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Feast of Tabernacles 2024

Tunbridge Wells, UK (satellite site)

Here are important details about attending the Feast of Tabernacles 2024 at the UK satellite site of Tunbridge Wells. 

During the Feast, services will be streamed live from Ireland and viewed in the private lounge at The Russell Hotel, which is also providing very well-priced accommodation. 

Your next step is to contact the hotel and book your room. Please see details below.

The Russell Hotel

The Russell Hotel, 80 London Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1DZ 

Tel: 01892 544833  sales@russell-hotel.com

The Russell Hotel consists of the main building, with 19 rooms and the Victorian house annex with 5 rooms. There is a free, first-come-first-served private parking lot separating the hotel and annex. The hotel provides breakfast, but not lunch and dinner. However, there are many restaurants and shops a very short walk away.

Main building - there are three floors, accessed by stairs: Please note that there is no lift, due to the historic nature of the building. If you think that you will struggle with many stairs, please request a room on the first or second floor. On the ground floor is Reception, the breakfast room and the private lounge with a small bar area. There is a terraced outdoor area in front of the hotel under the cherry tree, facing the common.

Prices include full English breakfast served in the breakfast room.

Single room (only two single rooms available) - £75 per night
Twin room, single occupancy (1 person) - £85 per night
Twin room, double occupancy (2 persons) - £52.50 per person sharing, per night
Double room, single occupancy (1 person) - £85 per night
Double room, double occupancy (2 persons) - £52.50 per person sharing, per night
Triple room, 3 persons - £43.33 per person sharing, per night
If you have a child/children, please enquire with the hotel for the child rate and best room option for you.

Annex - Each room has a small kitchenette containing a microwave, toaster, small fridge, kettle and sink. The rooms and large bathrooms have been recently refurbished to a high standard.

Please note that there is no lift, due to the historic nature of the building. 
There is one room on the ground floor, two rooms on the first floor and two rooms on the second floor.

One person only - £105 per night single occupancy
Two people sharing - £65 per person sharing, per night
Prices include a full English breakfast served in the breakfast room of the main building
If you have a child/children, please enquire with the hotel for the child rate and best room option for you.

Your next step:

Please phone or email Karen (the deputy manager) at the Russell Hotel and say you are with COGWA.

You can talk to her about your needs - which kind of room, if you need a bath or shower, if you can manage the stairs or need a room on the first or second floor. Karen has a list of those who have expressed interest in the satellite site. 

Contact Karen
Tel: 01892 544833

sales@russell-hotel.com

Pictures of double bedrooms in the main hotel building, one of the twin rooms at the main hotel, the breakfast room, the common across from the hotel are available at the website for Russell Hotel.

Further information

Opposite the front of the hotel is the Tunbridge Wells Common with various walking paths dotted with benches, to sit and admire this natural beauty. 

Behind the hotel, it is a very short walk to the shops and restaurants.  There are coffee shops, banks, department stores, a pharmacy, etc, and a large shopping centre - The Royal Victoria shopping centre.

Examples of nearby restaurants and take aways

• Wetherspoon https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/food
• Five Guys https://fiveguys.co.uk/ 
• Bills https://bills-website.co.uk/
• Subway https://www.subway.com/ 
• Poppins https://www.poppinsrestaurants.co.uk/ 
• Prince of Wales historic pub https://www.princetw.co.uk/
• TN1 Bar and Kitchen https://tn1barkitchen.co.uk/ 
• Zorba Bar & Grill (Turkish)  https://www.zorbamezegrill.com/ 
• DoDoMi (Asian) https://www.dodomi.co.uk/ 
• Côte (French) https://www.cote.co.uk/ 
• Stone & Coal (BBQ) https://www.stoneandcoal.com/ 

Local Attractions

Spa Valley Railway
(4 minute drive, 14 min walk from the hotel)

Heritage Railway operating Steam and Diesel trains between Tunbridge Wells West and Eridge with intermediate stations at High Rocks and Groombridge.

Calverley Grounds

(3 minute drive, 13 min walk from the hotel)
Calverley Grounds is a refined landscaped park of formal beds and lawns found right in the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Dating from the 1830s, the grounds were originally part of the Decimus Burton development of Calverley New Town for private residents. 

Tunbridge Wells Common

(Directly opposite the hotel)
Beautiful area of natural beauty. The Commons are perfect for a leisurely stroll, enjoying the fresh air, taking in the peace and tranquillity. There are a great many paths on the Commons, both surfaced and unsurfaced, level and easy or steep and difficult, to suit users of all abilities.

Getting there

By Car
Directions from the M25 motorway (North of Tunbridge Wells)
1. At junction 5 of the M25 turn off onto the A21.
2. Take the A21 Southbound (signposted Hastings) for about 8 miles following signs for Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
3. Take the A26 into Tunbridge Wells. In the town at the first mini-roundabout - turn right signposted East Grinstead and Through Traffic.
4. After approximately 400m, down the hill with the common on your right hand side, the Russell Hotel is on your left, on a corner (junction with Lime Hill Road).
5. Turn left down Lime Hill Road ("No through road"). At the No Entry sign turn right into the Hotel Car Park.

Drivers please note: Some Sat Navs take drivers to Dudley Road, a one way road parallel to Lime Hill Road, this is an error. You need to turn into Lime Hill Road, even though it says No Through road, you can go up to the No Entry sign at which point you turn right into the hotel car park.

