🏠 Indoor🆓 Free entryEducational☔ Rainy-day friendly
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The Colonel Stephens Railway Museum sits in the John Miller Building at Tenterden Town station, alongside the working Kent & East Sussex Railway. It records the career of Holman Fred Stephens, the light railway promoter and engineer, and the many small lines he promoted, built or managed across Britain. Displays of photographs, documents, models and memorabilia tell the story of his railways and their successors, and there are video presentations to watch. It suits families with older children and railway enthusiasts who enjoy history, and it pairs well with a ride on the steam line and the station's family trail. Entry is free, with donations welcome towards upkeep, and there is a small bookshop in the foyer. Visits fit naturally into a longer day at the railway, and the museum is open on the days when trains are running a public service.
Seasonal opening tied to the Kent & East Sussex Railway timetable.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Hand warmers
- Zip-lock bagsThe shell collection, the wet swimming costume, the half-eaten sandwich.
- Travel pillow
- Sudocrem
- Sting relief
- Travel games
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