: www.railtrail.co.uk – for full tour details and fares, and to book online NOW

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