Branch Diary
- Branch Social to Rye
Thursday 20 August 2026
Test venue
Branch Social to Rye via St Leonards. Buying a return ticket to Rye and breaking the journey at St Leonards, take the 10.49 train from Sevenoaks via Tonbridge (10.59), High Brooms (11.05) and Tunbridge Wells (11.10) to arrive in St Leonards at 11.44. After a refreshment stop whilst waiting for the connecting train, continue the 25 minute journey through to Rye where numerous pubs are of interest including the Waterworks, Ypres Castle, Mermaid, etc and Garage Culture brewery.
Waterworks Rye
- Branch Social to Halfway House Brenchley Beer Festival
Friday 28 August 2026
Halfway House
Branch Social to the Halfway House Brenchley bank holiday beer festival using the Hams 297 bus leaving Tunbridge Wells railway station (stop C) at 12.15 via Monson Road (stop M) and Pembury Hospital (12.28) arriving at the pub at 12.49 (ring the bell to request to be dropped right outside the pub). Those coming from the Tonbridge direction can pick the 297 bus up from Pembury Hospital by taking the 219 or 208 bus from Tonbridge. Alternatively for those who would like to include a walk, trains from Tonbridge to Paddock Wood leave at 17 and 47 minutes past the hour for an approximate one hour walk to the Halfway House.
Halfway House Brenchley