Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
Parish in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.101, 0.549 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 78 36 |
| Population: | 4,368 |
| Dialling code: | 01580 (Cranbrook) |
The civil area centred on Cranbrook and Sissinghurst lies within the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, and sits amid the rolling wooded landscape of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It retains a strong sense of market-town and village character - narrow streets of period houses, traditional pubs and small independent shops - framed by orchards, hop gardens and ancient lanes.
Historically the locality grew on weaving, small-scale farming and hop-growing, and today the mix of agriculture, craft businesses and tourism shapes the local economy. A cultural highlight is Sissinghurst Castle Garden, created by Vita Sackville‑West and Harold Nicolson, which draws visitors and feeds a lively community interest in heritage, conservation and seasonal events such as farmers’ markets and local fairs.
Postcode districts covering Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 15.6 miles
- Eastbourne 24.8 miles
- Maidstone 11.9 miles
- Gillingham 18.9 miles
- Chatham 18 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 12.4 miles
- Ashford 14.4 miles
- Gravesend 23.7 miles
- Sittingbourne 19.2 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 17.9 miles
- Tonbridge 13.6 miles
- Sevenoaks 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coursehorn Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Cranbrook Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Sissinghurst Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden Ward 0.9 miles
- Cranbrook Common Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hartley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Benenden Built-up area 2.3 miles
- East End Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden Ward 3.4 miles
- Frittenden Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Gun Green Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Goudhurst Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
TN27 8HE, TN17 9AN, TN17 3HE, TN18 5AH, TN17 2PS, TN17 2ER, TN17 3DR, TN27 8LT, TN17 2EX … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 31.8 miles
- London Southend Airport 33.1 miles
- Staplehurst Railway Station 4.9 miles
- Headcorn Railway Station 5.6 miles
Hotels near Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Ad
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 0.6 miles
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 6.2 miles
- The Print House Inn 4 6.2 miles
- White Lion Tenterden 6.4 miles
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 9.4 miles
- King Hotel Tenterden 5.7 miles
- Weald of Kent 3 6.5 miles
- Dale Hill Hotel 4 6.5 miles
Schools in Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
- Cranbrook C of E Primary School Primary
- Cranbrook School Secondary
- Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided C of E Primary School Primary
- The Dulwich School Cranbrook Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 4.7 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 4.9 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 6.3 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 6.5 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 6.5 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 6.5 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 6.6 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 7 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 8.1 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 8.1 miles
- Bayham Abbey Estate 8.6 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 9.5 miles