Jo's Guidebook

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Jo's Guidebook

Supermarkets

Large supermarket where you can also get petrol. Very good selection of food and wine 🍷 but you need a car from Studio Acorn 🚗
12 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
Linden Park Road
12 locals recommend
Large supermarket where you can also get petrol. Very good selection of food and wine 🍷 but you need a car from Studio Acorn 🚗
Local small supermarket with a good selection of things. Walking distance from Studio Acorn and open until late even on a Sunday ⛪️
9 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
Mount Pleasant Road
9 locals recommend
Local small supermarket with a good selection of things. Walking distance from Studio Acorn and open until late even on a Sunday ⛪️
Marks & Spencer is a shop which sells very good food. It’s a little expensive but very good quality. You need a car to go here 🚙
Marks & Spencer Tunbridge Fountains Retail Park
Unit 4 Navan Road
Marks & Spencer is a shop which sells very good food. It’s a little expensive but very good quality. You need a car to go here 🚙
This Marks &Spencer you can walk to and it has an excellent selection of food 🍅 🥕 🍆 🧀
Marks & Spencer Tunbridge Wells
33 Calverley Rd
This Marks &Spencer you can walk to and it has an excellent selection of food 🍅 🥕 🍆 🧀
Great little shop open until late with a good selection of items. 🥫 🥕 🍎 Walking distance and open late even on a Sunday
1336 locals recommend
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St
1336 locals recommend
Great little shop open until late with a good selection of items. 🥫 🥕 🍎 Walking distance and open late even on a Sunday
COOK Tunbridge Wells
4-6 Monson Road

Essentials

Open 24 hours 📞 01892 823535 A&E for emergencies 🤒
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Tonbridge Road
Open 24 hours 📞 01892 823535 A&E for emergencies 🤒
In case you need to contact the police 👮‍♀️ their number is 📞 01892 690690
Kent Police
Crescent Road
In case you need to contact the police 👮‍♀️ their number is 📞 01892 690690

Taxi

Very reliable taxi firm 📞 01892 646646 Book in advance if possible 🚕
Royal Cars Tunbridge Wells
Longfield Road
Very reliable taxi firm 📞 01892 646646 Book in advance if possible 🚕
Streamline Taxis
Vale Road

