Steam & Beer (& Diesel) 2024

Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June 2024

Steam & Beer will be held on last weekend in June (29/30th) with live music from midday until late on the Saturday and live music until 6pm on Sunday.

There will be a barbecue serving locally sourced hot dogs and burgers both days (cash only).

We have ordered 18 craft ales and 12 ciders from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex plus Pimms and more. The ales and ciders will be chilled using professional chillers.

Branded, reusable plastic glasses will be available from the Railway Shop for just £3.50 each.

Please note, Captain Jack Sparrow will not be attending on the Sunday, as we will have another day of live music instead.

Download the 2024 beer & cider tasting notes and event programme here (please note: it is presented in document print page order so you can print it off at home)

The bands on the DS Smith Stage

This year we have 10 bands over the two days, Tracy T will be hosting with DJ Nat S so there’s no break in the entertainment. For the first time, we will also have professional sound equipment to allow for quick changeovers and the best sound quality possible – stay late to see the lights in an action too! This year’s excellent bands are:

• Marvellous Mo and The Backline Ferrets
• Cakehole
• Sophie Tuck-Brown
• Camden Shades
• Weekend Play
• Looking Back
• Lavinia
• The Mcartney Project
• Bourne ‘n’ Bred
• Echo 90
• Jason Allen
• More Than Human – UK

A massive thank you to DS Smith for providing the stage (and all the other things they do for us!), the bands, F1 Sound Co. for providing the PA & Sound Technician, DJ Nat S and host Tracy T for organising the bands and providing entertainment between bands.

Timetables

The journey takes 15 minutes. Trains shown in bold are hauled by steam locomotive ‘Premier’, the other trains will be diesel-hauled. The festival will be held at Kemsley Down.

Saturday

Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct at: 11am, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm & 9pm

Trains depart Kemsley Down at: 11.50am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm, 5.30pm, 6.30pm, 7.30pm 8.30pm, 10pm & 11pm

Sunday

Trains depart Sittingbourne Viaduct at: 11am, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm & 5pm

Trains depart Kemsley Down at: 11.50am, 12.30pm, 1.35pm, 2.35pm, 3.35pm, 4.35pm & 6pm

Special fares apply

Adults – £12
Senior Citizens – £11
Children (aged 3-15) – £8
Under 3s – free
SKLR Adult Members – £4
SKLR Child Members – £4

Online exclusive – Adult Weekend Ticket – £20. You cannot stay overnight but you can come back on Sunday to enjoy more bands and beer! Weekend tickets can only be purchased on the Saturday bookings page. 

Tickets are on sale now click on the button below or call 0333 666 3366 – this is our booking hotline where you can book any of the tickets listed above, even the Adult Weekend ticket!  A small fee applies to TicketSource bookings.

Fare includes 15 minute train ride (each way) and entry to the festival. There is no alternative entrance – everyone must arrive by train from Sittingbourne Viaduct.

Real Ales

£4 per pint/£2 half pint

• ‘Crafty One’ – Crafty Brewing, Surrey – 3.9% ABV
• ‘Loxhill Biscuit’ – Crafty Brewing, Surrey – 3.6% ABV
• ‘Forever’ – Godstone Brewery, Surrey – 4.3% ABV
• ‘Junction 6’ – Godstone Brewery, Surrey – 4.2% ABV
• ‘Chummy Bluster’ – Gun Brewery, Sussex – 4% ABV
• ‘Long Blonde’ – Longman Brewery, Sussex, 3.8% ABV
• ‘Big Stik!’ – Mad Cat Brewery, Kent – 4.4% ABV
• ‘Pow Wow’ – Mad Cat Brewery, Kent – 3.6% ABV
• ‘Shere Drop’ – Surrey Hills Brewery, Surrey – 4.2% ABV
• ‘Amber Ale’ – Romney Marsh Brewery, Kent – 4.2% ABV

£4.50 per pint/£2.25 half pint

• ‘Pale Face’ – Firebird Brewing, Sussex – 5.2% ABV
• ‘Parody’ – Firebird Brewing, Sussex – 4.5% ABV
• ‘Project Babylon’ – Gun Brewery, Sussex – 4.6% ABV
• ‘Rising Giant’ – Longman Brewery, Sussex – 4.8% ABV
• ‘Collusion’ – Surrey Hills Brewery – 5.2% ABV
• ‘Marsh Sunset’ – Romney Marsh Brewery, Kent – 4.8% ABV
• ‘Black Pig (porter)’ – Wants Brewery, Kent – 4.8% ABV
• ‘Yellow Tail’ – Wants Brewery, Kent – 4.5% ABV

Craft Ciders

All ciders cost £4.50 per pint/£2.25 half pint

• ‘Wrath’ – Ascension Cider, Sussex – 4% ABV
• ‘Sonic Titan’ – Ascension Cider, Sussex – 8.2% ABV
• ‘Shelter from the Storm’ – Big Nose & Beardy Cider, Sussex – 6.6% ABV
• ‘Ugly Dog’ – Big Nose & Beardy Cider, Sussex – 7.2% ABV
• ‘2018 Oak Aged’ – Brogdale Cider, Kent – 8% ABV
• ‘Raspberry & Lemon’ – Brogdale Cider, Kent – 4% ABV
• ‘Mango’ – Kent Cider Company, Kent – 4% ABV
• ‘Waken’ – Kent Cider Company, Kent – 4.2% ABV
• ‘Blood Orange’ – Sea-Cider, Sussex – 4% ABV
• ‘Passion Fruit’ – Sea-Cider, Sussex – 4% ABV
• ‘Sucker Punch’ – South Downs, Sussex – 6.1% ABV
• ‘Rhubarb’ – South Downs, Sussex – 4% ABV

Also available from the Edward Lloyd Bar

Wine costs £2.50 for a 125ml measure or £3 for a 250ml measure

• House Red Wine
• House Rosé Wine
• House White Wine

Pimms – pitcher for £12 or £4 per glass

Spirits – £2.50 for 25ml measure, double up for £1 extra

• Vodka
• Gin
• Whisky
• Rim

Mixer – £1.50

Download the 2024 beer & cider tasting notes and event programme here (please note: it is presented in document print page order so you can print it off at home)

Download our posters:

Highlights poster: 2024 – Steam & Beer

Bands poster: 2024 – Steam & Beer – bands

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