Grove Green and Vinters Park sits on the eastern edge of Maidstone in Kent, England, and is best known as a predominantly residential suburb made up of post‑war and later housing with local schools, shops and community centres. It functions as a commuter-friendly part of the town with good road links to the wider area, and has a generally family‑orientated feel alongside pockets of more mixed socio‑economic housing.
The area’s standout feature is its green space: much of the neighbourhood’s character is shaped by the former parkland and available open corridors, notably Vinters Valley Nature Reserve, a well‑used local reserve of meadows, woodland and wetlands that supports wildlife and local volunteer activity. There are echoes of the older Vinters Park estate in the layout and some historic buildings nearby, and community groups and sports clubs help give the ward a strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Grove Green & Vinters Park
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Bexley 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Basildon 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Maidstone 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Gillingham 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Grays 17 miles27.4 km
- Chatham 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Ashford 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Dartford 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Canterbury 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Gravesend 12.5 miles20.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Penenden Heath Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Bearsted & Downswood Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- High Street Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Bearsted Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Detling Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Downswood Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Shepway Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Maidstone Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Ringlestone Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Boxley Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Thurnham Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Boxley Downs Ward 1.9 miles3 km
Example postcodes in Grove Green & Vinters Park
ME14 5QN, ME14 5LF, ME14 5RH, ME14 5DZ, ME14 5RG, ME14 5UL, ME14 5RD, ME14 5RZ, ME15 7TL … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 21.2 miles34.1 km
- London City Airport 26.5 miles42.6 km
- Bearsted Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Maidstone East Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Grove Green & Vinters Park Ad
- The Black Horse Inn 4 1.9 miles3 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Village Hotel Maidstone 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Holiday Inn Rochester Chatham 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Days Inn Maidstone 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Weald of Kent 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
Schools in Grove Green & Vinters Park
- Invicta Grammar School Secondary
- Maidstone, St John's C of E Primary School Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Primary
- Valley Park School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 1.8 miles3 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Boughton Place Estate 4.4 miles7 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 7 miles11.3 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles11.7 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 8 miles12.9 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Hale Wood Forest 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 12.7 miles20.4 km