Tenterden is a charming market town in the borough of Ashford, in rural Kent, England, sitting on the edge of the High Weald. Its long, timber‑framed high street, the parish St Mildred's and a cluster of listed buildings give the town a distinctly historic feel; the name itself recalls the tenter frames used in medieval cloth‑making that helped the town prosper.
Today the local economy mixes independent shops, antiques, cafés and services with tourism, helped by attractions such as the preserved Kent & East Sussex Railway and nearby Smallhythe Place, the former home of actress Ellen Terry. It’s popular with walkers and day visitors, serves as a commuter catchment for Ashford and London, and retains a lively calendar of community events that underline its small‑town social character.
Postcode districts covering Tenterden
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 14.9 miles24.1 km
- Maidstone 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Gillingham 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Chatham 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Folkestone 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Ashford 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Canterbury 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Sittingbourne 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Tonbridge 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Whitstable 24 miles38.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Tenterden North Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Tenterden St. Michael's Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- London Beach Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Tenterden South Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- High Halden Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Rolvenden & Tenterden West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Rolvenden Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- East End Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Rolvenden Layne Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Biddenden Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Woodchurch Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Isle of Oxney Ward 4.1 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Tenterden
TN30 6LB, TN30 6NP, TN30 6HG, TN30 6JN, TN30 7DD, TN30 6AT, TN30 6UH, TN30 6JH, TN30 7AT … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 34.1 miles54.9 km
- London Gatwick Airport 37.9 miles61 km
- Pluckley Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
- Appledore Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
Hotels in Tenterden Ad
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3
- The Print House Inn 4
- The Woolpack Hotel 4
- White Lion Tenterden
- London Beach Country Hotel 3
Schools in Tenterden
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- St Michael's C of E Primary School Primary
- Tenterden C of E Junior School Primary
- Tenterden Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 8.7 miles14 km
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.7 miles17.1 km
- Camber Sands Beach 11 miles17.7 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Boughton Place Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Hale Wood Forest 12.7 miles20.5 km