Sandhurst
Parish in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.03, 0.565 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 79 28 |
| Dialling code: | 01580 (Cranbrook) |
Sandhurst is a small rural parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The landscape is typical of the Weald - rolling farmland, ancient woodlands and hedgerows - and the built environment includes traditional timber‑framed and weatherboarded cottages alongside later Victorian houses, giving the village a strongly historic character with roots stretching back into the medieval period.
Local life is quiet and community‑centred, with a village hall, church and pub often at the heart of events, while the local economy remains largely agricultural with many residents commuting to nearby towns. Its lanes and footpaths make Sandhurst popular with walkers and cyclists, and its proximity to Tunbridge Wells and the Kent‑Sussex border means it combines rural tranquillity with easy access to larger services and cultural attractions in England.
Postcode districts covering Sandhurst
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Eastbourne 21 miles33.8 km
- Maidstone 16.8 miles27 km
- Gillingham 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Chatham 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Ashford 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Sittingbourne 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Tonbridge 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Sevenoaks 23.6 miles38 km
- Rochester 24.6 miles39.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Sandhurst Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Linkhill Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Pipsden Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Gun Green Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Bodiam Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Newenden Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Benenden Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hawkhurst Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Northiam Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Rolvenden Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Rolvenden Layne Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Sandhurst
TN18 5LE, TN18 5PQ, TN18 5HY, TN18 5PR, TN18 5PS, TN18 5PE, TN18 5LR, TN18 5LW, TN18 5PT … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 33.4 miles53.7 km
- London Southend Airport 37.8 miles60.9 km
- Robertsbridge Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Etchingham Railway Station 5.5 miles8.8 km
Hotels near Sandhurst Ad
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Print House Inn 4 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Strand House 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- White Lion Tenterden 5.9 miles9.5 km
- White Hart Inn 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Flackley Ash Country House Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
- Dale Hill Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
Schools in Sandhurst
- Sandhurst Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 5.6 miles9 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 9.3 miles15 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Hale Wood Forest 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Bayham Abbey Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 10.6 miles17 km
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11 miles17.7 km