Tonbridge

Built-up area in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England

Coordinates:	51.201, 0.279
OS grid ref:	TQ 59 47
Population:	38,657
Dialling code:	01892 (Tunbridge Wells)

Tonbridge is a historic market and river town in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling, in Kent, England. Set astride the River Medway, it is dominated by the Norman motte-and-bailey of Tonbridge Castle with its medieval gatehouse, and by the long-established independent Tonbridge School; riverside walks, parkland and weirs give a green, semi-rural feel despite good rail links into London, making it a popular commuter base.

Locally the economy mixes retail on the High Street, small manufacturing and professional services, while community life centres on markets, sports clubs such as Tonbridge Angels and outdoor spaces like Haysden Country Park. Annual events, boating on the Medway and the town’s layered medieval and Victorian heritage give Tonbridge a comfortable suburban character with a distinct historic core.

Postcode districts covering Tonbridge

TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4, TN5, TN9, TN10, TN11, TN12

Most populated places nearby

Bexley 18.9 miles30.5 km
Sutton 22.7 miles36.5 km
Crawley 21.2 miles34.1 km
Croydon 19.1 miles30.7 km
Maidstone 11.4 miles18.4 km
Gillingham 17.5 miles28.2 km
Grays 19.8 miles31.8 km
Chatham 15.5 miles25 km
Royal Tunbridge Wells 4.4 miles7.1 km
Dartford 17.1 miles27.4 km
Gravesend 16.2 miles26.1 km
Reigate 21.3 miles34.2 km

Neighbouring places

Cage Green & Angel Ward 0.1 miles0.1 km
Judd Ward 1 mile1.6 km
Hilden Park Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
Trench Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
Vauxhall Ward 1.2 miles2 km
Higham Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hildenborough Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Capel Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
Bidborough Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Hadlow Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Southborough Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Leigh Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km

Example postcodes in Tonbridge

TN9 2PU, TN11 0NB, TN9 2QQ, TN10 4QY, TN11 0FD, TN9 1DX, TN9 2BU, TN9 1NW, TN9 1JR … See all

Transport links

London Gatwick Airport 20.1 miles32.3 km
London City Airport 23.1 miles37.2 km
Tonbridge Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
Hildenborough Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km

Hotels near Tonbridge Ad

The Carpenters Arms 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
Smith & Western Tunbridge Wells 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
Royal Wells Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
The Hand & Sceptre by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
One Warwick Park Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
The Spa Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
Luna Domes 6.9 miles11.1 km
Mercure Tunbridge Wells Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
Accommodation at Salomons Estate 4 3.7 miles6 km

Schools in Tonbridge

Cage Green Primary School Primary
Hilden Grange School Independent - all ages
Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery Independent - primary
Hillview School for Girls Secondary
Leigh Academy Tonbridge Secondary
Long Mead Community Primary School Primary
Nexus Foundation Special School Special
Royal Rise Primary School Primary
Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment Primary
Somerhill Independent - all ages
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Primary
Sussex Road Community Primary School Primary
The Judd School Secondary
Tonbridge Grammar School Secondary
Tonbridge School Independent - secondary
Weald of Kent Grammar School Secondary
Woodlands Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

University of Kent - Tonbridge University 0.7 miles1.1 km
KCollege - Tonbridge College 1.1 miles1.8 km
Canterbury Christ Church University - Salomons University 3.7 miles6 km
Hurst Wood Forest 4.4 miles7.1 km
Penshurst Place Historic site 4.5 miles7.3 km
Yalding Gardens Gardens 6.6 miles10.6 km
Hale Wood Forest 7.6 miles12.3 km
Bayham Abbey Estate 7.6 miles12.3 km
Pulans Wood Forest 7.8 miles12.5 km
Parsonage Wood Forest 7.8 miles12.5 km
Hayden Wood Forest 7.9 miles12.6 km
Minepit Wood Forest 8 miles12.8 km