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 miles31.6 km
- Maidstone 11.2 miles18 km
- Gillingham 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Chatham 16.2 miles26 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Folkestone 20.7 miles33.2 km
- Ashford 8.1 miles13 km
- Canterbury 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Gravesend 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Sittingbourne 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Tonbridge 18.1 miles29.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Weald North Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Headcorn Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Bethersden Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Biddenden Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- High Halden Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Pluckley Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- London Beach Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Egerton Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Boughton Malherbe Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Weald Central Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Frittenden Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Smarden
TN27 8AD, TN27 8FT, TN27 8NN, TN27 8RT, TN27 8QF, TN27 8NP, TN27 8QG, TN27 8QE, TN27 8QX … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 29.2 miles47 km
- London City Airport 36.8 miles59.2 km
- Pluckley Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Headcorn Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Smarden Ad
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 7.4 miles12 km
- King Hotel Tenterden 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Weald of Kent 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Print House Inn 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- London Beach Country Hotel 3 4 miles6.5 km
- White Lion Tenterden 5.6 miles9 km
Schools in Smarden
- Smarden Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Boughton Place Estate 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 11.8 miles19 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 11.8 miles19 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 12.5 miles20 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Hale Wood Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 12.7 miles20.5 km