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 miles
- Croydon 23.9 miles
- Basildon 24.4 miles
- Hastings 24.3 miles
- Maidstone 5.7 miles
- Gillingham 12.8 miles
- Grays 19 miles
- Chatham 11.2 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 8.5 miles
- Ashford 20.2 miles
- Dartford 18.2 miles
- Gravesend 14.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Yalding Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Benover Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Hale Street Built-up area 1.2 miles
- East Peckham Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Nettlestead Parish 1.8 miles
- Hunton Parish 1.9 miles
- Marden & Yalding Ward 2.2 miles
- Collier Street Parish 2.3 miles
- West Farleigh Parish 2.4 miles
- Wateringbury Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Chainhurst Built-up area 2.5 miles
- East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Yalding
TN12 6PP, ME18 6BT, ME18 6FA, ME18 6BN, TN12 6PL, ME15 0PJ, ME18 6BJ, ME18 6AW, ME18 6AR … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 25.5 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 26.3 miles
- Yalding Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Beltring Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels near Yalding Ad
- The Tickled Trout 4 2.6 miles
- Premier Inn Maidstone - A26/Wateringbury 3 2.8 miles
- The Carpenters Arms 4 4.6 miles
- Hamlet Larkfield Priory Hotel 3 5.8 miles
- The King and Queen 5.1 miles
- Travelodge Maidstone Central 3 5.8 miles
- Orida Maidstone 4 7.2 miles
- The Farm House 4 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Maidstone-Sevenoaks 3.5 6.9 miles
- Premier Inn Maidstone - Allington 3 5.8 miles
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 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 4.8 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 5.1 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 6.5 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 6.6 miles
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 6.7 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 6.8 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 7.1 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 7.3 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 7.7 miles