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 miles32 km
- Maidstone 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Gillingham 16 miles25.7 km
- Chatham 16 miles25.7 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Folkestone 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Ashford 8 miles12.9 km
- Canterbury 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Gravesend 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Sittingbourne 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Tonbridge 18.1 miles29.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Smarden Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Weald North Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Headcorn Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Pluckley Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Bethersden Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Egerton Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Boughton Malherbe Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Biddenden Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- High Halden Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- London Beach Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Weald Central Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Smarden
TN27 8PB, TN27 8PH, TN27 8PD, TN27 8NF, TN27 8RH, TN27 8FJ, TN27 8QN, TN27 8QU, TN27 8NP … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 29 miles46.6 km
- London City Airport 36.7 miles59 km
- Pluckley Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Headcorn Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Smarden Ad
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Weald of Kent 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- King Hotel Tenterden 3.7 miles6 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Print House Inn 4 5.9 miles9.6 km
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Holiday Inn Ashford - North A20 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 6 miles9.7 km
Schools in Smarden
- Smarden Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 7.5 miles12 km
- Boughton Place Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 12 miles19.3 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Hale Wood Forest 12.6 miles20.4 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 12.9 miles20.7 km