Benenden is a civil parish in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells, sitting on the Weald just beyond Cranbrook and about 6 miles west of Tenterden — roughly 5-6 miles from Hawkhurst by road. It shares the TN17 postcode district with Cranbrook, and along with Sandhurst, is grouped with Hawkhurst under the same "Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden" ward of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council — a genuine local grouping, not just our own coverage map.
The village is home to two well-known institutions: Benenden School, a girls' boarding school founded in 1923 with around 550 pupils in Hemsted Park, and Benenden Hospital, an independent hospital on Goddard's Green Road. Benenden School's own recommended rail link for families is Staplehurst station, under an hour by train from London, which makes station pickups a genuine, regular local job here. Benenden Church of England Primary School, on The Green, serves the village's younger children.
Whether you're heading to or from Benenden Hospital, meeting a train at Staplehurst, or need a fixed-price airport transfer, book by phone, mobile or the form below and we'll confirm your fare before you travel.
Benenden is one of our regularly covered villages, grouped with Hawkhurst and Sandhurst under the same local council ward — not an occasional add-on to our usual area.
Yes — Benenden Hospital is a regular pickup and drop-off point for us, the same way we already cover appointment transfers in Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone.
No. Airport fares from Benenden are the same fixed prices as from Hawkhurst — Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted are quoted up front, with no meter and no on-the-day extras beyond the standard £5 pick-up/drop-off charge.
Call, text the mobile number, or use the booking form below — no app, no third-party platform, you're speaking directly to the people driving you.
See the full step-by-step process, including our standing/repeat booking options, on the Hawkhurst Taxi Service home page.
Benenden sits just beyond Cranbrook, roughly 5-6 miles from Hawkhurst, and is grouped with Hawkhurst and Sandhurst under the same Tunbridge Wells Borough Council ward. It's covered by the same fixed airport fares: £90 to Gatwick, £125 to Heathrow and £135 to Stansted, each plus the standard £5 pick-up/drop-off charge, agreed before you travel.
Yes. Benenden Hospital, on Goddard's Green Road, is a regular local pickup and drop-off point for us, the same way we already cover appointment transfers to hospitals in Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone. Let us know your appointment time when booking and we'll build in a buffer for parking and check-in.
Benenden Hospital itself is within our regular coverage, so a drop-off or pickup there is straightforward. Headcorn is a little further out than our usual published area, so call ahead to check availability for that specific leg rather than assuming it's a standard route for us.
Yes. Staplehurst is the rail link Benenden School itself recommends to families, at under an hour by train from London, and it's a route we already run regularly for the wider area. Give us your train time in advance and we'll have a car ready to meet it.
Book directly with a named local firm by phone, text or a booking form, rather than an app that may not have a car covering a village this size at all. It also means a fixed price agreed before you travel, rather than a fare that changes with app demand.
We cover Benenden, Kent for local trips, hospital transfers, station connections and fixed-price airport taxis. Call, text or fill in the form and we'll confirm your fare before you travel.
Call 01892 308080 or text +44 7741 041293 — fixed fares, direct booking, no app required.
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