District Focus | 

Business in a 

Stylish location 
Located just 35 miles south of London and surrounded by beautiful countryside, Royal Tunbridge Wells offers businesses an attractive 
location and great logistics.

A stylish business location 

T
he borough of Tunbridge Wells is located on the Kent and Sussex border, known as the High Weald. Surrounded by countryside, the borough is an ideal location for business. London is less than an hour away by road; Gatwick and Heathrow can be reached in 40 minutes and an hour respectively; and there are frequent rail services to London and the south coast. 
Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International can be reached in 45 minutes while Dover port is 1 hour 15 minutes away - making Tunbridge Wells one of the South EastÕs prime locations for companies wishing to conduct business closer to Europe. 


An outstanding area for growth 
Good communications and a high standard of living mean Tunbridge Wells attracts a wide variety of businesses; 5,495 businesses employ approximately 46,000 people. 

Tunbridge Wells is an enterprising location in which businesses thrive. Retail, hotels and restaurants comprise the largest sector, with 13,200 jobs. Tourism and hospitality account for about 30% of employment in the borough, which has an estimated visitor spend of £199m a year. Healthcare is also a growing business sector following the development of a brand new hospital to open in Tunbridge Wells in 2011. Small businesses thrive in the finance and business services sector as well as in media, marketing and PR.