The Kent & East Sussex Railway heritage line is (fairly) close to where we are staying, so we got up early to catch the train. Whilst waiting, we had a look at a very interesting museum covering the branch lines that Colonel Stephens was involved in – most of which are now long closed…

One of the station staff was kind enough to take our picture by the station:

Classic carriage, complete with route map printed on the table:

And 50 minutes later, were were at Bodiam Station, opened 25 years ago:

There was a nice field between the station and the castle where Rocco could let off steam:

Then after a coffee, we had a walk around Bodiam Castle:

Then off to the local pub for a beer and a very nice lunch:

After lunch, we gave Rocco a longer walk:

and back to the station for our train home:

A nice trip.