HomeEnglandKentVillages & townsSmardenVillageSmardenShow interactive mapShow mapOpen in full map →Full map →OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWSSmarden is a Wealden village of timber-framed and white-boarded houses, its church so broad it’s known as the Barn of Kent. There are a couple of good old pubs on the street, including The Bell. Pluckley station is about 4km east. More places to visit near SmardenHighlightHigh WealdNational Landscape near MayfieldWooded ridges, sunken lanes and deep stream valleys across the old iron country of the south-east7.1 km S☆✓★IconicSissinghurst CastleHouse & garden near CranbrookVita Sackville-West's famous romantic garden rooms.8.4 km SW☆✓HighlightWoodchurch WindmillWindmill near WoodchurchWhite smock mill on the green at Woodchurch, rebuilt to turn again above the Weald.9.4 km SE☆✓HighlightKent DownsNational Landscape near CharingChalk hills, ancient woods and orchards, ending in the white cliffs above the Channel9.8 km NE☆✓HighlightWestwell WinesVineyard near CharingFamily North Downs vineyard above Charing, named Best Small Cellar Door at the first WineGB Cellar Door Awards in 2025.10.6 km NE☆✓HighlightLenham CrossHill figure near CharingA large chalk cross cut into the North Downs in 1922 as a memorial to the fallen of the First World War.10.8 km N☆✓River BeultRiver0.1 km SWThe Bell (Smarden)Pub1.2 km NWThe Dering ArmsPub4.3 km EBiddendenHighlightVillage4.9 km SWGreensand WayLong-distance path4.9 km NEThe West HouseRestaurant4.9 km SWPluckleyVillage5.8 km NEThe Three ChimneysPub6.4 km SWBiddenden VineyardsVineyard6.6 km SWThe Pepper Box InnPub8.1 km NTenterdenHighlightVillage8.8 km SHigh Weald Landscape TrailLong-distance path9 km SHothfield CommonSSSI9.2 km ESutton Valence CastleCastle9.4 km NWNorth Downs WayHighlightNational Trail10.2 km NEGodinton House and GardensHouse & garden10.3 km ECharingVillage10.3 km NEOrlestone ForestSSSI11.5 km SELetters from AlbionNew places, seasonal days out and the old customs coming up, now and then by email.Leave this empty Email addressSign upUnsubscribe any time. We use your address only to send the letter — privacy.