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The Kent steam train that takes you to a vineyard for wine tasting
A much-loved Kent steam heritage railway and a family-owned vineyard in the High Weald have paired up to create a not-to-be missed outing. The Spa Valley Railway in Tunbridge Wells is running return trips to Eridge for the Wildwood Vineyard Wine Tasting and Ride starting next weekend.
Passengers can travel by steam or heritage train from Tunbridge Wells West station to Eridge Station, where they will be met by vineyard owner Paul Olding who will take them on the seven minutes’ walk to Wildwood for the tour and tasting. Afterwards everyone will walk back to Eridge Station for the return train to Tunbridge Wells West.
The dates are June 10 and 11, July 1 and 2, July 29 and 30, August 19 and 20, September 2 and 3. Passengers board the train in Tunbridge Wells at 11.30am, to arrive at Eridge at 11.55am.
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The wine tasting is between 12.30pm and 1.30pm, after which visitors can enjoy the vineyard at their leisure. The return from Eridge Station is at 2.45pm, to arrive in Tunbridge Wells at 3.10pm.
Train tickets are £10 per adult or £9 per senior (60+). After booking your train ticket, book your wine tasting by emailing the Wildwood Vineyard: tour and guided tastings are £10 per person; guided tastings £7 per person.
How to book
Advanced booking is essential to guarantee your wine tasting tour at Wildwood Vineyard. Tickets must also be booked in advance to travel on the 11:30am train from Tunbridge Wells West to Eridge and the 2.45pm train from Eridge to Tunbridge Wells West at Spa Valley Railway.
About the Spa Valley Railway
The volunteers at the Spa Valley Railway in Tunbridge Wells have been operating steam trains and heritage diesel locomotives from Tunbridge Wells West for the past 26 years. The railway is just a short walk from the town’s historic The Pantiles which attracts visitors from all over the world.
Train Services operate most weekends and school holidays between Tunbridge Wells West and Eridge calling at High Rocks and Groombridge. Special events operate throughout the year including dining trains, theatrical events and the Polar Express Christmas experience.
About Wildwood Vineyard
Wildwood Vineyard is a boutique, award winning, family-owned vineyard hidden away near the village of Eridge, East Sussex. All the vines are tended by hand to produce premium grapes to create high quality English still and sparkling wines.
The vineyard offers three still wines – the Bishop Odo Bacchus white, the Post Pandemic Pinot Noir Pink and the Thieving Badger Regent red. There is also a Blanc de Noirs fizz and a newly released Pink Vermouth.
The Bacchus 2019 and 2021 were both awarded a Silver Medal in the WineGB awards. The Pinot Noir Rosé 2019 and Pandemic Pink 2020 both won Silver Medals in the Independent English Wine Awards.
The vineyard has a fully licensed Cellar Door and offers tours and tastings most weekends through the summer months.
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