Marden is a large village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone, Kent, England, set on the flat, fertile floodplain of the River Beult. Historically shaped by agriculture, the area is still dominated by orchards, nurseries and market gardening, and you’ll find a mix of older timber‑framed buildings and a medieval parish church that speak to its rural past.
Today Marden has a close‑knit village feel with a high street, local clubs and events, and easy road and rail links to nearby towns. The surrounding meadows, hedgerows and river corridors make it popular for walks and wildlife spotting, while the local economy remains strongly tied to horticulture and seasonal produce.
Postcode districts covering Marden
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 20.9 miles
- Maidstone 6.7 miles
- Gillingham 14 miles
- Grays 22.7 miles
- Chatham 12.9 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 10.6 miles
- Ashford 16.2 miles
- Dartford 22.4 miles
- Gravesend 18.2 miles
- Sittingbourne 15.8 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 22.7 miles
- Tonbridge 9.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Marden Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Staplehurst Built-up area 2 miles
- Chainhurst Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Marden & Yalding Ward 2.3 miles
- Collier Street Parish 2.5 miles
- Curtisden Green Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Linton Parish 3 miles
- Pearson's Green Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton Ward 3.7 miles
- Benover Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Hunton Parish 3.8 miles
- Horsmonden Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Marden
TN12 9ND, TN12 9FJ, TN12 9DD, TN12 9FU, TN12 9AW, TN12 9ET, TN12 9AR, TN12 9AA, TN12 9LS … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 28.6 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 29.6 miles
- Marden Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Staplehurst Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Marden Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 5.4 miles
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- Weald of Kent 3 4.5 miles
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 5.6 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 4 8.8 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 7.3 miles
- The Carpenters Arms 4 8.6 miles
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 9.4 miles
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.3 miles
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 7.8 miles
Schools in Marden
- Leigh Academy Marden Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 3.1 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 4.3 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 5.9 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 6.1 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 6.6 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 6.6 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 6.7 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 7.2 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 7.9 miles
- Bayham Abbey Estate 8.5 miles