Full Schedule
Pound House Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £10 (Inclusive of tea & cake)
The garden at Pound House is a mix of cottage garden style herbaceous borders, a woodland area, walkways and lawned areas. There are lots of mature shrubs and trees including rhododendrons, ornamental cherry trees and acers, and a mass of colour from established perennials such as delphiniums, hydrangeas, salvias and roses, interplanted with bulbs and annuals. There is a greenhouse full of heritage tomatoes and multiple vegetable beds created using different recycled materials. No chemicals are used in the garden and bedding and waste from a flock of chickens help to make at least 15 tonnes of compost a year!
Tonbridge Repair Cafe
Bring your broken household items and our team of skilled volunteers will do their very best to try and repair them.
Repairs offered: Electronics, Mechanical, Wood, Clothing, Textiles, Bicycles, Knife sharpening
Voluntary contributions welcome. Refreshments provided by St Stephen’s Café
Hospice in the Weald Moonlight Walk 2025
Enjoy a Saturday evening like no other at Moonlight Walk – now featuring a brand new route – and make a shining difference this June.
Dust off that face glitter, dig out your tutus and activate those glow sticks… It’s time to shine like the stars through the streets of Sevenoaks whilst remembering those special to you. Then, celebrate with a cold drink at the finish line!
Walk either our 4 mile 🌙, 8 mile ⭐, or 13 mile 🌒 route!
Our Moonlight Walk is more than a walk; it’s a journey of love, laughter, and cherished memories.
London Handel Players
Flute and recorders – Rachel Brown
Violins – Adrian Butterfield, Oliver Webber
Viola – Rachel Byrt
Cello – Gavin Kibble
Harpsichord – Silas Wollston
‘Barbaric Beauty’
Many composers of the baroque period were fascinated by the music and culture of foreign lands and this programme brings together examples that demonstrate the huge variety of styles and influences available to them at that time
France and the fascination for lands afar
Polish bagpipes and Barbaric Beauty
Spices of the Orient, Spanish folly and curiosities from the Canaries
The far-flung corners of the Earth – the British Isles
“The London Handel Players are delighted to be celebrating 25 years of chamber music making in 2025. They will be bringing to Tonbridge a rather special programme which investigates the connection between folk and art music in the baroque period. Georg Philipp Telemann worked for a short time in Poland as a young man and was thrilled by the folk musicians he heard there and whose exhilarating playing he felt provided him with ‘enough ideas for a lifetime of composition’. LHP have brought together a fascinating mix of music with influences from across the globe.” (Adrian Butterfield, Violinist-Director, LHP)
London Handel Players ★★★★★
(Fiona Maddocks, The Observer – December 2023)
TMC Members are invited to a Pre-Concert Reception from 6.45pm
Doors will open at 7pm
Standard ticket £25 | Students & Under 18s £5
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
Sound Baths with Naomi Wellness
Intuition and Light
Primary Chakra: Third Eye Chakra
Nature Connection: Approaching summer solstice, peak daylight
Practice Focus: Tapping into our intuition and inner wisdom
Peter Pan
Tonbridge School presents a funny and moving version of this much-loved classic tale.
1940 and London is a city of echoes—laughter swallowed by sirens, dreams lost to the dust of crumbling streets. Wendy, John, and Michael Darling have learned to live in a world where childhood slips through their fingers like whispers. But one night, as the wind howls through broken windows, a shadow moves against the moonlight. A boy appears—grinning, ageless, impossible.
Peter Pan.
After Wendy helps reattach his shadow the Darling children are lifted beyond the war-torn rooftops, and their only escape is to let their imagination take flight to Neverland. Here, they meet the Lost Boys and they embark on a thrilling adventure with pirates, fairies and plenty of fun.
But the Lost Boys are not merely lost; they are what was lost—the childhoods that never had the chance to be. Neverland is not just a refuge; it is a remembrance. A glimpse of what-could-have-been.
And so the Darling children must choose: to stay in this perfect dream, or to return to a world still waiting for them. Perhaps Peter is not offering escape, but something far greater—the courage to go on
Neurocafe
A monthly “pop up, drop-in” community hub.
