13
Calais
A28
A265
A252
A251
A267
A264
A320
A228
A227
A2
A258
A281
281
A
A271
A274
A262
A20
A283
A259
A290
A257
A25
A25
A225
A217
A275
A20
A273
A268
A28
A228
A291
A29
A29
29
A26
A259
A22
A259
A21
A26
A316
A22
A24
A205
A10
A 272
A283
A229
A28
A28
A232
A228
A27
A25
A22
A2070
A260
A3
A27
A27
A23
A24
A24
A21
A2
A256
A299
A249
A2
A20
A40
M4
M23
M25
M25
M20
M26
M20
M2
M25
Thames
R
Gatwick
Heathrow
Royal
Tunbridge
Wells
LONDON
FRANCE
Margate
Eastbourne
Brighton
Folkestone
EURO
TUNNEL
Dover
CHANNEL TUNNEL
Ashford
Ebbsfleet
International
& Domestic
Station
Ashford International
Passenger Station
Destination
Distance
M25
15 miles
London
35 miles
Brighton
30 miles
Eastbourne
30 miles
Dover
50 miles
Canterbury 40 miles
Gatwick
25 miles
customers and 330,000 businesses.
Royal Tunbridge Wells is recognised as
a regional service centre for West Kent
and East Sussex. Its combination of
major national retail brands and a high
proportion of quality independent shops
continue to be attractive to local
shoppers and visitors alike.
The mix of town and country experiences
to be found in the borough supports a
dynamic tourism sector which attracts
4.5 million day trips per year supporting
over 4,400 local jobs (Tourism Economic
Impact Research, TSE, 2011).
locations for companies wishing to
conduct business in Europe.
Market Opportunities
A business located in Tunbridge Wells
has potential access to over 450 million
consumers across Europe. Tunbridge
Wells' businesses are well placed to
access customers and business partners
across the South East and Greater
London. The market opportunity includes
up to 4.8 million people and 250,000
businesses across Kent, Sussex, Surrey
and Hampshire. The London market
is made up of 7.7 million potential
and London Bridge as well as the south
coast. The rail journey to London is less
than one hour.
The Channel Port of Dover can be reached
in just over an hour. Ashford International
and Ebbsfleet International stations can be
reached in forty-five minutes, from which
there are frequent high speed Eurostar
connections to various cities in Europe.
Gatwick and Heathrow International
airports can be reached in just forty minutes
and an hour, respectively. This gateway
access to Europe helps to make Tunbridge
Wells one of the South East's best
