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5th
Summer Ale & Steam Weekend |
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The North Cotswold Branch of CAMRA in conjunction with the
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway are holding their 5th Summer
Ale and Steam Weekend at Winchcombe and Toddington
Stations, from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th August 2018 We will again be splitting the beer sales
between Winchcombe and Toddington Stations. For the
second time, we will also open at Winchcombe station only on Friday, in
addition to the normal opening at both stations on Saturday and Sunday. Friday 10th
August at
Winchcombe only: Noon to 4 pm. Trains will be running. Saturday 11th
August at
Winchcombe & Toddington: 10:30 am until 7 pm at
Winchcombe. 5:45 pm at Toddington. Sunday 12th
August at
Winchcombe & Toddington: 10:30 am until 4 pm
(Closing time may be earlier if all beers have been consumed) 44
Beers in total, 30 at Winchcombe, and 14 at Toddington.
Plus a selection of Ciders,
Hot & Cold Food, Soft Drinks The Beers at Toddington
will have a Cambridgeshire theme. Camping is available. See below right for
details. Train Times & Entry
Cost A ticket for travel, or a platform ticket
(£2 at Winchcombe, £1 at Toddington) on the day is
required for entry to the event. You will then need to buy a “normal”
souvenir glass for an additional £2, or a special half pint glass with handle
for £3. If you return your glass a refund of £1 or £2 will be given (The
other £1 goes towards washing the glass etc before it can be re-used), You
will also need to purchase Beer Token Card(s) at £10 each. (No cash sales at
the bar). Hence a complete normal bar package costs
£12 or £13, depending on the type of glass desired. Any unused tokens can be
exchanged back for cash, or donated to charity You only need to buy a bar package once,
which you can use at either bar. Extra token cards can be purchased as
required. The Blue timetable will be
in operation on the Friday, a Special
timetable will operate on the Saturday, and the Green timetable will be in operation on Sunday. The first trains
from Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway will be:
S =
Stream, D = Diesel For further information on train times,
please visit http://www.gwsr.com Limited Car Parking Please note that parking at Winchcombe is
very limited and it is more fun travelling there by train. (Ample parking
available at Cheltenham Race Course and at Toddington
Station) Impact of Broadway Station
Opening This is the first Summer Ale & Steam
weekend with the railway extended to Broadway. Presently parking near the
station at Broadway is not available, but there are car parks in the town.
Please select
this link for details. There are no present plans to have a
bar at Broadway Station at any Ale & Steam event. The attendance at this event may be another
record due to extra rail traffic as a result of the Broadway opening, so
please come early if you can. Volunteers If you would like to help at this event,
please click here
for a helpers form. Please print this, fill it in by hand, and scan it. Then
please forward the completed scanned form as an attachment to our Webmaster
Peter Rowe. These will then be passed on to our Festivals Director. Further Information Our
Festivals Director will be Alan McLellan, who took
over this role before the recent Spring Ale & Steam Weekend in May. His contact
details will be published here shortly. |
Beer & Cider List The Full
Beer & Cider list is now available, please click here |
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Winchcombe Station Bar is in the new building on Platform 1
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Toddington Station
Bar will be in the Waiting Room on
Platform 2
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4th Summer Ale & Steam
Report Please click on
photo below:
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Summer Festival Poster Camping The camp site is at Manor Farm, Market Lane,
Greet. GL54 5BJ. Tents are £6 per person per night. Campervans and caravans
are £16 per night to include use of one of 4 available electricity points.
When you arrive, please contact Mr or Mrs Day at Manor Farm. |
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Web page details correct as at 2nd August 2018