Tenterden – Attractive country town close to Ashford with good shopping and antique shops plus the terminus of the Kent and East Sussex Railway which runs down to Bodiam Castle. The line originally linked Headcorn with Robertsbridge but was closed by BR in 1954. It is now partly reopened as a heritage railway. Tenterden is Cinque port and others that are a short distance away include Rye and Winchelsea.
Tenterden Steam Railway
The nearest full size steam railway to Hollingbourne and one that operates most days during the summer and for a lot of the winter. The Wormshill and Bredgar Light Railway (beyond the top of Hollingbourne Hill – please see separate link) usually operates only on the first Sunday of each month during the summer. The line is a good day out from Hollingbourne and runs from Tenterden, famous for antique shops, to Bodiam Castle.