Detling is a small village and civil parish on the scarp of the North Downs in Kent, about five miles north‑east of Maidstone. Sitting above the Medway Valley, the village and its hill offer wide panoramas towards the Thames estuary on clear days and a characteristically chalky landscape; the busy A249 runs close by, linking the area to Sittingbourne and the larger towns of the county.
The village has a strong local identity centred on its church, pub and community events, and the nearby showground has long been used for agricultural shows and seasonal gatherings. Historically the site of RAF Detling in the twentieth century, the area retains reminders of that wartime past while combining rural life with good road links to Maidstone and the surrounding economy.
Postcode districts covering Detling
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 19 miles30.5 km
- Bexley 21.8 miles35 km
- Basildon 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Maidstone 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Gillingham 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Grays 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Chatham 5 miles8.1 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Ashford 16.8 miles27 km
- Dartford 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Canterbury 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Gravesend 12.3 miles19.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Boxley Downs Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Thurnham Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Grove Green & Vinters Park Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Boxley Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Bearsted Built-up area 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Bearsted & Downswood Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Penenden Heath Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Downswood Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ringlestone Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- High Street Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Shepway Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Maidstone Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Detling
ME14 3JT, ME14 3BF, ME14 3BZ, ME14 3EY, ME14 3JN, ME14 3JX, ME14 3JR, ME14 3JS, ME14 3LB … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 20 miles32.2 km
- London City Airport 26.6 miles42.8 km
- Bearsted Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Maidstone East Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Detling Ad
- The Black Horse Inn 4 0.8 miles1.3 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Village Hotel Maidstone 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Holiday Inn Rochester Chatham 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Days Inn Maidstone 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tonge Barn 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
Local points of interest
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 2 miles3.2 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 2.1 miles3.4 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Boughton Place Estate 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 6.2 miles10 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles10.2 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 6.5 miles10.4 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 7.1 miles11.4 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 8.1 miles13 km
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 13.2 miles21.2 km