Why go
- Market town in Kent, England.
- Known for Tonbridge Castle.
- Served by Crockham Hill Airfield.
History
Tonbridge is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, 4 miles (6 km) north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles (19 km) south west of Maidstone and 29 miles (47 km) south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated population of 41,293 in 2019.
Restaurants & places to go
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-22:30 · gigglingsquid.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, step-free access · Dowding Way, High Brooms, TN2 3FB · kfc.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · mcdonalds.com
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-24:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-02:30; Su 11:30-24:00 Features: takeaway · pizzagogo.co.uk
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-17:00; Sa 08:00-17:00; Su 08:30-16:30 Features: takeaway · 121-123 Mount Pleasant Road, TN1 1QR · pret.co.uk
Sandwich, Bakery, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 06:30-15:00; Su 09:00-15:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · Dowding Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3FB · greggs.co.uk
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:00-18:30; Su 08:00-17:00 Features: takeaway · High Street, Tonbridge · caffenero.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:00-18:00; Su 09:00-17:00 Features: takeaway · 1 Grosvenor Road, TN1 2AH · costacoffee.co.uk
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Airports
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 20 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 47 airlines (easyJet, British Airways, Transavia France, Norwegian Air Shuttle…) · direct flights to 165 destinations incl. Arrecife, Tenerife, Larnaca, Orlando, Alicante… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 47 airlines, 165 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 101 routes: Aberdeen, Agadir, Ajaccio, Alicante, Almeria, Amsterdam, Antalya, Arrecife, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bastia, Belfast, Bergen, Berlin, Bodrum, Bologna, Bordeaux, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Catania, Chania, Cologne, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza … +61 more
- British Airways BA (734, A319, A320, 777, 737, Dash 8-400) · 43 routes: Algier, Alicante, Amsterdam, Antigua, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bari, Bermuda, Bordeaux, Bridgetown, Cancun, Catania, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Faro, Genoa, Glasgow, Hewandorra, Jersey, Kingston, Larnaca, Las Vegas, Malaga, Male, Malta, Marrakech, Naples, Newquai*, Nice, Olbia*, Orlando, Paphos, Pisa, Plaisance, Rome, Salzburg, Tampa, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Tirana … +3 more
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W, 787-8) · 43 routes: Agadir, Alicante, Amilcar Cabral, Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Bodrum, Cancun, Catania, Chania, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Izmir, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Larnaca, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Menorca, Mykonos, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Plaisance, Preveza, Punta Cana, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Thira … +3 more
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 30 routes: Aalborg, Alesund, Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bergen, Budapest, Catania, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gothenborg, Gran Canaria, Helsinki, Ibiza, Larnaca, Malaga, Nice, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Sandefjord, Split, Stavanger, Stockholm, Tenerife, Thira, Tromso, Trondheim
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, 757-200, A330-200) · 22 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Funchal, Heraklion, Hurghada, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Venice, Villafranca
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800, 75W, 787-8) · 19 routes: Agadir, Amilcar Cabral, Antalya, Arrecife, Cancun, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Marrakech, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Plaisance, Preveza, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Iberia Airlines IB (777, A320, A319, 734) · 13 routes: Alicante*, Antigua*, Arrecife*, Barcelona*, Bermuda*, Bridgetown*, Florence, Hewandorra*, Kingston*, Malaga*, Orlando*, Tampa*, Tenerife*
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (757-200, 757-300, A321, A330-200) · 11 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (747-400, A330-300, 330) · 9 routes: Antigua, Beijing, Bridgetown, Cancun, Havana, Hewandorra, Las Vegas, Montego Bay, Orlando
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 5 routes: Cork, Dublin, Kaunas, Sevilla, Shannon
- Air Transat TS (330, 310) · 4 routes: Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
- Aer Lingus EI (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Belfast, Connaught, Dublin
- American Airlines AA (777) · 3 routes: Las Vegas*, Orlando*, Tampa*
- Finnair AY (777) · 3 routes: Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa
- TAP Portugal TP (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Funchal, Lisbon, Porto
- Air Arabia Maroc 3O (A320) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Tanger
- Air One AP (A320) · 2 routes: Catania, Palermo
- Alitalia AZ (A320) · 2 routes: Catania, Palermo
- Condor Flugdienst DE (330, 757) · 2 routes: Arrecife*, Cancun*
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400) · 2 routes: Las Vegas*, Orlando*
- Germania ST (A319, 737-700) · 2 routes: Erfurt, Pristina
- Meridiana IG (A320, 737) · 2 routes: Naples, Olbia
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Marrakech
- SATA International S4 (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Lisbon*, Ponta Delgada
- Transaero Airlines UN (A320, 747-400) · 2 routes: Moscow, Orlando*
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A321, 737-900) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Vueling Airlines VY (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Florence
- Air Baltic BT (735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Berlin AB (734) · 1 route: Salzburg*
- Air China CA (330) · 1 route: Beijing
- Air Europa UX (737-800) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Atlant-Soyuz Airlines 3G (A319) · 1 route: Freetown
- Aurigny Air Services GR (Embraer 195, ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (735, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- bmibaby WW (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Caribbean Airlines BW (767) · 1 route: Port-of-spain
- Croatia Airlines OU (A320) · 1 route: Split
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Newquai
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik*
- Montenegro Airlines YM (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Tivat
- Nas Air XY (330) · 1 route: Jeddah
- Qantas QF (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai*
- TransHolding System YO (A320) · 1 route: Hassi Messaoud*
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (735, 73N, 737-800, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Kiev
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
London City Airport (LCY) 23 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 12 airlines (British Airways, Air France, CityJet, Iberia Airlines…) · direct flights to 35 destinations incl. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Florence, Frankfurt, Zurich… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 35 direct destinations
- British Airways BA (Embraer 190, Embraer 170, S20, AR8, D38) · 20 routes: Aberdeen*, Amsterdam*, Billund*, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh*, Florence, Frankfurt*, Glasgow*, Granada, Ibiza*, Isle Of Man*, Madrid*, Malaga*, Menorca*, Nice*, Palma de Mallorca*, Rotterdam*, Stockholm*, Venice*, Zurich*
- Air France AF (AR8, F50, Embraer 190) · 13 routes: Amsterdam*, Antwerp*, Brest*, Brive*, Deauville*, Dresden*, Dublin*, Florence*, Milan, Nantes*, Paris, Rome*, Rotterdam
- CityJet WX (AR8, F50) · 11 routes: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brest, Brive, Deauville, Dresden, Dublin, Florence, Nantes, Paris, Rotterdam
- Iberia Airlines IB (Embraer 190, Embraer 170) · 5 routes: Granada*, Ibiza*, Madrid*, Malaga*, Palma de Mallorca*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (AR1) · 3 routes: Geneva*, Mulhouse*, Zurich*
- Air Berlin AB (Embraer 170, Embraer 190, AR8) · 2 routes: Frankfurt*, Zurich*
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Milan, Rome
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (ARJ, F50) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Rotterdam*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Frankfurt*
- Luxair LG (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Skynet Airlines SI (ATR 42, AT4) · 1 route: Jersey
- SkyWork Airlines SX (D38) · 1 route: Bern
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) 14 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Rochester Airport (RCS) 15 mi to the centre
Rochester, Kent, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Laddingford Aerodrome 5.9 mi to the centre
Tonbridge, Kent, ENG, GB
Old Hay Airfield 6.6 mi to the centre
Tonbridge, Kent, ENG, GB
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Crockham Hill Airfield; 5 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Tonbridge, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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