Ash is a small village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England, set on the North Kent Plain a short distance from the coast and the historic town of Sandwich. It sits within easy reach of the ferry port at Dover, giving the parish a quietly strategic feel between seaside and market-town life.
The area remains largely agricultural, with market gardens and arable fields surrounding a compact village core that still shows its historic roots and supports a close-knit community through a parish church and village hall. Proximity to Sandwich Bay and the championship links nearby brings a seasonal uptick in visitors and links the parish into the wider local economy centred on tourism, recreation and commuting to nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Ash
Most populated places nearby
- Folkestone 15.3 miles
- Ashford 20.7 miles
- Margate 6.4 miles
- Canterbury 8.6 miles
- Sittingbourne 24.1 miles
- Dover 10.9 miles
- Ramsgate 6.3 miles
- Herne Bay 8.7 miles
- Deal 6.7 miles
- Whitstable 11.9 miles
- Broadstairs 7.6 miles
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 7.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Weddington Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Ash Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Little Stour & Ashstone Ward 1.3 miles
- Woodnesborough Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Staple Parish 2.2 miles
- Sandwich Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Stourmouth Parish 2.6 miles
- Preston Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Eastry Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Monkton Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Wingham Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Worth Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Ash
CT3 2EP, CT3 2ET, CT3 2DX, CT3 2LA, CT3 2NP, CT3 2HT, CT3 2AH, CT3 2BW, CT3 2HR … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 32.1 miles
- London City Airport 55.2 miles
- Sandwich Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Minster Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Ash Ad
- Blue Pigeons 4 3.5 miles
- The Bell Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Ramsgate – Minster 3 3.8 miles
- The Dog at Wingham 4 3.5 miles
- The Five Bells, Eastry 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Ramsgate 3 3.7 miles
- The Falstaff Ramsgate 6.1 miles
- Albion House 4 6.5 miles
- The Pegwell Bay Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- Canterbury Bell, Margate by Marston's Inns 3 6.6 miles
Schools in Ash
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey C of E Primary School Primary
- St Faith's At Ash School Limited Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 5 miles
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 5.2 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Broadstairs University 6.9 miles
- Thanet College College 7.7 miles
- Hilderstone College College 7.8 miles
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 8.4 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 8.6 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 8.6 miles
- Canterbury College College 8.8 miles
- IFS School of Finance College 8.9 miles
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 9.1 miles
- Broome Park Estate 9.1 miles