The bar will be open from 11.00am until late (6.00pm Monday). Food and light refreshments will be available throughout the day.

• A barbecue on Friday & Saturday evening
• Chilli on Sunday evening
• Buffet car serving a variety of hot and cold foods and soft drinks
• A ‘just for fun’ quiz on Sunday evening

It’s free entry to the festival, but it’s a cash only. Make sure you have enough on you before arriving.

• Pint is £3.40
• Half is £1.70
• No £50 notes.
• No cash machine.

If traveling by train standard train fares apply. Single and return fares are available between Totnes, Staverton and Buckfastleigh.

• Adult £16
• Child (0-2) Free
• Child (3-15) £9
• Senior Citizen £15
• Family (2 adults & 2 children) £45
• Dogs £1
• Special fares are available for groups of 10 or more visitors booking together

The station was opened by the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway on 1 May 1872. The railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway in 1897 and this in turn was nationalised into British Railways on 1 January 1948.

• The station closed to passengers in November 1958 although goods traffic on the line continued until 7 September 1962.
• It was re-opened by the Dart Valley Railway, a heritage railway, on 5 April 1969. The South Devon Railway Trust took over the running of the line on 1 January 1991.

Over 45 real ales and ciders plus craft beer, wines, Prosecco, Pimms and a cocktail bar.

The Staverton Buffet Coach opens to serve a variety of hot & cold snacks, teas, coffees and soft drinks all day. Be quick though the steak & ale pies and pasties sell out fast.

• A barbecue on Friday & Saturday evening
• Chilli on Sunday evening

There are no bands playing, just trains coming and going all day long from both directions.

• On Sunday evening there is a quiz just for fun.

Staverton, Totnes TQ9 6AG. If you are visiting the festival, there is no car parking at Staverton, so take the train from Totnes or Buckfastleigh.  There’s a large free car park at Buckfastleigh or, if you’re coming by train, the station at Totnes Riverside is about a 500 yard walk behind the main line station.

• Car, There is No Parking at Staverton Station.
• Bus, from Totnes the catch the 88 from Coronation Road, get off at Huxhams Cross and then its a 13 minute walk down the hill.
• Train, The station at Totnes Riverside is about a 500 yard walk behind the main line station. Running all day with departures from each end of the line (Buckfastleigh and Totnes) at frequent intervals throughout the day. £16 for a return adult.
• Taxi
  • Badger Cabs 01803 840400
  • Totnes taxis ltd 01803 868686
  • South Hams Cabs 01803 840404
  • South West Taxis 07803 126396

• The last trains are usually around 9pm depending on the direction you want to go, check the time table on the Rails & Ales website.
• Always ask for a taster and don’t be afraid to try 3 or 4 before you settle on one.
• Never ask for a full pint, you can’t over fill a pint!
• Free drinking water is provided.
• It’s a cash only festival, so make sure you have enough on you before arriving.
• There is No cash machine at the festival.
• Don’t forget the sunscreen, if it’s a scorcher.
• No under-18s are permitted.
• For more info go to www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/events/rails-ales/
• www.drinkaware.co.uk