Spa Valley Railway Beer Festival 2024

 19/10/24

By train to Tunbridge Wels station, then a 15 minutes walk via The Pantiles to Tunbridge Wells West station.

 

The beer festival prior to opening

Tunbridge Wells West platform

Eridge station

The Oxted unit ticking over

Groombridge station

On the way home I stopped at the Nelson Arms in Tonbridge.

And finaly the beers wot I drunk:

Goody Ales	Goodness Gracious Me	4.8	Spa Valley Railway Real Ale & Cider Festival	Tunbridge Wells	Cask
Terra Tempo Brewing	SUNRISE 2024	5.7	Spa Valley Railway Real Ale & Cider Festival	Tunbridge Wells	Draft
Wear Beer	Pale Ale	3.8	Spa Valley Railway Real Ale & Cider Festival	Tunbridge Wells	Cask
The Craft Beer Man	CBM4 Best Bitter	4.1	Spa Valley Railway Real Ale & Cider Festival	Tunbridge Wells	Cask
The Craft Beer Man	CBM3 Kentish Pale Ale	4.0	Spa Valley Railway Real Ale & Cider Festival	Tunbridge Wells	Cask
Twice Brewed Brewing Co.	Tiny European Cars	2.7	Spa Valley Railway Real Ale & Cider Festival	Tunbridge Wells	Cask
Not That California Brewing Company	Crush	4.4	Spa Valley Railway Real Ale & Cider Festival	Tunbridge Wells	Cask
Burning Sky Brewery	Compass Points South	5.5	Spa Valley Railway Real Ale & Cider Festival	Tunbridge Wells	Draft
Rother Valley Brewing Company	Ebulem	4.5	Nelson Arms	Tonbridge	Cask
Duration Brewing	Big Pyramid	3.8	Nelson Arms	Tonbridge	Draft
Good Chemistry Brewing	Gyle 600	4.0	Nelson Arms	Tonbridge	Draft

Ascot Beer Festival 2024

 6/10/24

I spent both days working at this festival.

 

Lots of photos below:

A Day Trip to Woolston

 7/9/24

I travelled to Woolston to join my sister celebrating her 30th wedding anniversary.

Between the ages of 4 and 12 I lived in Southampton and one of my favourite memories was travelling on the Floating Bridge, a chain ferry across the river Itchen.

It was replaced by the Itchen Bridge in 1977

As I walked from Woolston station I noticed a memorial.

A more detailed description is here.

I took a few photos of the bridge:

I used the panoramic option on my mobile phone for this photo

The anniversary celebration took place here.

On my way home I visited a micropub in Woolston.

Back at Woolston station the former signal box is Grade II listed.

I got a train to Southampton Central, then a train to Eastleigh.

On my walk to my final pub I took some more photos.

My second and final pub of the day was Steam Town Brewery.

Here's a list of the beers I had:

Makemake	Lakes of Ganymede	3.4	Olaf's Tun Craft Ale Bar	Woolston	Draft
Loud Shirt Brewing Co	Star's And Stripes	6.2	Olaf's Tun Craft Ale Bar	Woolston	Draft
Brew By Numbers	11|Session IPA - Mosaic	4.2	Olaf's Tun Craft Ale Bar	Woolston	Draft
Steam Town Brew Co.	Barton Bitter	4.0	Steam Town Brew Co.	Eastleigh	Cask
Steam Town Brew Co.	Bishop's APA	4.8	Steam Town Brew Co.	Eastleigh	Cask
Steam Town Brew Co.	Shiny	3.4	Steam Town Brew Co.	Eastleigh	Draft
Steam Town Brew Co.	Tart On the Tracks: Peach Melba	4.0	Steam Town Brew Co.	Eastleigh	Draft
Steam Town Brew Co.	Pony Truck	6.0	Steam Town Brew Co.	Eastleigh	Draft