Styants Bottom is a tiny, tucked‑away hamlet in the district of Sevenoaks, in Kent, England. As the name suggests it sits in a small valley or "bottom" typical of the Kentish countryside, surrounded by lanes, hedgerows, patches of mixed woodland and farmland; the feel is very rural despite being within easy reach of larger centres and the rolling chalk of the North Downs and parts of the Kent Downs AONB.
Historically the locality has been agricultural, with old farmsteads, cottages and the heritage of hop‑growing and orchards you find across the county. Today it is a quiet residential pocket popular with walkers and those wanting country life while commuting into London or nearby towns; there are few services on the spot itself, so residents look to surrounding villages and Sevenoaks for shops, schools and community life.
Postcode districts covering Styants Bottom
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 24 miles38.6 km
- City of Westminster 24 miles38.6 km
- Bexley 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Sutton 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Crawley 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Croydon 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Basildon 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Maidstone 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Gillingham 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Grays 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Chatham 13 miles20.9 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 10.2 miles16.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Ightham Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Bitchet Green Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Godden Green Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Seal Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kemsing Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sevenoaks Eastern Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Seal and Weald Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Plaxtol Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Sevenoaks Town and St. John's Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Borough Green Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Crouch Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Wrotham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Styants Bottom
Transport links
- London City Airport 17.5 miles28.2 km
- London Gatwick Airport 20.8 miles33.6 km
- Kemsing Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Borough Green & Wrotham Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
Hotels near Styants Bottom Ad
- Holiday Inn Maidstone-Sevenoaks 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Castle Hotel 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Carpenters Arms 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The George & Dragon 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The Farm House 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Mercure Dartford Brands Hatch Hotel & Spa 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- The Hand & Sceptre by Innkeeper's Collection 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Green View Hotel 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Leather Bottle Ltd 9.5 miles15.3 km
Local points of interest
- Shoreham Aircraft Museum Museum 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Brands Hatch Recreation 5.3 miles8.5 km
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 6.4 miles10.3 km
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Penshurst Place Historic site 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Downe Bank Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Salomons University 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Hurst Wood Forest 9.9 miles16 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Princes Park Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Blue Water Shopping centre 10.7 miles17.2 km