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 miles
- Eastbourne 21 miles
- Maidstone 16.8 miles
- Gillingham 23.7 miles
- Chatham 22.9 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 14.8 miles
- Ashford 15.5 miles
- Sittingbourne 23.4 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 13.4 miles
- Tonbridge 17.1 miles
- Sevenoaks 23.6 miles
- Rochester 24.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sandhurst Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Linkhill Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden Ward 1.6 miles
- Pipsden Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Gun Green Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Bodiam Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Newenden Parish 2.4 miles
- Benenden Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Hawkhurst Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Northiam Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Rolvenden Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Rolvenden Layne Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Sandhurst
TN18 5LS, TN18 5JX, TN18 5HS, TN18 5HY, TN18 5LP, TN18 5PR, TN18 5NX, TN18 5LH, TN18 5NJ … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 33.4 miles
- London Southend Airport 37.8 miles
- Robertsbridge Railway Station 5.2 miles
- Etchingham Railway Station 5.5 miles
Hotels near Sandhurst Ad
- The Queen's Inn 4 2.1 miles
- The Royal Oak 3 2.7 miles
- The Coach House 3 3.6 miles
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 4.8 miles
- The George Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Flackley Ash Country House Hotel 3 6 miles
- Bell In Ticehurst 4 6.9 miles
- The George Inn 5 5 miles
- The Woolpack Hotel 6 miles
- The White Lion 5.9 miles
Schools in Sandhurst
- Sandhurst Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 4.1 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 5.6 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 6.1 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 8.8 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 9.2 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 9.3 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 9.5 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 9.5 miles
- Bayham Abbey Estate 10.5 miles
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 10.6 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11 miles