Benenden
Built-up area in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.071, 0.576 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TQ 80 33 |
| Population: | 787 |
| Dialling code: | 01580 (Cranbrook) |
Benenden is a picturesque village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, in the county of Kent, England. Nestled on the rolling ridges of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it retains a quintessential rural character with timber‑framed cottages, a historic parish church and a compact village centre.
The local economy and landscape reflect traditional Kent activities - farms, orchards and hop fields - while community life centres on the village hall, pub and local events; the village is also known for the independent Benenden School. Proximity to Tunbridge Wells gives residents easy access to larger town amenities, yet the surrounding Weald makes it popular with walkers and visitors seeking heritage and countryside ambience.
Postcode districts covering Benenden
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Eastbourne 23.6 miles38 km
- Maidstone 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Gillingham 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Chatham 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Ashford 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Sittingbourne 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Tonbridge 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Sevenoaks 22 miles35.4 km
- Rochester 21.8 miles35.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Coursehorn Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- East End Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Gun Green Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Cranbrook Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Rolvenden Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Pipsden Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Hartley Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Sissinghurst Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Sandhurst Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Benenden
TN17 4DH, TN17 4AF, TN17 4EA, TN17 4ET, TN17 4DG, TN17 4EF, TN17 4DS, TN17 4DE, TN17 4DY … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 33.2 miles53.5 km
- London Southend Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- Headcorn Railway Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Staplehurst Railway Station 7 miles11.2 km
Hotels near Benenden Ad
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 2.5 miles4 km
- The Print House Inn 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- White Lion Tenterden 4.8 miles7.7 km
- King Hotel Tenterden 4.9 miles7.9 km
- London Beach Country Hotel 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Dale Hill Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Weald of Kent 3 8.1 miles13.1 km
Schools in Benenden
- Benenden School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 5.6 miles9 km
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 8.1 miles13 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Hale Wood Forest 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Bayham Abbey Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Boughton Place Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 11.8 miles19 km