Playden
Built-up area in Rother, East Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.964, 0.734 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 92 21 |
| Dialling code: | 01797 (Rye) |
Playden is a small village and civil parish in the district of Rother, East Sussex, England, tucked on the edge of the flat Romney Marsh just a short distance from the historic town of Rye. Its low‑lying setting, with drainage channels and views across to the estuary of the River Rother, gives it a quietly coastal, rural character despite being close to busier tourist spots.
The community is small and largely residential with an agricultural heritage; you’ll find a historic parish church, period cottages and a sense of village continuity. Farming, conservation and the spill‑over of visitors to nearby Rye help shape the local economy and social life, keeping Playden peaceful but connected.
Postcode districts covering Playden
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Eastbourne 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Maidstone 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Folkestone 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Ashford 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Hailsham 21.7 miles35 km
- Hythe 16.8 miles27.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Rye Foreign Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Rye Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Eastern Rother Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Iden Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- East Guldeford Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Rye & Winchelsea Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Peasmarsh Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Winchelsea Beach Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Udimore Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Camber Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Wittersham Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Stone-cum-Ebony Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Playden
TN31 7GN, TN31 7NJ, TN31 7PL, TN31 7NT, TN31 7UH, TN31 7NN, TN31 7UJ, TN31 7UL, TN31 7NR
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 41.8 miles67.2 km
- London Southend Airport 42 miles67.6 km
- Rye Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Winchelsea Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Playden Ad
- Strand House 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The George in Rye 4 0.9 miles1.4 km
- The Regent, Rye 0.8 miles1.3 km
- River Haven Hotel 3 1.1 miles1.7 km
- The Lookout Rye 3 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Flackley Ash Country House Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Winchelsea Lodge 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Print House Inn 4 7.5 miles12 km
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- White Lion Tenterden 7.5 miles12.1 km
Local points of interest
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Camber Sands Beach 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 9 miles14.5 km
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Denge Beach Beach 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Hastings Beach Beach 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Dungeness Old Lighthouse Historic site 10.8 miles17.4 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 15.8 miles25.5 km