Wealden Rambler Afternoon Tea 2023

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Traditional Afternoon Tea served as you steam through the beautiful Sussex countryside.

Enjoy a relaxing journey on a return trip, from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead, travelling in one of our four comfortable 1950/60's lounge or restaurant carriages on our dedicated Afternoon Tea train, the Wealden Rambler. The journey is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Your traditional afternoon tea includes a choice of luxury teas (coffee is also available), along with a selection of delicious sandwiches followed by mouth-watering cakes, tarts, scones and shortbread.

Tickets are sold by table (tables for 2, 3 and 4 are available) and include you journey, afternoon tea and tea/coffee or soft drink.

A selection of drinks is available to pre-order and drinks will be available to purchase onboard. If you would like to pre-order your drinks, please make your selection during the booking process. 

Why not make your journey extra special with a souvenir? We have a selection available for you to purchase when you make your booking!

Please arrive no later than 20 minutes prior to your departure time.

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Menu:

To cater for dietary requirements we are pleased to offer a choice of 5 menus - Traditional, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten free and Dairy free - please select your choice of menu(s) during the booking process.

Please note:

• Owing to the restrictions and constraints within our heritage vehicles, we regret we are unable to offer alternatives or variances to the published menus
• Owing to ongoing supply problems within the food industry, substitutions may be necessary at short notice

See The Wealden Rambler Afternoon Tea 2023 menus

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Price: 

Table for 2 - £130.00   |   Table for 3 - £195.00   |    Table for 4 - £260.00

(£65.00 per person)

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Please note:

• All trains depart from and return to Sheffield Park Station
• Departure times are fixed and we are unable to offer refunds if customers arrive after departure
• We are pleased to advise that we are now able to take card payments on board this service, cash payments are also accepted.

Discounts:

• We're sorry but we're unable to offer any discounts for this service

Tickets:

• Tickets will be dispatched 48 hours prior to travel date
• Tickets are valid for the date and time specified on the ticket only

Children:

• We welcome children 5yrs and over on this service. We regret that it isn’t suitable for babies and children under the age of 5. All children must be fully supervised and remain in their seats throughout the journey

Facilities:

• There are toilets at Sheffield Park Station and on the train for this service

Parking:

• There is free parking at Sheffield Park Station

Accessibility:

• Because of the age and design of the carriages used for this service, we regret we are currently unable to accommodate wheelchair-bound passengers.
• If you or a member of your party have mobility issues and would like to travel during this event, please call our Customer Service Team on 01825 720800 who will be happy to discuss your requirements with you.
• Accessible toilets are available at each station, but we regret we have no "Changing Places" toilets, or accessible toilets on our trains

Seating:

• Seating is at tables and these are automatically allocated by our booking system.
• We do not allocate tables for use by more than one party.
• If you are booking for a large group, the automatic seating process may not seat you all in the same carriage. If you would like to book for a large group and be seated in the same carriage, please email our Customer Service Team at enquiries@bluebell-railway.com or call on 01825 720800 (10am-3pm)

Dogs:

• We're sorry but no dogs, other than registered assistance dogs, are allowed on this service