Cranbrook (Kent)

Cranbrook is a town in Kent.

Union Windmill

Understand

Cranbrook is a small town in the Weald of Kent. Cranbrook has been a market town since 1289, and has a population of just over 7000.

Get in

Cranbrook is just off the A229 road between Maidstone and Hastings.

Arriva bus route 5 runs from Maidstone and Staplehurst (the nearest railway station).

See

• 1 Union Windmill, Russell's Yard, TN17 3AH. Apr-Sep: Sa and some other days 2:30-5PM. 72-ft high windmill built in 1814. free, donation requested.  
• 2 Cranbrook Museum, Carriers Road, TN17 3JX. Apr-Oct: Tu-Sa 2-4:30PM. Local history and birds in a 15th century house. free. 
• 3 St Dunstan's Church (corner of High Street/Stone Street), ☏ +44 1580 715861. Substantial church built in the Middle Ages. 
• 4 War Memorial. War memorial with a 1917 German Howitzer Gun nearby which was presented to the Parish of Cranbrook in recognition of their efforts during the 1914-18 war. (updated Jan 2018)
• 5 Sissinghurst Castle, Biddenden Road, near Cranbrook, TN17 2AB (3 miles north east of Cranbrook), ☏ +44 1580 710700, sissinghurst@nationaltrust.org.uk.  

Buy

Shops on the High Street

Eat

• 1 Food for Thought, Imber Court, High St, TN17 3DF. M-Sa 9:00AM - 4:30PM. cafe serving light seasonal dishes. lunch £10 - 15. (updated Jun 2023)

Drink

• 1 White Horse pub, Carriers Road, ☏ +44 1580 720727. 
• 2 The Milk House, The Street, Sissinghurst TN17 2JG (On A262), ☏ +44 1580 720200. Su-Th 09:00-23:00, F Sa 09:00-00:00. Gastropub, pricey but great food. Also has rooms, B&B double £120. (updated Jul 2020)

Sleep

• 1 George Hotel, Stone Street, ☏ +44 1580 713348. 

Go next

• South to Robertsbridge
• West to Wadhurst, Mayfield and Royal Tunbridge Wells
• North to Maidstone
• East to Tenterden and Ashford