Cafés
Peggotty’s Tea Shoppe
Tearoom at 122 High Street, Tenterden, in an 18th century building: homemade food, loose leaf tea and a courtyard garden.
Verified Oct 2026
Castles & History, Family Days Out
Kent and East Sussex Railway, Tenterden
In Tenterden
Family Friendly
Heritage steam railway from Tenterden Town Station through the Rother Valley to Bodiam. Trains on selected dates; adult fare £30 online.
About Kent and East Sussex Railway, Tenterden
The Kent and East Sussex Railway runs heritage steam and diesel trains from Tenterden Town Station through the Rother Valley to Northiam and Bodiam. Trains run on selected dates rather than daily, so check the timetable calendar; dates shown for winter include a Southern Through the Ages gala on 7 and 8 November 2026, Santa Specials from 29 November (see the separate event listing) and Steam into the New Year on 31 December and 1 and 2 January. The 2026 adult fare shown on the timetable page is £30.00 bought online in advance or £33.00 on arrival; children 3 to 15 £5.00 or £15.00. Fares and offers vary on event days. The booking office takes calls Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Accessibility
Dedicated Blue Badge parking at Tenterden Town and Northiam; accessible toilets at Tenterden, Northiam and Bodiam; the 'Petros' coach has ramped wheelchair access (eight wheelchair spaces, booked by phone or email); full wheelchair access to the Station Refreshment Rooms and gift shop at Tenterden. One free carer ticket per fare-paying passenger.
Where it is
What's on here
Eat and drink in Tenterden
Pubs
The Vine Inn
Shepherd Neame pub at 76 High Street, Tenterden, with a conservatory, food menus, table bookings and function space.
Verified Oct 2026
Farm Shops & Producers
Oast Wood Vineyard
Family-run vineyard near Tenterden with a weekend tasting room, booked tours and an online wine shop.
Verified Oct 2026
CafésRestaurants
The Lemon Tree
Restaurant in a 14th century hall house on Tenterden High Street: breakfasts, lunches, Sunday roasts and Kentish cream teas.
Verified Oct 2026
Guides that mention Kent and East Sussex Railway, Tenterden
GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
Ashford and Tenterden: heathland, woods, nature reserves and the steam railway
Hothfield Heathlands, Conningbrook Lakes, King's Wood, Wye and Ham Street Woods reserves, plus Tenterden's steam railway, St Mildred's and Kiln Field.
More things to do in Tenterden
Castles & History
St Mildred’s Church, Tenterden
Parish church in the centre of Tenterden with a 15th-century tower, wagon ceiling and Whitfeld monument. Usually open 9am to 4pm daily.
Family Friendly
Parks & Walks
Kiln Field Nature Reserve, Tenterden
Small town nature reserve of woodland, wildflower meadow and a pond-dipping platform, off Abbott Way in south-east Tenterden.
Family Friendly