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Win tickets to the atmospheric Rail Ale Festival

The annual Rail Ale Festival is one of Chesterfield’s most popular events, and this year marks its 25th birthday. To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Barrow Hill Roundhouse to give eight lucky winners a pair of tickets to the event.

There are eight prizes in total. Each winner will receive one pair (2x) of tickets to one of the following:

  • Rail Ale Rock Night with Flash – Thursday 15th May
  • Rail Ale Festival* – Friday 16th May
  • Rail Ale Festival* – Saturday 17th May
  • Nashville @ The Roundhouse* –  Sunday 18th May

*The Festival is a family-friendly event between 12noon and 6pm and children do not pay for entry.  After 6pm the Festival is over 18s only.

Enter using the form below for your chance to win tickets for the Rail Ale Festival at Barrow Hill Roundhouse!


Featuring four nights of amazing live music, an encyclopaedia of ales, and an electric atmosphere. It’s sure to be a must-do event this spring.

Some of the live performances include:

Thursday: Flash – Queen tribute band

Friday: Jungle Lion – 10-piece SKA and reggae band

Saturday: Lets ABBA Party – ABBA tribute band

Sunday: Nashville @ The Roundhouse – Various country music artists including Shania & Friends the Shania Twain tribute act

Of course it’s not just the music. To quench the thirst there will be over 400 real ales from around the country including many brewed locally in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, a great range of ciders and craft beers, the hugely popular Rail Ale Gin Palace and a sprinkling of sparkle with the Prosecco & Wine bar.

And then there’s something for the train enthusiasts. Between 12pm and 5pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the popular Rail Ale trains will be running on the Roundhouse’s branch line for festival goers.

The only thing that could make it even better would be getting your ticket for free! Make sure to enter using the form below.

Stay on top of Rail Ale Festival updates through their official website. 

And for more ways to spend your time in Chesterfield, take a look at our visiting page.


Prize Terms and Conditions

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Eight winners will be drawn at random from all valid entries received by the closing date. Tickets will be allocated randomly to each winner. Winners cannot select which event they receive tickets for.

This prize can be collected or delivered from Barrow Hill Roundhouse.


 

Enter

Enter using the form below before 9am Thursday 8th May for your chance to win!

Competition closes at 9am on Thursday 8th May.