By Train
Tunbridge Wells is wonderfully connected to London by a frequent train service taking about 45 minutes. The hotel is a 3 minute taxi ride or 10 minute walk from the station.

Take the train to Tunbridge Wells station. There are normally plenty of taxis waiting, and it is a 3 minute ride to the hotel.

Online Tithes and Donations: If you would like to send tithes or offerings from inside or outside the UK by credit or debit card or using PayPal, here are four options. [Please confirm with an email or text if you are a UK taxpayer, so we can receive the UK government Gift Aid]. Thank you for your support.

1. Direct transfer online banking to the COGWA-BI account, 40-08-39 sort code (HSBC Aylesbury branch) account number 82035626
2. Post a cheque to PO Box 1542, High Wycombe, HP11 9JW payable to COGWA-BI.
3. PayPal transfer. Click on the link paypal.me/cogwa, enter your donation amount and sign-in to your PayPal account. You may want to create a personal PayPal account ahead of time. [Please remember to click “Friends or Family” category to avoid fees.]
4. Debit or Credit Card using NowDonate or www.Wise.com for international transfers.

Reference details for additional access to the work of COGWA:

Public access:  www.lifehopeandtruth.com

Discern magazine: www.lifehopeandtruth.com/discern

Church website: www.cogwa.org

Member access: members.cogwa.org

Services from USA online: www.cogwa.tv password ‘fot’

Services from UK online www.youtube.com/c/cogwa-bi

Enquire, Equip & Inspire resources for parents: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/youth-development/updates/

COGWA Teen website: teens.cogwa.org

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cogwa

Foundation Institute Online: https://foundationinstitute.org/online/

Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/cogwa

Ministerial Travel Blogs: https://members.cogwa.org/news/travel-blogs/

UK webcast services: https://www.youtube.com/c/cogwa-bi

Feast of Tabernacles in October 2024, http://british-isles.cogwa.org/feast-of-tabernacles-uk-in-2024/

COGWA sermons: http://members.cogwa.org/education/type/sermons/

Online Tithes and Donations: If you would like to send tithes or offerings from inside or outside the UK by credit or debit card or using PayPal, here are four options. [Please confirm with an email or text if you are a UK taxpayer, so we can receive the UK government Gift Aid]. Thank you for your support.

1. Direct transfer online banking to the COGWA-BI account, 40-08-39 sort code (HSBC Aylesbury branch) account number 82035626
2. Post a cheque to PO Box 1542, High Wycombe, HP11 9JW payable to COGWA-BI.
3. PayPal transfer. Click on the link paypal.me/cogwa, enter your donation amount and sign-in to your PayPal account. You may want to create a personal PayPal account ahead of time. [Please remember to click “Friends or Family” category to avoid fees.]
4. Debit or Credit Card using NowDonate or www.Wise.com for international transfers.

Reference details for additional access to the work of COGWA:

Public access:  www.lifehopeandtruth.com

Discern magazine: www.lifehopeandtruth.com/discern

Church website: www.cogwa.org

Member access: members.cogwa.org

Services from USA online: www.cogwa.tv password ‘fot’

Services from UK online www.youtube.com/c/cogwa-bi

Enquire, Equip & Inspire resources for parents: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/youth-development/updates/

COGWA Teen website: teens.cogwa.org

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cogwa

Foundation Institute Online: https://foundationinstitute.org/online/

Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/cogwa

Ministerial Travel Blogs: https://members.cogwa.org/news/travel-blogs/

UK webcast services: https://www.youtube.com/c/cogwa-bi

Feast of Tabernacles in October 2024, http://british-isles.cogwa.org/feast-of-tabernacles-uk-in-2024/

COGWA sermons: http://members.cogwa.org/education/type/sermons/

COGWA British Isles – Times and Venues for Sabbath services
2023 [Please phone for confirmation due to last-minute changes]

Schedule of venues click here

Venues for Services

London West in Amersham

(a) Hervines Park Pavilion, Hervines Road, Amersham, HP6 5HU
(b) Amersham Free Church, Woodside Road, Amersham, HP6 6AJ
There is free parking adjacent to both halls. Both halls are a short walk from Amersham station (Metropolitan underground line and Chiltern Railways).

Paddock Wood

The Day Centre, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood, TN12 6DP, a short walk from Paddock Wood train station, 48 minutes from Charing Cross station, London.

Combined services:

White Hart Barn, 71 High St, Godstone RH9 8DU

Soper Hall, 2 Harestone Valley Road, Caterham, CR3 6HY

Webcast for COGWA British Isles: Times of Sabbath services in the UK are shown above. Services can be viewed live, or at a later time under the ‘Live’ tab at http://www.youtube.com/c/cogwa-bi, or click here.

Printed copies of Discern magazine are being advertised to those who click through to our website from some of our GoogleAds. We have a moderate mailing list for the UK and Europe, and will continue to expand it as funds permit. There are still many in Britain who prefer to have a physical copy of their reading material, but the online version will continue to be promoted for those who read the magazine on iPads and notebooks.

Live webcast and replay of our UK Sabbath services online at YouTube

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We hope this will be helpful for those who are unable to be with us personally due to health or other circumstances. 

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