{"id":52506,"date":"2025-12-08T13:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/?post_type=event&#038;p=52506"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:09:14","slug":"day-out-with-thomas-heads-to-the-spa-valley-railway-celebrating-the-lets-rock-lets-roll-tour","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/event\/day-out-with-thomas-heads-to-the-spa-valley-railway-celebrating-the-lets-rock-lets-roll-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Out With Thomas Heads To The Spa Valley Railway Celebrating The Lets Rock, Let&#8217;s Roll Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"52506\" class=\"elementor elementor-52506\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b63c3fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b63c3fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad6c1b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ad6c1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All Aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine, everyone\u2019s favourite #1 blue engine is coming to town. Day Out With Thomas: Let\u2019s Rock, Let\u2019s Roll Tour is hitting the tracks and bringing the beat to heritage railways across the country in 2026 and will be stopping at the Spa Valley Railway on Saturday 25th &amp; Sunday 26th April and Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd &amp; Monday 4th May 2026.<\/p><p>Day Out With Thomas tickets are a great Christmas gift idea for all Thomas fans, grab your tickets today before they sell out!<\/p><p>Day Out With Thomas is a fun-filled family event taking place at heritage railways across the UK. Each ticket includes a train ride behind Thomas a REAL steam engine as well as access to a full day of activities for all to enjoy including live entertainment, photo ops with Sir Topham Hatt, garden games, arts and crafts, storytelling and an exclusive Thomas &amp; Friends\u2122 character hunt. Keep the beat going with music-inspired fun at the Music Corner and boogie with Sodor Station Sweepers Rusty &amp; Dusty.<\/p><p>WHAT: Day Out With Thomas: Let\u2019s Rock, Let\u2019s Roll tour<\/p><p>Highlights:<br \/>\u2022 Enjoy a scenic 40-minute round trip train ride behind Thomas, a REAL steam engine with a 15-minute break at Eridge for Thomas photos, before returning to Tunbridge Wells West<br \/>\u2022 Music inspired fun in the Music Corner including creating musical sounds on the exciting instrument garden wall<br \/>\u2022 Say hello to Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of the Railway<br \/>\u2022 Live entertainment with Sodor Station Sweepers Rusty &amp; Dusty<br \/>\u2022 Play with Thomas &amp; Friends toys or have fun with the arts and crafts in the Play Pod<br \/>\u2022 Thomas &amp; Friends garden games and an exclusive character hunt for all the family to enjoy<br \/>\u2022 Photo opportunities throughout the event, including with Thomas himself<br \/>\u2022 Thomas &amp; Friends giveaways for every child!<br \/>\u2022 Percy will be giving unlimited rides for visitors at Tunbridge Wells West in between trips with Thomas. Hop on board Percy&#8217;s brake van for a ride around the station!<br \/>\u2022 On site gift shop with Thomas &amp; Friends merchandise plus an exclusive Day Out With Thomas engine (whilst stock lasts)<br \/>\u2022 Food and drinks available on-site for purchase<\/p><p>WHEN: Saturday 25th &amp; Sunday 26th April and Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd &amp; Monday 4th May 2026<br \/>WHERE: Spa Valley Railway in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5QY<\/p><p>Tickets for an unforgettable adventure at Day Out With Thomas: Let\u2019s Rock, Let\u2019s Roll tour are on sale now! Advanced tickets are required. On the gate sales are based on availability.<\/p><p>For more information and directions, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":52507,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"event_categories":[946,959],"class_list":["post-52506","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_categories-days-out-autumn-events-activities","event_categories-family-fun-christmas-additional-needs-activities"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2026-05-06 01:01:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[0],"taxonomy":"event_categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/52506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/52506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52512,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/52506\/revisions\/52512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-kent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_categories?post=52506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}