Our aim is to empower people to optimise their mental, physical, emotioal and spiritual wellbeing after receiving news or a brain and/or mind-related diagnosis.
Free to attend although a donation to our “Feed the Tree” is appreciated.
Please contact neil.bindemann@p-cns.org.uk for more details.
U3A Coffee Morning
Celebrating 25 years as a vibrant part of the Tonbridge community
Tonbridge U3A
Meet some of our members. Come along to our Coffee Mornings
On the 3rd Friday of the month
At Christchurch from 10:30 am
Not working full time – TU3A may have something for you
Find out about us at www.tonbridgeu3a.uk
“It's a Knockout" with Tonbridge Lions
Over 100 competitors take part annually in the ‘It’s a Knockout’ sports day.
Having been organised every year since the early 1990’s by Tonbridge Lions, the event enables dozens of mentally and physically disabled adults to enjoy a fun games day, including a lunch with the Lions helpers.
Over one hundred competitors (some in wheelchairs) form about a dozen teams, from many organisations around the local area, competing in games that included egg and spoon races; velcro darts; and other reasonably tough but exciting disciplines.
The teams are invited to design and present ‘jokers’ to be used in one of the games. The best jokers (in 2024 it was "Blooming Carnations", by Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells Community Services) are judged by the Mayor, and the president of Tonbridge Lions, who present a trophy for the overall event winner.
Tonbridge Lions would welcome any establishment, who feel that they meet the criteria; to join them at the event in 2025 on June 20th. More details can be obtained by emailing this address: info@tonbridgelions.org
Lake Farm Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £10 (Inclusive of tea & cake)
The house at Lake Farm was formally the barns associated with Great Maytham Hall and was used to house the pigs and donkeys for the estate. There is a spring fed lake next to the house which was used as a water supply for the animals. The garden was formally landscaped by the previous owners but since moving into the property five years ago we have adapted the design of the garden to suit ourselves. We opened up the lake allowing it to become part of the garden and we reduced some of the larger flower beds. We reinstated the vegetable garden with its large greenhouse. We have also built a pool house and relandscaped the swimming pool area. The garden is planted with cottage garden plants interspersed with roses, box and various variegated shrubs. There is an orchard with apple, pear, and plum trees.
Roundel Poetry
We meet on the 3rd Saturday afternoon monthly 2-4PM to write, share and develop our work. All Levels welcome.
No Charge, but please support TOFS
Please Email roundeltonbridge@gmail.com for more information
Fordcombe Open Gardens
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £5 Adults & £2 for under 16’s (covering all gardens)
This year there are four gardens in Fordcombe for you to visit as a part of Hospice in the Weald Open Gardens scheme. Tickets can be bought on the day from any of the four gardens that are involved, and will allow you access to all the gardens which are participating.
The Old Post House Open Garden Saturday
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £6 (cash only)
Well-established large Cottage Garden on the Sussex Kent border with roses, clematis, herbaceous borders, shrub border, pond, and bountiful kitchen garden with views over the Kent and Sussex countryside.
Visitors
Director Philip Holden Visitors is a tender and bewitching play about Arthur and Edie facing the challenges of old age on the family farm. Stephen, their son, is adrift in life whilst their carer Kate has only just arrived to make sense of the family. Barney Norris has written a mature and authentic portrayal of married love and the shared past that binds.
Bidborough Open Gardens
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
This year there are six gardens in Bidborough for you to visit as a part of Hospice in the Weald Open Gardens scheme. Tickets can be bought on the day from any of the six gardens that are involved, and will allow you access to all the gardens which are participating. Admission is £6 (under 14s go free). There will be homemade teas at Boundes End, with gluten and dairy free cakes available. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome. Please see link below
The Old Post House Open Garden Sunday
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £6 (cash only)
Well-established large Cottage Garden on the Sussex Kent border with roses, clematis, herbaceous borders, shrub border, pond, and bountiful kitchen garden with views over the Kent and Sussex countryside.
Summer Band Concerts at the Castle: West Kent Big Band
Enjoy local guest bands playing on the Tonbridge Castle Bailey Lawn throughout the Summer.
