Brabourne Lees is a small village in the borough of Ashford, in Kent, England. It developed around common pasture land - the "lees" - and today sits amid rolling farmland and hopfields typical of the county, with a village hall, primary school, pub and recreation grounds that keep a close-knit community feel.
Many residents commute into nearby Ashford and beyond, benefitting from road links and Ashford's international rail connections to London, while locally there are sports clubs, equestrian activity and occasional village events. The settlement retains a distinctly rural character, making it a quiet base with easy access to town facilities and the Kent countryside.
Postcode districts covering Brabourne Lees
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Maidstone 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Gillingham 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Folkestone 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Ashford 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Margate 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Canterbury 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Sittingbourne 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Dover 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Ramsgate 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Herne Bay 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Deal 19.1 miles30.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Smeeth Parish 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Brabourne Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bircholt Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Sellindge Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Mersham Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Monks Horton Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Sevington Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Aldington Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Brook Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hastingleigh Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Highfield Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Brabourne Lees
TN25 6PT, TN25 6PZ, TN25 6SG, TN25 6PU, TN25 6RA, TN25 6QQ, TN25 6SF, TN25 6QD, TN25 6PX … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 33.3 miles53.6 km
- London City Airport 47.7 miles76.7 km
- Westenhanger Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Ashford International Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
Hotels near Brabourne Lees Ad
- Boys Hall 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Hog Deer Creek - at Port Lympne Reserve 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Conningbrook Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Hythe Imperial Hotel, Spa & Golf 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Ashford International Hotel & Spa 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Voco the Clifton Folkestone 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Folkestone - Channel Tunnel 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The London & Paris Hotel 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Holiday Inn Ashford - North A20 3 8.3 miles13.3 km
Schools in Brabourne Lees
- Smeeth Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 5 miles8 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 5 miles8 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Folkestone White Horse Archaeological site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Folkestone Castle Historic site 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Kingsworth Gardens Gardens 9 miles14.5 km
- Broome Park Estate 9.5 miles15.2 km
- University Centre Folkestone University 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Folkestone Harbour Harbour 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Sunny Sands Beach 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Martello Tower Historic site 10 miles16.1 km