Appledore is a small village in the borough of Ashford, in Kent, south‑east England. It sits amid rolling arable countryside a short distance from the coastal marshes and estuaries that characterise this part of the county, making it popular with walkers and birdwatchers.
The village’s long rural history is visible in a historic church and several timber‑framed cottages; agriculture still matters locally while many people commute to nearby towns for work. Social life is modest but active, centred on a village pub, hall and occasional fetes and markets, and the area draws visitors interested in country walks, local heritage and nearby coastal attractions.
Postcode districts covering Appledore
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Maidstone 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Folkestone 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Ashford 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Canterbury 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Sittingbourne 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Dover 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Tonbridge 25 miles40.2 km
- Whitstable 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Faversham 20.1 miles32.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Appledore Heath Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Isle of Oxney Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Snargate Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Kenardington Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stone-cum-Ebony Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Warehorne Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Brookland Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Brenzett Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Weald South Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Woodchurch Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Ivychurch Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Tenterden South Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Appledore
TN26 2DJ, TN26 2AD, TN26 2BU, TN26 2BQ, TN26 2BG, TN26 2AH, TN26 2DD, TN26 2BX, TN26 2DB … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 37.5 miles60.3 km
- London Gatwick Airport 42.8 miles68.9 km
- Appledore Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Ham Street Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
Hotels near Appledore Ad
- Strand House 3 8 miles13 km
- The George in Rye 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Print House Inn 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Regent, Rye 6 miles9.7 km
- White Lion Tenterden 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Boys Hall 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- River Haven Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Flackley Ash Country House Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
Local points of interest
- Camber Sands Beach 6.8 miles11 km
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.1 miles11.4 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 8.1 miles13 km
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Denge Beach Beach 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Dungeness Old Lighthouse Historic site 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 14.9 miles24 km