Pantiles
Ward in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.121, 0.258 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 58 38 |
| Dialling code: | 01892 (Tunbridge Wells) |
Pantiles is a compact central ward of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, centred on the famous colonnaded promenade built around a chalybeate spring that gave the town its spa-town reputation in the 18th century. The area is largely a conservation zone, with Georgian and Victorian shopfronts, narrow lanes and nearby residential streets forming an attractive historic core.
Economically and socially it punches above its size: independent shops, antique dealers, cafés, galleries and boutique hotels make it a focal point for visitors as well as locals, while regular music events, artisan markets and seasonal festivals keep the cultural calendar busy. The population mixes long‑standing local families, commuters to London and retirees, giving the ward a lively yet genteel character.
Postcode districts covering Pantiles
Most populated places nearby
- Bexley 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Crawley 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Croydon 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Hastings 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Eastbourne 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Maidstone 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Gillingham 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Chatham 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Dartford 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Gravesend 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Reigate 21.7 miles35 km
Neighbouring places
- Royal Tunbridge Wells Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Culverden Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. James' Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Park Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Rusthall Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- St. John's Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Rusthall and Langton Green Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Frant Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- High Brooms Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Sherwood Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Speldhurst Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Southborough Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Pantiles
TN1 1TN, TN2 5LD, TN2 5SL, TN2 5QE, TN2 5XH, TN2 5ND, TN2 5SN, TN4 8HH, TN2 5UD … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 19.1 miles30.7 km
- London City Airport 27.9 miles45 km
- Tunbridge Wells Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Frant Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
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Schools in Pantiles
- Broadwater Down Primary School Primary
- St Mark's C of E Primary School Primary
- The Mead School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Hurst Wood Forest 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Salomons University 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bayham Abbey Estate 4.2 miles6.8 km
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Penshurst Place Historic site 4.9 miles7.9 km
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 5 miles8 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 6.2 miles10 km
- Hale Wood Forest 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 6.4 miles10.3 km