Bredhurst is a small, rural village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone, in Kent, England. Set among rolling farmland and pockets of woodland on the fringes of the North Downs, it has the feel of a traditional Kentish settlement with scattered farmsteads, timber‑framed cottages and a landscape shaped by orchards and historic hop growing.
Locally the village keeps a close-knit community life with a village hall, sports teams such as the long‑running cricket club and occasional village events, while economically it mixes working farms and small local businesses with residents who commute to nearby towns. Its quiet lanes, conservation interest and examples of older rural architecture make it a pleasant, historically rooted place rather than a built‑up suburb.
Postcode districts covering Bredhurst
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Bexley 21 miles33.8 km
- Basildon 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Maidstone 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Gillingham 3 miles4.8 km
- Grays 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Chatham 3.1 miles5 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 19 miles30.6 km
- Ashford 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Dartford 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Canterbury 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Gravesend 10.9 miles17.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Bredhurst Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Hempstead & Wigmore Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Rainham South East Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Lordswood & Walderslade Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Boxley Downs Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Rainham South West Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Stockbury Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Boxley Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Detling Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Princes Park Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Hartlip Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Walderslade Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Bredhurst
ME7 3LE, ME7 3LS, ME7 3NA, ME14 3HH, ME7 3JY, ME7 3JU, ME7 3JZ, ME7 3JX, ME7 3LY … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 17.4 miles28 km
- London City Airport 25.8 miles41.5 km
- Rainham Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bearsted Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
Hotels near Bredhurst Ad
- The Black Horse Inn 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Holiday Inn Rochester Chatham 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Tonge Barn 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- King Charles Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Bridgewood Manor Hotel & Spa 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
Schools in Bredhurst
- Bredhurst C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boxley Hills Hill 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 4.1 miles6.6 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 4.5 miles7.3 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 4.8 miles7.6 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 5.1 miles8.1 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Boughton Place Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 10.6 miles17 km