The Brewery / Events

Saturday 4th February

JAM SANDWICH ROCK THE BREWERY - AGAIN!

One of the South East’s leading covers bands, Jam Sandwich, took The Old Brewery Store by storm at our opening night in June. By popular demand, the contemporary funky-rocksters return to the venue for one night only to party at the Brewery!

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Saturday 3rd March

HULLABALOO - CAUSING A COMMOTION IN THE OLD BREWERY STORE

 Hullabaloo combine vocal harmony jazz favourites with good all-round party standards and a full dance set to really get the night swinging! Support comes from local Classic rock band Kelly’s Heroes.

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Sunday 1st April

WEDDING FAIR @ THE OLD BREWERY STORE

Ease the strain of organising your special day with a visit to our Wedding Fair. This Wedding Show Ltd event is bound to give you lots of ideas and might result in you being a step closer to your perfect day.

Admission FREE!

Call the office on 01795 542016 for more details

Saturday 13th April

MURDER MYSTERY EVENING

Savour a superb four-course dinner in the brewery’s 15th Century function room and examine the scene of the crime with Inspector Jager. Will you successfully apprehend the culprit?

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Saturday 12th May

MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION @ THE OLD BREWERY STORE

Model Railways return to Faversham at Model Rail 2012.

Up to 20 layouts and trade stands on display in this unique 'steam brewery' location

Brewery Tours will be running during the day for visitors to the Model Rail exhibition. Spaces will be limited.

Admission Fee applicable. Please call 01795 542016 for more details.

Model Rail: Real Ale

Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May

TRAVEL THROUGH TIME - FAVERSHAM TRANSPORT WEEKEND

On Saturday, a colourful collection of buses, coaches and charabancs will descend on Faversham. On Sunday the historic town centre will play host to the colourful spectacle of hundreds of classic and vintage cars and motorcycles.

The transport theme will extend to The Old Brewery Store with slot racing cars and other special exhibits. Combine a brewery tour with a stroll around the town centre to see the historic vehicles. Lunches will be served in the Visitor Centre function room on both days.

Advance booking is strongly advised for brewery tours and lunches

Please call the office on 01795 542016 for more details or to book.

Sunday 20th May

'THE SPITFIRE' STEAM TRAINS

LONDON - FAVERSHAM and FAVERSHAM - DOVER

LONDON - FAVERSHAM Ride the “Spitfire" to the Faversham Classic Car and Motorcycle Show.  Travel behind a lovingly-restored steam locomotive to the medieval market town of Faversham and enjoy the colourful spectacle of 100s of classic and vintage cars.

Climb aboard the train of historic carriages and settle back into your reserved seat for a nostalgic day out. At the head of your train will be a mainline express steam locomotive.

Your train will steam out of London Victoria at around 9.45am*, and call at Bromley South before heading through Maidstone East, Ashford and Canterbury  to  Faversham where arrival is expected at 1.00pm*. 

There will be plenty of time to stroll around the town and view the town also boasts a wealth of pubs and eateries.  Limited spaces are available for lunch in the magnificent surroundings of the 15th Century function room at the Brewery Visitor Centre.  The traditional roast lunch is freshly prepared with local ingredients.  

There’s time too for a tour of the Shepherd Neame so why not take a look behind the scenes at Britain’s Oldest Brewer and enjoy a pint or two in the Visitor Centre bar?  Advance booking is strongly recommended.

After a pleasant afternoon in the town, rejoin the train for the return journey via Dover, Ashford, Bromley South and Victoria. Arrival back in London is expected at 7.30pm*. * provisional times

“SPITFIRE CLASS” Adult £77.50 Roomy, comfortable seating is in groups of 2 and 4 around tables. Each table is adjacent to a window and the central aisle. If you book fewer than 4 tickets you will probably share a table. Seating at tables of 2 can be guaranteed on payment of an additional £7.50 per person.

“HOPPERS CLASS” Adult £57.50 Child £40.00
Seating around tables of 4. Tables are adjacent to a window and central aisle. If you book fewer than 4 seats you will probably share a table.

Fares include a free bottle of Shepherd Neame ale for passengers aged 18+.

Click here or call 01795 542285 to book

FAVERSHAM - DOVER The Train will also make a return trip from Faversham for festival-goers wishing to take a nostalgic trip behind steam - provisional departure 2.30pm*. The journey will afford passengers excellent views as the train steams through the cathedral city of Canterbury en-route to the coast.

