Smarden is a lively village set in the rolling farmland of the Kentish Weald, in the district of Ashford, Kent, England. It has a distinctly historic feel thanks to a concentration of timber‑framed and weatherboarded houses and a medieval parish church, and much of the settlement sits within a conservation area that preserves its rural character.
Historically rooted in agriculture and hop growing, the local economy now mixes farming with small independent businesses and a number of residents who commute to nearby towns. Community life is strong: the village supports clubs, a village hall, pubs and regular events that celebrate local crafts and countryside traditions.
Postcode districts covering Smarden
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 19.9 miles
- Maidstone 11.1 miles
- Gillingham 16 miles
- Chatham 16 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 18.3 miles
- Folkestone 20.6 miles
- Ashford 8 miles
- Canterbury 19.3 miles
- Gravesend 23.1 miles
- Sittingbourne 13.9 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 23.3 miles
- Tonbridge 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Smarden Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Weald North Ward 1.3 miles
- Headcorn Built-up area 3 miles
- Pluckley Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Bethersden Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Egerton Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Boughton Malherbe Parish 3.4 miles
- Biddenden Built-up area 3.5 miles
- High Halden Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence Ward 3.5 miles
- London Beach Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Weald Central Ward 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Smarden
TN27 8QB, TN27 8QZ, TN27 9HY, TN27 8FT, TN27 8QD, TN27 8FE, TN27 8PS, TN27 8NP, TN27 8QH … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 29 miles
- London City Airport 36.7 miles
- Pluckley Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Headcorn Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Smarden Ad
- Frasers 5 2.6 miles
- Who'd A Thought It 4 3.6 miles
- Weald of Kent Golf Course and Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- The King Hotel Tenterden 5 3.7 miles
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 6 miles
- Holiday Inn Ashford North 3 5.8 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 7.8 miles
- The Woolpack Hotel 5.8 miles
Schools in Smarden
- Smarden Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 7.5 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 8.1 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 8.9 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 11.7 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 11.8 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 12 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 12.1 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 12.5 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 12.6 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 12.6 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 12.6 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 12.9 miles