Summer Sizzler
Celebrate the Great British Summer in style at The Watercress Line with delicious food, family fun and live vintage music
Join us for our Summer Sizzler – a fun-packed event with exciting activities and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.
Celebrate the Great British Summer in style at The Watercress Line with delicious food, family fun and live vintage music
Join us for our Summer Sizzler on 18th and 19th of June. A fun packed event with exciting activities and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.Â
View the incredible circus skills by Juggling Jake and try your hand at them yourself. Challenge your family to a traditional fete game or run off steam at the loco playground.
A selection of sizzling local sausages and other hot and cold food will be available from Ropley’s T-Junction. Afterwards, make sure you save room for strawberries and cream from Alresford’s West Country Buffet.
Your ticket also lets you enjoy unlimited travel, allowing you to hop on and off at each of our four heritage stations.
Timetable
A Two Train Service will be running both days.
Fathers Day - 19 June
We’re spoiling Dads this Fathers day.
Dads get one sausage in a roll FREE when they purchase an alcoholic or soft drink from the Beer Junction at Ropley.
Vouchers will be handed out when you arrive for your day. Drinks can be bought at the Beer Junction, you can then head to the T-Junction to pick up a sizzling tasty treat.
What's On
• Fantastic live vintage music from Stephanie Belle, covering songs from the 1940’s to the 1970’s.
• Take unlimited rides on the miniature railway, passing along our meadow field.
• View the impressive Circus Skills at Ropley’s orchard and give them a go for yourself. Running 11am-3pm.
• Try your hand at traditional fete games horsehoes and quoits. Test your strength on the mini high striker.
• Let the little ones run off steam at the loco playground or play in the sandpit.
• Unlimited train travel across the day. Hop on and off as you please to explore our four heritage stations.
What's On
• A selection of local sausages available from Ropley’s T-Junction, including pork & stilton and wild boar & apple.
• A variety of hot drinks and snacks are available from Queenie’s Travelling Teapot.
• Delicious strawberries and cream, and other hot and cold food available from the West Country Buffet at Alresford.
• Real ale, cider, wine and soft drinks will be available from the Beer Junction.
• Relax at the south-facing picnic area overlooking the beautiful South Downs at Ropley.
Barn Owl
Come and enjoy real ale (wine and soft drinks too!) at the BARN OWL, taking place at Ropley on the evening of 18 June.
Tickets cost £20.00 per person and include one pint FREE for every ticket purchased online in advance.
Tickets
Children
Age 4 & under
Advanced Booking: FREE
On the day: FREE
Children
Age 5-16
Advanced Booking: £10.00
On the day: £12.00
Adults
Age 17+
Advanced Booking: £20.00
On the day: £24.00
Family
2 Adults & 2 Children
Advanced Booking: £50.00
On the day: £60.00
Parking
Alresford: Pay & display car park, operated by Winchester City Council. Disabled parking is available.
Alton: Pay & display car park, operated by South Western Railway. Please be advised that spaces may be limited.
The company does not guarantee that the trains will arrive or depart at the times stated and reserves the right to cancel, alter or suspend any train without notice, or to substitute a different train should this be necessary for whatever reason.