Food scene

Great coffee. Very good breakfast menu and also lovely 🧁 cakes. Friendly staff with a relaxed atmosphere
8 locals recommend
Fine Grind
90-92 High St
8 locals recommend
Great coffee. Very good breakfast menu and also lovely 🧁 cakes. Friendly staff with a relaxed atmosphere
Breakfast 🍳 brunch, lunch 🥗 and 🍴 dinner. Every Tuesday Burger, fries & a drink - £10 all day Happy hours 4-6 every day 2 cocktails 🍸 - £10 2 double gin and tonics- £10
13 locals recommend
Framptons Tunbridge Wells
2 The Pantiles
13 locals recommend
Breakfast 🍳 brunch, lunch 🥗 and 🍴 dinner. Every Tuesday Burger, fries & a drink - £10 all day Happy hours 4-6 every day 2 cocktails 🍸 - £10 2 double gin and tonics- £10
Situated in the heart of the historic Pantiles, Sankeys is an exclusive champagne and seafood bar. It serves fabulous British fish and seafood.
17 locals recommend
Sankey's The Old Fishmarket
The Pantiles
17 locals recommend
Situated in the heart of the historic Pantiles, Sankeys is an exclusive champagne and seafood bar. It serves fabulous British fish and seafood.
Very popular Turkish restaurant situated on the ever popular Camden Road which is buzzing with independent bars and restaurants. Service and food 🥘 really good and in the evening you can park outside. They do a good value lunch 🥗 menu: 2 courses £9.50 3 courses £10.75 Closed on Mondays 📞 01892 513449
Hattusa Turkish Restaurant
106 Camden Rd
Very popular Turkish restaurant situated on the ever popular Camden Road which is buzzing with independent bars and restaurants. Service and food 🥘 really good and in the evening you can park outside. They do a good value lunch 🥗 menu: 2 courses £9.50 3 courses £10.75 Closed on Mondays 📞 01892 513449
A short walk from the iconic Pantiles Georgian colonnade, The Ivy on the bustling High Street offers breakfast 🍳, brunch, lunch and dinner 🍽 . The Ivy is a sophisticated and friendly place and has a lovely colonial atmosphere where beautiful historic prints of Tunbridge Wells adorn the walls. 📞 01892 240700 https://kent.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/muddy-eats-ivy-royal-tunbridge-wells/
36 locals recommend
The Ivy Royal Tunbridge Wells
46-50 High St
36 locals recommend
A short walk from the iconic Pantiles Georgian colonnade, The Ivy on the bustling High Street offers breakfast 🍳, brunch, lunch and dinner 🍽 . The Ivy is a sophisticated and friendly place and has a lovely colonial atmosphere where beautiful historic prints of Tunbridge Wells adorn the walls. 📞 01892 240700 https://kent.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/muddy-eats-ivy-royal-tunbridge-wells/
With its slanting panels and sloping floors Thackeray’s is a charming restaurant. It prides itself as a good option for everyone- from 17 year olds on their first date to couples on their 50th wedding 🎩 anniversary. Their menus are broad and varied from daily lunch menus from £18 to their indulgent Chef’s tasting menu. 📞 01892 511921 reservations@thackerays-restaurant.co.uk
21 locals recommend
Thackeray's Restaurant
85 London Rd
21 locals recommend
With its slanting panels and sloping floors Thackeray’s is a charming restaurant. It prides itself as a good option for everyone- from 17 year olds on their first date to couples on their 50th wedding 🎩 anniversary. Their menus are broad and varied from daily lunch menus from £18 to their indulgent Chef’s tasting menu. 📞 01892 511921 reservations@thackerays-restaurant.co.uk
Côte is inspired by the brasseries of Paris, serving authentic French dishes all day in a classically designed setting.They have menus to suit everyone: Lunch and Early Evening Monday to Friday from 12 until 7pm 2 courses £11.50 3 courses £13.95 📞 01892 540215
Cote Brasserie - Tunbridge Wells
71-73 Mount Pleasant Rd
Côte is inspired by the brasseries of Paris, serving authentic French dishes all day in a classically designed setting.They have menus to suit everyone: Lunch and Early Evening Monday to Friday from 12 until 7pm 2 courses £11.50 3 courses £13.95 📞 01892 540215
