Guidebook for Kent
Food Scene
Javabean
67 - 69 High StGreat for breakfasts or cheap lunches. Only seat on the High Street in the lunchtime sun.
Great affordable Thai restaurant. Friendly owners, nice atmosphere , great food. Can choose "mild", "hot" or "Thai hot" dishes. Watch the "Thai hot", it really is!
Kai’s Kitchen
14 Mount Pleasant RdGreat affordable Thai restaurant. Friendly owners, nice atmosphere , great food. Can choose "mild", "hot" or "Thai hot" dishes. Watch the "Thai hot", it really is!
Radhuni
3 Castle StExcellent Indian takeaway.
Sucheera Thai Restaurant
71 Calverley RdMore upmarket Thai restaurant. Great food. Friendly people.
Very good chippy just round the corner. Winner of National Best Fish and Chip Shop award.
Down Town Fish Bar
38 Little Mount SionVery good chippy just round the corner. Winner of National Best Fish and Chip Shop award.
Medium priced, good food and wine (including Kent's finest) and superb views. Perfect for lunch in summer.
30 locals recommend
The Beacon
Tea Garden LaneMedium priced, good food and wine (including Kent's finest) and superb views. Perfect for lunch in summer.
Good Italian delicatessen. Also does decent coffee and a small but delicious menu of Italian classics and salads.
6 locals recommend
Arte Bianca
1 Chapel PlaceGood Italian delicatessen. Also does decent coffee and a small but delicious menu of Italian classics and salads.
Sightseeing
As well as being the site of the spring from which the town gets its name, The Pantiles is a great place to hang out with pubs, restaurants, art galleries and shops. There is a farmer's market every 1st & 3rd Saturday and a Jazz festival every Thursday night from May till September. Tables can be booked for al fresco dining. There is a farmers' market every third Saturday of the month.
102 locals recommend
The Pantiles
The PantilesAs well as being the site of the spring from which the town gets its name, The Pantiles is a great place to hang out with pubs, restaurants, art galleries and shops. There is a farmer's market every 1st & 3rd Saturday and a Jazz festival every Thursday night from May till September. Tables can be booked for al fresco dining. There is a farmers' market every third Saturday of the month.
Parks & Nature
Tunbridge Wells's central park. An oasis of calm which livens up in the summer to host music and food festivals and cools off in the winter with an ice rink.
Calverley Park
Calverley ParkTunbridge Wells's central park. An oasis of calm which livens up in the summer to host music and food festivals and cools off in the winter with an ice rink.
Large, formal park with boating lake, wildlife and lots of dog walking space. Cafe in the middle.
44 locals recommend
Dunorlan Park
Pembury RoadLarge, formal park with boating lake, wildlife and lots of dog walking space. Cafe in the middle.
Essentials
Sainsbury's Local
Mount Pleasant RoadSainsbury's
Linden Park RoadGetting Around
Railway Station (Stop B)
8 mins from the house to station!
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice old pub, lively at the weekend, serving Greene King ales and decent Guinness. Just round the corner and excellent fish and chips across the road!
8 locals recommend
The Compasses
45 Little Mount SionNice old pub, lively at the weekend, serving Greene King ales and decent Guinness. Just round the corner and excellent fish and chips across the road!
Lively pub serving a wide selection of ales. Popular with the locals with regular live music at the weekends.
57 locals recommend
The Bedford
77 Bedford HillLively pub serving a wide selection of ales. Popular with the locals with regular live music at the weekends.
Excellent little craft beer pub with great selection of beers and ciders, tucked away round the back of The Pantiles.
102 locals recommend
The Pantiles
The PantilesExcellent little craft beer pub with great selection of beers and ciders, tucked away round the back of The Pantiles.