Appledore is a small village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, set in classic Kentish countryside of orchards, hop fields and farmland. The settlement has a compact core of traditional cottages and a historic parish church, giving it a distinctly rural character while remaining within easy commuting distance of Ashford and its transport links.
Agriculture has long shaped life in Appledore, and that heritage is still visible in the landscape and local rhythms; today a small but active community gathers around a village hall, pub and occasional fêtes or harvest events. Its quiet lanes and nearby walking routes make it a peaceful base for exploring surrounding market towns and the wider Kent countryside.
Postcode districts covering Appledore
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 14.7 miles
- Maidstone 20.5 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 23.9 miles
- Folkestone 16.1 miles
- Ashford 8.4 miles
- Canterbury 21.3 miles
- Sittingbourne 22.3 miles
- Dover 23 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 19.3 miles
- Whitstable 24.4 miles
- Faversham 20.1 miles
- Hythe 12.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Appledore Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Appledore Heath Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Snargate Parish 1.6 miles
- Kenardington Parish 1.9 miles
- Isle of Oxney Ward 2.1 miles
- Stone-cum-Ebony Parish 2.2 miles
- Warehorne Parish 2.7 miles
- Brenzett Parish 2.8 miles
- Brookland Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Weald South Ward 3.2 miles
- Woodchurch Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Ivychurch Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Appledore
TN26 2BQ, TN26 2AF, TN26 2DB, TN26 2AS, TN26 2DJ, TN26 2DF, TN26 2FP, TN26 2AQ, TN26 2AU … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 37.6 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 43 miles
- Appledore Railway Station 1 mile
- Ham Street Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Appledore Ad
- Mermaid Inn 3 6.2 miles
- Strand House 3 8.1 miles
- The George in Rye 4 6.1 miles
- The Regent, Rye 6.1 miles
- The Print House Inn 4 5.5 miles
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- White Lion Tenterden 5.3 miles
- Boys Hall 4 8.5 miles
- River Haven Hotel 3 6.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Camber Sands Beach 6.8 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.1 miles
- South Kent College - Ashford College 8 miles
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.6 miles
- Denge Beach Beach 10.5 miles
- Dungeness Old Lighthouse Historic site 11.2 miles
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 11.3 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 11.7 miles
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 12.4 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 14.2 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 15.1 miles