Extremely popular and highly recommended Thai cafe/ restaurant opposite the railway 🚃 station 📞 01892 534497
Kai’s Kitchen
14 Mount Pleasant Rd
Extremely popular and highly recommended Thai cafe/ restaurant opposite the railway 🚃 station 📞 01892 534497
Juliet’s is one of Tunbridge Wells landmarks. Delicious cakes, breakfasts, brunch. lunch and afternoon tea all served on vintage higgledy piggledy crockery. Open Tuesday to Saturday on the High Street https://julietsandmore.com/ 📞 01892 522931
31 locals recommend
Juliets
54 High St
31 locals recommend
Juliet’s is one of Tunbridge Wells landmarks. Delicious cakes, breakfasts, brunch. lunch and afternoon tea all served on vintage higgledy piggledy crockery. Open Tuesday to Saturday on the High Street https://julietsandmore.com/ 📞 01892 522931
An outstanding restaurant located on the ever popular Camden Road.
6 locals recommend
Vittle and Swig
26-28 Camden Rd
6 locals recommend
An outstanding restaurant located on the ever popular Camden Road.
Very popular French restaurant on the popular Camden Road
Rendezvous
86 Camden Rd
Very popular French restaurant on the popular Camden Road
Considered one of the best Indian restaurants in Tunbridge Wells. Also does takeaways
The Spice
161-163 Camden Rd
Considered one of the best Indian restaurants in Tunbridge Wells. Also does takeaways
Fabulous sushi in this tiny restaurant. It also does Japanese dishes and other delicious things. Cash only and bring your own 🥃 booze. Probs best to book in advance. Great price set lunch too
6 locals recommend
Kitsu Sushi & Noodle Bar
82A Victoria Rd
6 locals recommend
Fabulous sushi in this tiny restaurant. It also does Japanese dishes and other delicious things. Cash only and bring your own 🥃 booze. Probs best to book in advance. Great price set lunch too
Coco Retro Restaurant Bistro
7 Vale Rd
Kiko sushi&yakitori
5 London Rd
Junahki
63 St John's Rd
Fabulous Indian restaurant
Raj Pavilion Tunbridge wells
20 Grove Hill Rd
Fabulous Indian restaurant
The Black Dog is a relaxed, friendly and open space serving their locally sourced breakfast and all day food menu. Serving specialty Monmouth coffee, this place on the ever popular Camden Road buzzes with locals and is a very popular cafe. They serve brunch every Sunday. Please note due to their size they don’t take reservations and operate on a 1st come 1st served basis
48 locals recommend
The Black Dog
112 Vauxhall Walk
48 locals recommend
The Black Dog is a relaxed, friendly and open space serving their locally sourced breakfast and all day food menu. Serving specialty Monmouth coffee, this place on the ever popular Camden Road buzzes with locals and is a very popular cafe. They serve brunch every Sunday. Please note due to their size they don’t take reservations and operate on a 1st come 1st served basis
Best sour dough bread outside of San Francisco. You can have lunch and breakfast and the cakes and pastries are wonderful
8 locals recommend
The Bicycle Bakery
118-120 Camden Rd
8 locals recommend
Best sour dough bread outside of San Francisco. You can have lunch and breakfast and the cakes and pastries are wonderful
Fabulous new sour dough pizza place on the Camden Road. 🥰🌸💕🍕
Cantuccio
42 Camden Road
Fabulous new sour dough pizza place on the Camden Road. 🥰🌸💕🍕
GAIL's Tunbridge Wells
21 High St
The Grove.
Delicious home cooked Asian cafe. Book ahead
The Hidden Well
77 Saint John's Road
Delicious home cooked Asian cafe. Book ahead
17 locals recommend
The Tunbridge Wells Bar & Grill
84 High St
17 locals recommend
Royal Misya Restaurant & Bar
86-88 High Street
6 locals recommend
Zorba Meze Grill
4 Upper Grosvenor Rd
6 locals recommend
Yatra the indian cafe
142 London Road
Kumquat Bar & Restaurant
30 The Pantiles
The CakeShed Ltd
32 The Pantiles
Lago Bar and Restaurant
26 London Road
12 locals recommend
The Warren Restaurant
5A High St
12 locals recommend
10 locals recommend
Basil
1-3 Lime Hill Rd
10 locals recommend