22 June– West Kent Big Band
St Clere Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £15 (to include tea, cake and tour at 1pm) Not included in annual pass
St Clere has a small team of dedicated gardeners who are extremely proud of the private gardens. This is a wonderful opportunity to view the delightful formal terraces, herbaceous and shrub borders, productive kitchen gardens, lawns, rare trees and enjoy the wonderful views across the fields to the lake. The Orangery is at the heart of the formal gardens and has recently been restored back to its original design. There will be a tour of the Estate grounds led by Head Gardener and Estate Foreman, Martin Platt. He is a great storyteller and will entertain you with tales of his 28 years of experience of working at St Clere Afternoon teas with delicious homemade cakes will be served in The Garden Room and Governor’s Green, overlooking the fabulous views across the Kentish countryside.
Ballet Central
Ballet Central returns in 2025 with a brand-new programme of classical ballet and contemporary dance. The repertoire includes Frederick Ashton’s miniature masterpiece Foyer de danse (1932). Animating Edgar Degas’ iconic paintings and pastels of Paris Opera Ballet dancers, this will be the first staging of the ballet in over 90 years. Kristen McNally presents FEAST, a vibrant ballet with a glorious new musical composition. The audience will catch a glimpse of a colourful community where conversation is punctuated and interactions explode with character.
In contrast, Ballet Central presents Thick & Tight’s theatrical work Keeping Up with the Apocalypse. The piece is a meditation on greed, vanity and the absurdity of a species bringing about its own undoing. Dickson Mbi's contemporary work derives from the Earth's vibrations and warmth, exploring the practices of ritual and shared human experience.
Discounts available for dance schools and group bookings. Find out more about Ballet Central at www.balletcentral.co.uk
Supercar Charity Rally
A gathering of over 100 remarkable cars bringing together communities and schools in a fun environment, encouraging conversation, inspiration and help within the community.
Come and see an amazing collection of supercars and motorbikes, including Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens, Porsches and Aston Martins at Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground
The event is being organised in partnership with TMBC by the Mason Foundation fundraising in aid of supporting Propel, a charity who provides businesses with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) consultancy, training and recruitment; supporting them to offer opportunities and employment to young adults with SEND.
Roundel Poetry Breakfast
Enjoy reading Poetry? We meet on the last Monday each month to read poems on a chosen theme. £5 per session, all welcome.
Email roundeltonbridge@gmail.com for more information
Roundel Poetry
We meet on 1st Wednesday morning every month to write, share and develop our work. Upstairs at St Peter & St Paul Parish Church. £5 per session. All levels welcome.
Email roundeltonbridge@gmail.com for more information
Tonbridge Music Weekend - Disco Inferno and 5, 6, 7, 8 The Steps Experience
We're back at the castle!
Join us as we return for 2025, featuring disco beats, dance vibes and family fun!
This music-filled weekend offers entertainment for everyone!
Tonbridge Music Weekend - Michael - The Magic of Michael Jackson and The Polygons
We're back at the castle!
Join us as we return for 2025, featuring disco beats, dance vibes and family fun!
This music-filled weekend offers entertainment for everyone!
Tonbridge Music Weekend - Family Fest
We're back at the castle!
Join us as we return for 2025, featuring disco beats, dance vibes and family fun!
This music-filled weekend offers entertainment for everyone!
Tonbridge School Open Garden Tours
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Thursday 10th July lasting around 1 hour (tours will start from Smythe Library Garden) Tours are at 11am & 2pm
Admission £15 per person inclusive of tour and refreshments (Ticket only event) Not included in annual pass
Head Gardener Stephen Harmer MA will guide guests around the gardens, including Front of School Garden, Smythe Library Garden, Skinners Library Garden, the Garden of Remembrance, and the Barton Science Centre Garden. The borders are mixed with shrubs, herbaceous perennials and bulbs.
Parking: in the Quad and at Tonbridge School Sports Centre Car Park TN10 3AD
(disabled parking spaces will be available on the main school site – if guests could make us aware then we can ensure a space is available for them).
Tonbridge Repair Cafe
Bring your broken household items and our team of skilled volunteers will do their very best to try and repair them.
