Yalding is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone, in Kent, England, notable for sitting at the confluence of the River Medway, the River Teise and the River Beult. The rivers have shaped its history as a riverside trading and milling settlement; the centre still shows timber‑framed houses and a historic parish church of St Peter and St Paul.
That waterside setting gives a strong recreational and community character - locks, weirs and riverside walks on the Medway Valley draw boaters, anglers and walkers - but also a well‑known flood risk that has affected the village in recent decades. Locally the economy is a mix of agriculture, small businesses and commuters into Maidstone, while village life revolves around pubs, events and river‑based leisure that attract visitors from across Kent.
Postcode districts covering Yalding
Most populated places nearby
- Bexley 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Croydon 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Basildon 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Hastings 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Maidstone 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Gillingham 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Grays 19 miles30.7 km
- Chatham 11.2 miles18 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Ashford 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Dartford 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Gravesend 14.7 miles23.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Yalding Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Benover Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Hale Street Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- East Peckham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Nettlestead Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hunton Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Marden & Yalding Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Collier Street Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- West Farleigh Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wateringbury Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Chainhurst Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Yalding
ME18 6EJ, ME18 6BZ, ME18 6JD, ME18 6AL, ME18 6JG, ME15 0PH, ME18 6JE, TN12 6QB, ME18 6DL … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 25.5 miles41.1 km
- London Gatwick Airport 26.3 miles42.3 km
- Yalding Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Beltring Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
Hotels near Yalding Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Carpenters Arms 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Smith & Western Tunbridge Wells 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Farm House 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Holiday Inn Maidstone-Sevenoaks 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- One Warwick Park Hotel 4 9.3 miles15 km
Schools in Yalding
- Laddingford St Mary's C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- The Quest School Independent - special
- Yalding, St Peter and St Paul C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Boughton Place Estate 4.8 miles7.8 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Hale Wood Forest 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 6.6 miles10.6 km
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 6.8 miles11 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 6.9 miles11.1 km
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 7.7 miles12.5 km