Pubs and bars

19 locals recommend
The Mount Edgcumbe
19 locals recommend
Beau Nash
Mount Ephraim
13 locals recommend
Sankey's Seafood Kitchen & Bar
39 Mount Ephraim
13 locals recommend
The Black Pig
18 Grove Hill Rd
8 locals recommend
The Compasses
45 Little Mount Sion
8 locals recommend
12 locals recommend
Fuggles Beer Cafe
165 High St
12 locals recommend
The Trading Post Bar
5 Culverden Down
6 locals recommend
The Ragged Trousers
44 The Pantiles
6 locals recommend
8 locals recommend
Saint Johns Yard Bar & Restaurant
66 St John's Rd
8 locals recommend
Good ale, slightly more alternative atmosphere with lively music. Lovely indoor sofas and outdoor benches.
The Sussex Arms
Sussex Mews
Good ale, slightly more alternative atmosphere with lively music. Lovely indoor sofas and outdoor benches.

Things to see in and around Tunbridge Wells

The Pantiles is an elegant covered and colonnaded walkway and has become the most well known and photographed vista of the town. Not only that, the Pantiles, with its many buildings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, is a very attractive and stylish part of Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is home to a pleasing variety of specialist independent shops, art galleries and open-air cafés, restaurants and bars. An entertaining and varied programme of regular events, including a free summer Jazz Festival on Thursday evenings, a Food Festival and a fortnightly Farmers' and Craft Market, are all held on the Pantiles. https://www.visittunbridgewells.com/whats-on/annual-jazz-and-soul-on-the-pantiles-p259501
102 locals recommend
The Pantiles
The Pantiles
102 locals recommend
The Pantiles is an elegant covered and colonnaded walkway and has become the most well known and photographed vista of the town. Not only that, the Pantiles, with its many buildings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, is a very attractive and stylish part of Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is home to a pleasing variety of specialist independent shops, art galleries and open-air cafés, restaurants and bars. An entertaining and varied programme of regular events, including a free summer Jazz Festival on Thursday evenings, a Food Festival and a fortnightly Farmers' and Craft Market, are all held on the Pantiles. https://www.visittunbridgewells.com/whats-on/annual-jazz-and-soul-on-the-pantiles-p259501
In the towns centre you will find the Art Deco theatre known as the Assembly Hall Theatre. For details of what’s on have a look on their website https://www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk/whats-on For a pre theatre 🎭 dinner why not try Côte Brasserie ( a few steps away). Until 7pm Monday to Friday they have a menu for 2 courses £11.50 and 3 courses £13.95
Assembly Hall
Civic Way
In the towns centre you will find the Art Deco theatre known as the Assembly Hall Theatre. For details of what’s on have a look on their website https://www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk/whats-on For a pre theatre 🎭 dinner why not try Côte Brasserie ( a few steps away). Until 7pm Monday to Friday they have a menu for 2 courses £11.50 and 3 courses £13.95
190 locals recommend
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
Bedgebury Road
190 locals recommend
43 locals recommend
Knole Park
43 locals recommend
Beautiful house and gardens to visit in Lamberhurst
132 locals recommend
National Trust - Scotney Castle
132 locals recommend
Beautiful house and gardens to visit in Lamberhurst
277 locals recommend
Bodiam Castle
277 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
Bewl Water Outdoor Centre
Bewlbridge Lane
22 locals recommend

Green Spaces in Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells Common
A historically important and much loved public park with boating 🛶 lake where you can hire a boat. Park Run hold a free weekly 5km timed run 🏃‍♀️ every Saturday at 9am. There is no charge but you have to register with Park Run before your first run https://www.parkrun.org.uk/register/ Dunorlan cafe open 7 days a week 9am- 5pm. Parking Natural play area for children
44 locals recommend
Dunorlan Park
Pembury Road
44 locals recommend
A historically important and much loved public park with boating 🛶 lake where you can hire a boat. Park Run hold a free weekly 5km timed run 🏃‍♀️ every Saturday at 9am. There is no charge but you have to register with Park Run before your first run https://www.parkrun.org.uk/register/ Dunorlan cafe open 7 days a week 9am- 5pm. Parking Natural play area for children
A lovely landscaped park in the centre of Tunbridge Wells with a welcoming cafe 🍵. There is a great newly created play area for children and a basketball 🏀 court. Great spot just to wander and relax. At Christmas Calverley Park becomes home to a fantastic selection of seasonal activities. Father Christmas welcomes children and you can book to see him on selected dates from November 24 to December 24 in his beautiful log cabin. https://www.fatherchristmasinkent.co.uk/ Suffused with sparkling festive lights the amphitheatre of Calverley becomes a beautiful winter real ice rink...... a firm favourite Christmas destination in the South East of England. This year there is even going to be Bavarian Curling with pop up restaurants and bars and live music. The ice rink is open daily from Friday 15 November to the 5 January https://assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk/ice-skating-in-calverley-grounds/times-prices
Calverley Grounds
Mountfield Gardens
A lovely landscaped park in the centre of Tunbridge Wells with a welcoming cafe 🍵. There is a great newly created play area for children and a basketball 🏀 court. Great spot just to wander and relax. At Christmas Calverley Park becomes home to a fantastic selection of seasonal activities. Father Christmas welcomes children and you can book to see him on selected dates from November 24 to December 24 in his beautiful log cabin. https://www.fatherchristmasinkent.co.uk/ Suffused with sparkling festive lights the amphitheatre of Calverley becomes a beautiful winter real ice rink...... a firm favourite Christmas destination in the South East of England. This year there is even going to be Bavarian Curling with pop up restaurants and bars and live music. The ice rink is open daily from Friday 15 November to the 5 January https://assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk/ice-skating-in-calverley-grounds/times-prices
10 locals recommend
Tunbridge Wells Common
10 locals recommend
Fabulous woodland walks https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/hurst-wood/
Hurst Wood
Fabulous woodland walks https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/hurst-wood/