VE Day Afternoon Tea

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Thursday 8th May 2025

Join us to celebrate 80 years since Victory in Europe with a celebratory ride along our railway whilst enjoying an Afternoon tea

Experience the nostalgic sights, sounds and smells of steam travel as you travel through 10 miles of beautiful Hampshire countryside, adjacent to the South Downs National Park. Your ticket allows you to ride the train all day, with the opportunity to hop on and off at the four heritage stations along the line. Enjoy 1940s music playing on the trains and at stations, find out more about the women who built our wartime locomotive Canadian Pacific and enjoy everything the railway has to offer. 

Afternoon tea will be served to you on the train departing Alresford Station at 1pm, returning to Alresford Station at 2.30pm.

Afternoon TEA

Selection of finger sandwiches on brown & white bread

Mature cheddar & sweet pickle
Corned Beef & tomato
Egg Mayonnaise & cress
Coronation Chicken

Bitesize sausage rolls

Selection of sweet treats- homemade

Scones, jam & clotted cream
Carrot cake
Shortbread biscuits

Served with Tea or Coffee

Watercress Line - Alresford Station Sign
S15 Class Loco No 506
wild flowers at Arlesford Station Watercress Line

Tickets

£45.85 Per Person
(ticket includes all day travel + afternoon tea)

Please note:

Due to the carriage layout, all tables are for four people, so it is likely that you will need to share with another couple if making a booking for just two people.

Regrettably, dogs are not permitted on this dining service carriage.

Parking

Alresford: Pay & display car park, operated by Winchester City Countil.
Disabled parking and electric charge points available. Cash or RingGo app location 42519.

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.