Chainhurst is a small hamlet in the borough of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, England. It sits amid the gently rolling farmland of mid‑Kent - orchards, hop gardens and narrow country lanes dominate the landscape - offering easy access to the scenic Kent Downs and the wider Weald.
Historically the settlement has strong links to hop‑picking and fruit growing, and that agricultural past is still visible in older cottages, farm buildings and converted barns. Today Chainhurst is largely residential with a handful of working farms and small enterprises, attractive to people wanting rural life within commuting distance of Maidstone and London, and it retains a quiet, close‑knit community feel tied to neighbouring villages.
Postcode districts covering Chainhurst
Most populated places nearby
- Bexley 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Hastings 23 miles37 km
- Maidstone 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Gillingham 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Grays 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Chatham 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 10 miles16.1 km
- Ashford 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Dartford 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Gravesend 16 miles25.7 km
- Sittingbourne 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 24.6 miles39.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Marden & Yalding Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Collier Street Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Hunton Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Benover Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Linton Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Marden Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Yalding Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Coxheath Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Loose & Linton Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Coxheath & Farleigh Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Loose Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Pearson's Green Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Chainhurst
TN12 9TB, TN12 9SS, TN12 9SN, TN12 9SU, TN12 9SL, TN12 9SW, TN12 9SP, TN12 9TA, TN12 9SR … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 27.2 miles43.7 km
- London City Airport 27.7 miles44.5 km
- Marden Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Beltring Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
Hotels near Chainhurst Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Weald of Kent 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Carpenters Arms 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.4 km
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Farm House 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
Local points of interest
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Boughton Place Estate 2.7 miles4.3 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Hale Wood Forest 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 6.9 miles11 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles11.3 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 8.1 miles13 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 8.8 miles14.1 km