Pubs
The Sussex Arms
Pantiles-area pub with a live music and comedy basement venue, quizzes, a heated patio and dogs welcome.
Sandstone rocks on Tunbridge Wells Common, a short walk from the centre. Free to visit and popular for family scrambling and dog walks.
Sandstone rocks on Tunbridge Wells Common, close to the town centre and reachable on foot. Once described as High Rocks or Castle Rock, they take their present name from the nearby hotel. Small pebbles that were once cut and polished as Tunbridge Wells Diamonds can still be seen in the stone. Visiting is free, and the Visit Tunbridge Wells guide suggests bringing the dog.
Pubs
Pantiles-area pub with a live music and comedy basement venue, quizzes, a heated patio and dogs welcome.
PubsRestaurants
Independent St Johns Road bar and restaurant with a beer garden, online booking and Christmas menus.
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Traditional Mount Ephraim pub with home-cooked food, a garden, live music and a two-bedroom flat to book.
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High Street sports bar and pub with live sport, bookable darts, live music, events and a food menu.
GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
The Pantiles, The Amelia Scott, three town parks, the rocks on the Commons and Spa Valley Railway, with what is open and when.
Family Days Out
Heritage steam and diesel railway from Tunbridge Wells West through the High Weald to Eridge. Polar Express rides to 30 Dec, regular trains return in January.
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Free Victorian park in Tunbridge Wells designed by Robert Marnock, with a lake, nature reserve woodland, play area, cafe and sports facilities.
Castles & History, Food & Drink
Historic Georgian spa parade in Tunbridge Wells built around the chalybeate spring, with boutique shops, cafes, bars and regular markets and events.
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