Smarden is a compact village and civil parish in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England, tucked into the rolling, wooded landscape of The Weald. It lies near the headwaters of the River Beult and between Ashford and Tenterden, retaining a strong rural character with a well‑defined village centre and much of its medieval street pattern intact.
The village is noted for its handsome timber‑framed buildings and dozens of listed houses, plus a parish church with medieval origins; historically the local economy was based on agriculture, hop growing and small‑scale cloth and milling industries. Today Smarden combines a lively community life with village shops and pubs, local events and a role as a desirable base for people working in nearby towns thanks to good local transport links.
Postcode districts covering Smarden
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 19.6 miles
- Maidstone 11.2 miles
- Gillingham 16.2 miles
- Chatham 16.2 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 18.2 miles
- Folkestone 20.7 miles
- Ashford 8.1 miles
- Canterbury 19.5 miles
- Gravesend 23.3 miles
- Sittingbourne 14.2 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 23.1 miles
- Tonbridge 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Weald North Ward 1.6 miles
- Headcorn Built-up area 3 miles
- Bethersden Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Biddenden Built-up area 3.2 miles
- High Halden Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Pluckley Built-up area 3.3 miles
- London Beach Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Egerton Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Boughton Malherbe Parish 3.6 miles
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence Ward 3.6 miles
- Weald Central Ward 3.8 miles
- Frittenden Built-up area 4 miles
Example postcodes in Smarden
TN27 8NG, TN27 8QE, TN27 8AD, TN27 8ND, TN27 8QA, TN27 8QD, TN27 8QU, TN27 8PZ, TN27 8LZ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 29.2 miles
- London City Airport 36.8 miles
- Pluckley Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Headcorn Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Smarden Ad
- Frasers 5 2.9 miles
- Weald of Kent Golf Course and Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Who'd A Thought It 4 3.8 miles
- The King Hotel Tenterden 5 3.4 miles
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 4 miles
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 5 miles
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 6.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Ashford North 3 6 miles
- The Woolpack Hotel 5.5 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 7.8 miles
Schools in Smarden
- Smarden Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 7.5 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 8.2 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 9 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 11.6 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 11.8 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 11.8 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 12.1 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 12.5 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 12.5 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 12.5 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 12.7 miles