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Market town in Kent, England
Photo: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tonbridge is a town of 41,000 people (2019) on the River Medway in West Kent, in South-East England.
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Substantial castle established in the 11th century. The grounds are free to access and the building is payable.
A climbing wall experience.
World of Activities at The Hop Farm
Once a working hop farm, it now offers a wide variety of attractions and events.
Produces one play each month.
There is live music on the riverside on Friday nights from late July to early September.
Good quality Indian restaurant.
Popular brunch and coffee spot overlooking the castle and river.
Popular with students and serves pizza.
Belgian-style beer cafe
Wetherspoons in the old Post Office with a pleasant beer garden.
A community-owned pub which has won CAMRA awards for its range and quality of beers.
Lively pub near the station
An obvious, if expensive place to stay.
4 swish rooms B&B in this upscale mansion, Georgian going on Victorian. No dogs.
By car
The main roads into Tonbridge are the A21, which runs from the M25 down to Hastings, the A26, which goes south to Brighton and north to Maidstone and the A227 which also goes north to Gravesend.
By train
Tonbridge station is very near the centre of town and has trains from London Charing Cross, Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Redhill, Ashford and East Kent.
By bus
There are local buses to Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks (route 402) and Maidstone (routes 6 and 7), and other towns.
By bus
Arriva is the bus company that operates in Tonbridge. Timetables and fares are available on their website arrivabus.co.uk. Buy your ticket from the driver when you board the bus.
By taxi
The main taxi rank is at the train station, although you can order a taxi by telephone to pick you up from anywhere.
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