Repairs offered: Electronics, Mechanical, Wood, Clothing, Textiles, Bicycles, Knife sharpening
Voluntary contributions welcome. Refreshments provided by St Stephen’s Café
Tonbridge Farmers’ Market
Tonbridge Farmers Market is a member of Kent Farmers' Association. It is held on the 2nd Sunday of the month in Sovereign Way TN9 1RG between the hours of 9.30am -1.30pm. There are normally more than 50 stalls.
Come along to buy some great local products by people who care, or even just for a stroll in our award winning farmers’ market.
Summer Band Concerts at the Castle: Sevenoaks & Tonbridge Concert Band
Enjoy local guest bands playing on the Tonbridge Castle Bailey Lawn throughout the Summer.
13 July – Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Concert band
U3A Coffee Morning
Celebrating 25 years as a vibrant part of the Tonbridge community
Tonbridge U3A
Meet some of our members. Come along to our Coffee Mornings
On the 3rd Friday of the month
At Christchurch from 10:30 am
Not working full time – TU3A may have something for you
Find out about us at www.tonbridgeu3a.uk
Death of a Salesman
Director Sandra Barfield
Willy Loman is not a successful salesman, in fact he’s not a loyal husband nor a great father. The play is a montage of memories. Willy has created a false image of himself and his achievements. He is not the fantastic successful salesman he’d like everyone to believe.
Little Walkhurst Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
£5 adult £2 under 16s
Timber framed cottage c.1740 with association to Hawkhurst gang, set in 1.5 acres of cottage style garden with an ornamental pond. In addition, there is a large pond in the front garden with a summerhouse, a 4.5 acre wildflower meadow, a woodland walk to a WWII bomb crater and now a wildlife pond. The art studio will also be open to visitors. Some interesting and rare artefacts found buried in pond silt are on display.
Stone Cross House Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £5 (cash only)
The garden has colourful herbaceous beds with a range of plants including rudbeckia and phlox, set off by ornamental grasses and Japanese acers. The very pretty cottage garden has a collection of unusual plants, while the whole property enjoys impressive distant views.
Immersion Theatre Presents – The Wind in the Willows
Pack your picnics and join Ratty, Mole, Badger, and the fantastically irrepressible Toad as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime at Tonbridge Castle.
Multi-award nominated Immersion Theatre proudly bring their trademark style and energy to the riverbank with heaps of interaction, stunning costumes, toe-tapping music, and larger-than-life characters. A TOAD-ally terrific treat whether you’re 4 or 104!
Much ado about nothing and Macbeth
Four Forty Theatre return to the castle for a raucous retelling of Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth - The Comedy! Both performed in one night by only four actors in forty (ish!) minutes each!
Experience the hilarity of not only one of the Bard’s best comedies but also a side-splitting (literally!) Macbeth! In a mere 40 minutes each, they distill the essence of Shakespeare's masterpieces into uproarious performances. “Their inimitable style and charisma definitely set them apart as one of the most playfully ambitious theatre groups around!”
Prepare for an unforgettable night of laughter delivered in a way only Four Forty can! The Witches are back! “Four Forty Theatre proves that there doesn’t need to be a high value production to provide high quality entertainment!”
Recommended age 7 and above.
Tonbridge Castle Artisan Market
Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere filled with unique finds and passionate traders.
Explore a diverse array of offerings, from culinary delights and bespoke gifts to household necessities and more.
Take a look at your leisure through our indoor and outdoor stalls showcasing:
Handcrafted arts and crafts
Irresistible sweet treats
Luxurious beauty products
Extend your Sunday with a leisurely outing with a riverside stroll and shopping in our beautiful town.
Refreshments including hot drinks, snacks and alcohol.
Little Walkhurst Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
£5 adult £2 under 16s
Timber framed cottage c.1740 with association to Hawkhurst gang, set in 1.5 acres of cottage style garden with an ornamental pond. In addition, there is a large pond in the front garden with a summerhouse, a 4.5 acre wildflower meadow, a woodland walk to a WWII bomb crater and now a wildlife pond. The art studio will also be open to visitors. Some interesting and rare artefacts found buried in pond silt are on display.
