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Frant

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Stunning views over the surrounding countryside

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Frant
2.5 miles to Tunbridge Wells
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Frant is a handsome village arranged around a large triangular green, set on a hilltop affording some stunning views over the surrounding countryside from an elevated position (largely hidden by the houses that benefit from these views). It is located about 2.5 miles South of the popular Spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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he village has a convenience store with post office, hairdressers, two highly regarded pubs, a “good” primary school (Ofsted 2022), The Church of St Alban, a village hall, which hosts a number of clubs and societies, a children’s playground and bowls club.

It has its own railway station, although it is located in the neighbouring hamlet of Bells Yew Green (about 1.5 miles outside of the village). This is on the Hastings (St Leonards) line to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (London Bridge in about 52 minutes). There are regular buses stopping at the village from Heathfield to Tunbridge Wells.

The village is located in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and there are many lovely walks to enjoy, in particular around Eridge Park.

Tunbridge Wells offers an extensive range of shopping and leisure facilities, including restaurants, cafes, bars, the beautiful Pantiles, old High Street area and town centre. It has a theatre, cinema and high achieving grammar schools.