Sat 23rd - Sun 24th Feb 2019: 50th Anniversary Weekend
Lavender Line (2018)
Isfield Station,
Nr Uckfield,
East Sussex,
TN22 5XB.
Tel: 01825 750 515.
Events in South and South East
The South & South East region contains a large number of heritage museums, railways and attractions over a wide area from Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to Hampshire and across Berkshire and Surrey, East and West Sussex to Kent.
This area includes popular attractions such as the Bluebell, Isle of Wight and Kent and East Sussex steam heritage railways to Agricultural and working museums and key canal routes and museums.
The Steam Heritage Guide includes contact details, opening times and description of preservation and heritage attractions the South and South East region including Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, East Sussex, West Sussex, Isle of Wight and Surrey.
Steam Rallies and Events in February 2019
Sat 23rd Feb 2019: Maidstone Vintage Toy Fair
Lockmeadow Market Hall, Hart Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8RG.
Steam Rallies and Events in March 2019
Sat 2nd - Sun 3rd Mar 2019: Day Out with Thomas
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Tenterden Town Station,
Station Road,
Tenterden,
Kent,
TN30 6HE.
Tel: 01580 765 155.
Fri 8th - Sun 10th Mar 2019: Spring Steam Gala
Mid-Hants Railway – The Watercress Line
The Railway Station,
Alresford,
Hampshire,
SO24 9JG.
Tel: 01962 733 810.
Sat 9th - Sun 10th Mar 2019: Day Out with Thomas
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Tenterden Town Station,
Station Road,
Tenterden,
Kent,
TN30 6HE.
Tel: 01580 765 155.
Sat 9th - Sun 10th Mar 2019: Spring Diesel Gala
Spa Valley Railway
West Station,
Nevill Terrace,
Royal Tunbridge Wells,
Kent,
TN2 5QY.
Tel: 01892 537 715.
Fri 15th - Sun 17th Mar 2019: Branch Line Weekend
Bluebell Railway
Sheffield Park Station,
Sheffield Park,
East Sussex,
TN22 3QL.
Tel: 01825 720 800.
Sat 16th Mar 2019: Spring Diesel Gala
Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway
Lakeside Country Park,
Wide Lane,
Eastleigh,
Hampshire,
SO50 5PE.
Tel: 023 8061 2020.
Sun 17th Mar 2019: GMES Public Open Afternoon
GMES site, Stoke Park,
London Road,
Guildford,
Surrey,
GU1 1TU.
Tel: 01483 536 937.
Guildford Model Engineering Society Public Open afternoon 2pm-5pm. Our two miniature steam ‘ride on’ railway circuits will be running plus…
Sun 17th Mar 2019: Machinery in Steam
Combe Mill,
Blenheim Palace Sawmill,
Long Hanborough,
Oxfordshire,
OX29 8ET.
Tel: 01993 358 694.
Sun 24th Mar 2019: 180th Chertsey Ploughing Match
Wey Manor Farm,
Byfleet Road,
New Haw,
Surrey,
KT15 3JQ.
Tel: 01784 462 608.
Chertsey Agricultural Associations annual ploughing match. With all types of ploughing, Heavy Horses, Donkeys, Iron Horses, Vintage Tractors & Modern…
Sun 24th Mar 2019: HCVS Yew Tree Garden Centre Gathering
Yew Tree Garden Centre, Ball Hill, Nr Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 0NG.
Gates open at 9.30, although Sunday trading laws mean the centre will not be open until 10.00am. Situated a couple of miles out of Newbury on the old Andover…
Sat 30th Mar 2019: Steam Toy Rally
Rural Life Centre,
Reeds Road,
Tilford, Farnham,
Surrey,
GU10 2DL.
Tel: 01252 795 571.
Hundreds of miniature steam-powered toys, old and new, will be on show. Bring along your working steam toy and you will be admitted free (one person per…
Sat 30th - Sun 31st Mar 2019: Days Out with Thomas
Didcot Railway Centre
Station Road,
Didcot,
Oxfordshire,
OX11 7NJ.
Tel: 01235 817 200.
Steam Rallies and Events in April 2019
Fri 5th - Sun 7th Apr 2019: Vintage Diesel Gala
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway
Chinnor Station, Station Approach,
Station Road,
Chinnor,
Oxfordshire,
OX39 4BZ.
Tel: 01844 353 535 / 07979 055 366.
Sat 6th - Sun 7th Apr 2019: Kent Big Weekend
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
New Romney Station,
New Romney,
Kent,
TN28 8PL.
Tel: 01797 362 353.
Sat 6th Apr 2019: South East Bus Festival
Kent Showground, Detling, Nr Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3JF.
The main theme of the event is the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the National Bus Company. Part of the Heritage Transport Show at Kent Showground.…
Sat 6th Apr 2019: Heritage Transport Show
Kent Showground, Detling, Nr Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3JF.
It will have on display over 700 vehicles including motorbikes, cars, tractors, commercials and many more, the highlights of the show includes the South…
Autojumble / Buses / Classic Cars / Commercial Vehicles / Motorbikes / Steam and Vintage Rallies / Tractors
Sat 6th Apr 2019: Patrick Edwards Tractor Jumble & Spares Day
Langley Farm, Little Clanfield, Oxfordshire, OX18 2RZ.
Sat 6th - Sun 7th Apr 2019: Kent’s Big Weekend
Union Mill
The Hill,
Cranbrook,
Kent,
TN17 3AH.
Sun 7th Apr 2019: Vintage Car Show
Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre
Houghton Bridge,
Nr Arundel,
West Sussex,
BN18 9LT.
The annual spring gathering for pre-1956 cars only with an emphasis on pre 1940.
Sun 7th Apr 2019: Spring Gathering
Brooklands Road,
Weybridge,
Surrey,
KT13 0QS.
Tel: 01932 837 994.
The South East’s biggest, longest-running and best-loved bus show is back and will be a fabulous day out for families and transport enthusiasts alike.…
Sat 13th - Sun 14th Apr 2019: Crawley Model Railway Exhibition
Tanbridge House School, Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1SR.
Sat 13th - Mon 22nd Apr 2019: Day Out with Thomas
Mid-Hants Railway – The Watercress Line
The Railway Station,
Alresford,
Hampshire,
SO24 9JG.
Tel: 01962 733 810.
Meet Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends here at the Watercress Line. Experience a ride on a real steam engine, shake hands with The Fat Controller…