Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway

This is a heritage railway in Sittingbourne, Kent, that used to be part of a large industrial railway linking Sittingbourne and Kemsley Paper Mills to Ridham Dock. This narrow gauge railway (2ft 6in between the rails) uses the original locomotives, coaches and wagons plus some 'newcomers' too.

Trains will be hauled by steam locomotive 'Premier' from Sittingbourne Viaduct station, formerly the exchange sidings for the now-demolished paper mill, and over the century-old, kilometre-long Milton Regis Viaduct which winds it's way out of the town.

The line then passes through Milton Creek Country Park and Church Marshes before arriving at Kemsley Down, which is within Britain's largest operational paper mill. This is the main headquarters of the Railway where you will find the Footplate Café, shop, museum, picnic area, wildlife garden etc. 

2026 Season - from 3rd April until the end of September - pre-booking is not essential except for the 11am train on Pirate Weekend 30/31 May and Wild West Weekend on 25/26 July. Generally, there are only 20 tickets reserved on each train so if they are fully booked, don't worry there will still be plenty of tickets available on the day.

Santa Specials - ​December weekends before Christmas and Wednesday 23rd December - pre-booking is essential for this ​event so early booking is recommended. There will be a waitlist available for trains that are fully booked.

Please note: you will be charged a booking fee by TicketSource - book tickets below or call 0333 666 3366 to book over the phone.

If you have any issues please email [email protected] or call 01795 424899 and leave a message.

To book - click on the button alongside the day and train you’d like to travel. For more information on an event, click on the dark text headline of the relevant entry below.

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