"SPITFIRE CLASS" Adult £24.50 Roomy, comfortable seating is in groups of 2 and 4 around tables. Each table is adjacent to a window and the central aisle. If you book fewer than 4 tickets you will probably share a table. Seating at tables of 2 can be guaranteed on payment of an additional £3.00 per person.

“HOPPERS CLASS” Adult £17.50 Child £12.50

Click here for more details or to book... or call 01795 542285

Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd September

FAVERSHAM HOP FESTIVAL

During the hop picking heydays of the 1920s and ’30s, almost 100,000 Londoners poured into Kent in late August/September each year. Whole families would join the East End exodus and, for them, the hop harvest was their annual working holiday.

Once the harvest was complete, larger farms would organise a party for the “hoppers” on site, while village greens and halls would provide the venue for such festivities for seasonal workers from other growers.

The carnival atmosphere of the hop harvest lives on at the annual Faversham Hop Festival, now in its 22nd year. Shepherd Neame stages a variety of events at this popular, colourful festival which recalls the traditional celebrations.

The festivities commence as the Mayor arrives at the opening ceremony aboard the Shepherd Neame horse and dray. The weekend also features street entertainers, a myriad of musical acts, puppet shows for the young (and young at heart), vintage Shepherd Neame vehicles, stalls and hops galore. A special Hop Festival Ale, will be available at the brewery and in many of the town’s pubs for this weekend only.

Brewery Tours
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
Take an award-winning tour of the brewery and learn a little of the Company’s 300-year heritage and discover how Kentish ales and speciality lagers are brewed. Every tour finishes with a fascinating tutored tasting.
Brewery Tour £11.50– advance booking strongly recommended. Click here to book or call 01795 542285

Saturday 1st September

'THE SPITFIRE' HOP PICKERS STEAM TRAINS

LONDON – FAVERSHAM and FAVERSHAM - RAMSGATE

LONDON - FAVERSHAM - Travel in style to the Faversham Hop Festival
Ride the “Spitfire" to the Faversham Hop Festival as Britain's Oldest Brewer conjures up the atmosphere of the trains that once carried thousands of happy hop pickers from London to the Kentish countryside.

Climb aboard the train of historic carriages and settle back into your reserved seat as you retrace the journey of East End hop pickers from London to the countryside of Kent for their annual working holiday.

Your train will steam out of London Victoria at around 10.00am* and run through Bexleyheath and Dartford before heading through the Medway Towns to Faversham where arrival in is expected at 11.45am*. There will be plenty of time to savour the distinctive sights, sounds and tastes of the festival before joining the train for the return trip to London. Your return journey* includes a scenic tour of Kent including Dover, Ashford and Tonbridge giving our express engine a chance to stretch its legs on the mainline through Kent. Arrival back in London is expected at 8.30pm*.
* provisional times and route
 

Seats on the “The Spitfire” steam trains are limited so early booking is recommended.

All passengers are allocated a reserved seat aboard the train of historic carriages dating from the 1950s and ’60s.

The train will convey a real ale bar, which will be open during the journey serving a range of Shepherd Neame ales. A buffet car for hot and cold drinks and light snacks will also be included in the train.

“SPITFIRE CLASS” Adult £77.50 Roomy, comfortable seating is in groups of 2 and 4 around tables. Each table is adjacent to a window and the central aisle. If you book fewer than 4 tickets you will probably share a table. Seating at tables of 2 can be guaranteed on payment of an additional £7.50 per person.

“HOPPERS CLASS” Adult £57.50 Child £40.00
Seating around tables of 4. Tables are adjacent to a window and central aisle. If you book fewer than 4 seats you will probably share a table.

Fares include a free bottle of Shepherd Neame ale for passengers aged 18+.

Click here or call 01795 542285 to book

FAVERSHAM – RAMSGATE The train will also make a trip from Faversham for festival-goers wishing to take a nostalgic trip behind steam – provisional departure 2.00pm*. The journey will afford passengers excellent views as the train steams across the along the coast though Whitsable and Herne Bay to Ramsgate.
* provisional time

"SPITFIRE CLASS" Adult £24.50 Roomy, comfortable seating is in groups of 2 and 4 around tables. Each table is adjacent to a window and the central aisle. If you book fewer than 4 tickets you will probably share a table. Seating at tables of 2 can be guaranteed on payment of an additional £3.00 per person.

“HOPPERS CLASS” Adult £17.50 Child £12.50

Click here for more details or to book... or call 01795 542285