Booked afternoon tea for my Mum's 80th birthday. It was a surprise which she was thrilled with. The selection of sandwiches and cakes were lovely along with the bottomless tea and coffee. It was a lovely nostalgic experience and the staff went out of their way to make everyone feel special. Paid extra for table decorations but felt £9 for 3 balloons, table confetti and a card was some what under whelming.

A very pleasant trip through the countryside. Diesel hauled due to steam engine failing but that happens. The cafe was excellent and there is an interesting museum at Tenterden. The souvenir shop was reasonable but have seen better. However, one star off as accessibility appeared to be an issue. A gentleman in a wheelchair was unable to gain access to the train and it is hard to see how that could be overcome with the rolling stock in use. Hopefully they have some provision if you pre book. Certainly worth a visit.

Have visited many times and enjoyed every visit. Only complaint is that the timetable does not show times at intermediate stations as I regularly use Northiam station. It also does not show arrival times at Tenterden so that I can plan visits there.

We had a great day! The staff were lovely and we had the added bonus of Morris Dancing at Northiam. The only thing that stopped this being a five star review was the guy who came into the carriage to give us a brief history of the railway and the surrounding area. This was vey interesting BUT our three year old was terrified by his reference to French people coming over to eat children. She referred to this time and time again for the next few days and it’s not that she’s a particularly sensitive child. Also her mother, my daughter in law, is Spanish and commented that for all he knew she could have been French and taken offence. It’s not that we had a sense of humour failure - we were just upset that our little one was really quite affected.

We have dined on the K&ES pullman several times before, and were frankly disappointed this time. The weather was dreadful as we were boarding the train,(pouring rain), and there was absolutely no urgency to get all the diners on the train, before assigning tables, therefore many were soaked to the skin before we even sat down. Whilst the quality of food is excellent, it is very disappointing that the size of the 'dinner plates' seems to shrink every time we paid over £200 for Sunday lunch . Was it value for money ? No. Would we do it again? No