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 miles
- Maidstone 22.2 miles
- Gillingham 24.3 miles
- Folkestone 8.2 miles
- Ashford 4.5 miles
- Margate 24.1 miles
- Canterbury 11.9 miles
- Sittingbourne 18.8 miles
- Dover 14.2 miles
- Ramsgate 24.3 miles
- Herne Bay 18.3 miles
- Deal 19.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Smeeth Parish 0.5 miles
- Brabourne Parish 1.4 miles
- Bircholt Ward 1.5 miles
- Sellindge Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Mersham Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Monks Horton Parish 2.4 miles
- Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry Ward 2.5 miles
- Sevington Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Aldington Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Brook Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Hastingleigh Parish 3 miles
- Highfield Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Brabourne Lees
TN25 6RH, TN25 6QT, TN25 6RW, TN25 6RA, TN25 6QL, TN25 6PX, TN25 6QG, TN25 6PT, TN25 6RL … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 33.3 miles
- London City Airport 47.7 miles
- Westenhanger Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Ashford International Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near Brabourne Lees Ad
- The Five Bells Inn Brabourne 1.7 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 4.8 miles
- Port Lympne Mansion Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Hythe Imperial Hotel, Spa & Golf 4 6.5 miles
- Premier Inn Ashford Central 3 3.2 miles
- Treehouse Hotel - At Port Lympne Reserve 3.3 miles
- New Flying Horse 4.5 miles
- Ashford International Hotel & Spa 4 5.3 miles
- The Conningbrook Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Folkestone Channel Tunnel 2.5 6.9 miles
Schools in Brabourne Lees
- Smeeth Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 3.3 miles
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 5 miles
- South Kent College - Ashford College 5 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 6.1 miles
- Folkestone White Horse Archaeological site 7.4 miles
- Folkestone Castle Historic site 8.3 miles
- Kingsworth Gardens Gardens 9 miles
- Broome Park Estate 9.5 miles
- University Centre Folkestone University 9.5 miles
- Folkestone Harbour Harbour 9.7 miles
- Sunny Sands Beach 9.9 miles
- Martello Tower Historic site 10 miles