Benenden
Built-up area in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.071, 0.576 |
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| 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 miles
- Eastbourne 23.6 miles
- Maidstone 14.1 miles
- Gillingham 20.8 miles
- Chatham 20.1 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 14.1 miles
- Ashford 13.8 miles
- Sittingbourne 20.6 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 16.3 miles
- Tonbridge 15.7 miles
- Sevenoaks 22 miles
- Rochester 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coursehorn Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden Ward 1.8 miles
- East End Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish 2.3 miles
- Gun Green Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Cranbrook Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Rolvenden Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Pipsden Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden Ward 2.8 miles
- Hartley Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Sissinghurst Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Sandhurst Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Benenden
TN17 4DS, TN17 4DW, TN17 4ET, TN17 4EE, TN17 4EF, TN17 4DU, TN17 4DD, TN17 4DG, TN17 4DT … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 33.2 miles
- London Southend Airport 34.9 miles
- Headcorn Railway Station 6.9 miles
- Staplehurst Railway Station 7 miles
Hotels near Benenden Ad
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 2.5 miles
- The George Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- The Royal Oak 3 3.3 miles
- The Queen's Inn 4 3 miles
- The Woolpack Hotel 4.9 miles
- The White Lion 4.8 miles
- The Print House Inn 4 4.6 miles
- The Coach House 3 4.7 miles
- Winemaker's Pub 4 5.4 miles
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 5.1 miles
Schools in Benenden
- Benenden School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 5.5 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 5.6 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 8 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 8.1 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 8.2 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 8.3 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 8.3 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 8.6 miles
- Bayham Abbey Estate 10 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 10.2 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 11.8 miles