The village and civil parish of Pluckley sits in the district of Ashford in Kent, south‑east England, set among rolling downland and mixed farmland within the Kent Downs area of outstanding natural beauty. The settlement retains a historic core with a medieval parish church and traditional pubs such as the Dering Arms, and is ringed by lanes and small woods that are popular with walkers.
Pluckley is perhaps best known for its folklore - often billed as "Britain’s most haunted village" - a reputation that brings occasional visitors and media interest alongside a quiet rural economy based on agriculture and commuting into Ashford. A small, active community stage village fetes and local events, and the mix of listed buildings, countryside and local amenities gives it the character of a quintessential Kentish village.
Postcode districts covering Pluckley
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 21.8 miles
- Maidstone 12.3 miles
- Gillingham 15.9 miles
- Chatham 16.3 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21 miles
- Folkestone 18.4 miles
- Ashford 5.7 miles
- Canterbury 16.5 miles
- Gravesend 23.8 miles
- Sittingbourne 12.6 miles
- Dover 23.9 miles
- Tonbridge 20.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pluckley Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Little Chart Parish 1.4 miles
- Upper Weald Ward 1.8 miles
- Egerton Built-up area 2 miles
- Weald North Ward 2.3 miles
- Bethersden Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Hothfield Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Smarden Built-up area 3 miles
- Weald Central Ward 3.3 miles
- Boughton Malherbe Parish 3.5 miles
- Great Chart with Singleton Parish 3.6 miles
- Charing Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Pluckley
TN27 0PQ, TN27 0RW, TN27 0SB, TN27 0SD, TN27 0RS, TN27 0RJ, TN27 0PE, TN27 0RP, TN27 0QU … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 27.9 miles
- London City Airport 38 miles
- Pluckley Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Charing Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Pluckley Ad
- Holiday Inn Ashford North 3 3 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 5.4 miles
- Frasers 5 2.9 miles
- Premier Inn Ashford North 3 3.1 miles
- Ashford International Hotel & Spa 4 5 miles
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 4.9 miles
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- Who'd A Thought It 4 4.1 miles
- The Woolpack Inn Warehorne 8.6 miles
- Weald of Kent Golf Course and Hotel 3 6.4 miles
Schools in Pluckley
- Pluckley C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 5.2 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 6 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 10 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 13 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 13.7 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 14.2 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 14.6 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 14.8 miles
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 15 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 15.4 miles