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 miles
- Bexley 21 miles
- Basildon 17.2 miles
- Maidstone 4.9 miles
- Gillingham 3 miles
- Grays 15.2 miles
- Chatham 3.1 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 19 miles
- Ashford 18.1 miles
- Dartford 17.7 miles
- Canterbury 22.2 miles
- Gravesend 10.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bredhurst Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Hempstead & Wigmore Ward 1.5 miles
- Rainham South East Ward 1.7 miles
- Lordswood & Walderslade Ward 2.1 miles
- Boxley Downs Ward 2.1 miles
- Rainham South West Ward 2.2 miles
- Stockbury Parish 2.5 miles
- Boxley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Detling Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Princes Park Ward 2.6 miles
- Hartlip Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Walderslade Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Bredhurst
ME7 3LB, ME7 3NA, ME7 3LX, ME7 3LR, ME7 3JY, ME7 3JX, ME7 3LY, ME7 3JZ, ME7 3JU … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 17.4 miles
- London City Airport 25.8 miles
- Rainham Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Bearsted Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Bredhurst Ad
- Travelodge Medway M2 3 1.2 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 4 2.7 miles
- Orida Maidstone 4 3.5 miles
- Bridgewood Manor Hotel & Spa 4 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Rochester-Chatham 4 3.5 miles
- Premier Inn Rainham 3 2.5 miles
- Premier Inn Gillingham Business Park 3 2.8 miles
- Village Hotel Maidstone 3 3.9 miles
- King Charles Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Maidstone 3 4.6 miles
Schools in Bredhurst
- Bredhurst C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boxley Hills Hill 2.4 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 3.9 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 4.1 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 4.5 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 4.8 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 5.1 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 5.5 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 8.1 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 10.3 miles
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 10.4 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 10.6 miles