Bethersden is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Ashford, in Kent, England, set in the rolling countryside of the Weald. It has a compact centre with a village green, a parish church and a scattering of timber-framed and former-vernacular buildings, giving it a distinctly rural, close‑knit feel while remaining within easy reach of the larger town of Ashford and its transport links.
Historically the village is noted for its local building stone, often called Bethersden Marble, which has been used decoratively in many Kent churches and historic buildings; you can still see older oast houses and farmsteads around the parish. Today the local economy is largely agricultural with a mix of small businesses and commuters, and the community life centres on the village hall, church and occasional local events that reflect the area's long rural heritage.
Postcode districts covering Bethersden
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 19.3 miles
- Maidstone 14.2 miles
- Gillingham 18.5 miles
- Chatham 18.8 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21 miles
- Folkestone 17.6 miles
- Ashford 5.3 miles
- Canterbury 17.8 miles
- Sittingbourne 15.4 miles
- Dover 23.6 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 23.2 miles
- Tonbridge 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Weald Central Ward 0.6 miles
- High Halden Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Great Chart with Singleton Parish 3 miles
- Smarden Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Great Chart Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Pluckley Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Shadoxhurst Built-up area 3.3 miles
- London Beach Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Woodchurch Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Singleton West Ward 3.7 miles
- Tenterden St. Michael's Ward 3.7 miles
- Little Chart Parish 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Bethersden
TN26 3AS, TN26 3EB, TN26 3AP, TN26 3AT, TN26 3HA, TN26 3AJ, TN26 3AG, TN26 3AX, TN26 3BL … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 30.7 miles
- London City Airport 39.9 miles
- Pluckley Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Ashford International Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Bethersden Ad
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 5.1 miles
- The Woolpack Inn Warehorne 6.1 miles
- Ashford International Hotel & Spa 4 5.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Ashford North 3 4.8 miles
- The King Hotel Tenterden 5 3.6 miles
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- The Woolpack Hotel 5 miles
- The White Lion 5.1 miles
- Premier Inn Ashford North 3 4.8 miles
- Frasers 5 5 miles
Schools in Bethersden
- Bethersden Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 4.7 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 7.2 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 11.3 miles
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles
- Camber Sands Beach 13.6 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.6 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 13.8 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 13.9 miles
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 14 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 14.8 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 14.8 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 15.1 miles