Nightingale Cottage Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £5
Pretty cottage garden of around 1 acre, with woodland glade, stream and wildlife pond. Tropical and Japanese inspired areas, parterre, traditional cottage garden planting. Chickens and bees. Ample parking and a very warm welcome.
Summer Band Concerts at the Castle: East Grinstead Concert Band
Enjoy local guest bands playing on the Tonbridge Castle Bailey Lawn throughout the Summer.
27 July– East Grinstead Concert Band
Little Walkhurst Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
£5 adult £2 under 16s
Timber framed cottage c.1740 with association to Hawkhurst gang, set in 1.5 acres of cottage style garden with an ornamental pond. In addition, there is a large pond in the front garden with a summerhouse, a 4.5 acre wildflower meadow, a woodland walk to a WWII bomb crater and now a wildlife pond. The art studio will also be open to visitors. Some interesting and rare artefacts found buried in pond silt are on display.
The Grey House Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £7 inclusive of tea and cake
A myriad of pathways awaits you in this busy garden. At less than one acre in size, this is mainly a working kitchen garden and orchard at the back with a pretty flower and shrub bordered front garden, including impressive redwood trees.
It has been lovingly created by the owner over the last 30 years from just large lawn and a few trees. You will probably need multiple journeys around this garden to appreciate the many different species of plants. Plants & cake to buy, as well as jams and produce.
Summer Band Concerts at the Castle: Invicta Jazz Band
Enjoy local guest bands playing on the Tonbridge Castle Bailey Lawn throughout the Summer.
03 August– Invincta Jazz Band
Roundel Poetry
We meet on 1st Wednesday morning every month to write, share and develop our work. Upstairs at St Peter & St Paul Parish Church. £5 per session. All levels welcome.
Email roundeltonbridge@gmail.com for more information
Pride and Prejudice at Tonbridge Castle
Following seven sell-out seasons of this sparkling adaptation, award-winning Illyria returns to Tonbridge Castle to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in style.
With her tongue firmly in her cheek, Jane Austen tells us “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Mrs Bennet certainly thinks so. So when Mr Bingley – single, young, handsome, and with £5000 a year – moves into nearby Netherfield Park, she devotes all her energy to contriving for Jane, the eldest of her five daughters, to meet him during rural Hertfordshire’s whirlwind of social balls. But even Mrs Bennet draws the line at Mr Bingley’s disdainful friend Mr Darcy despite his whopping £10,000 a year. Thank heavens Lizzy, her second daughter, finds him detestable too! Or does she…? Can she see beyond his pride – and could he overcome her prejudice – to consider a possible future together?
Bring your own seating/rug, suitable clothing and picnic. Light refreshments available to purchase. Well-behaved dogs on leads are permitted. Venue is wheelchair accessible.
Tonbridge Pride 2025
Tonbridge Pride is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ love, understanding and acceptance in the town of Tonbridge.
Celebrate Pride with Tonbridge! The fourth annual Pride event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, and spreading love acceptance and understanding in Tonbridge and the surrounding areas.
A variety of family friendly entertainment will take place on the at Tonbridge Castle throughout the day and night.
There will also be a huge range of stalls placed around the event including food, drink, arts, crafts, glitter makeup, kids activities, LGBTQIA+ merchandise, education and charity information.
For more information visit the Tonbridge Pride Website
Tonbridge Farmers’ Market
Tonbridge Farmers Market is a member of Kent Farmers' Association. It is held on the 2nd Sunday of the month in Sovereign Way TN9 1RG between the hours of 9.30am -1.30pm. There are normally more than 50 stalls.
Come along to buy some great local products by people who care, or even just for a stroll in our award winning farmers’ market.
U3A Coffee Morning
Celebrating 25 years as a vibrant part of the Tonbridge community
Tonbridge U3A
Meet some of our members. Come along to our Coffee Mornings
On the 3rd Friday of the month
At Christchurch from 10:30 am
Not working full time – TU3A may have something for you
Find out about us at www.tonbridgeu3a.uk
The Copper House Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £6
The Copper House Garden is a modern flower garden successionally planted to provide interest and colour throughout the season. Mixed planting of annuals, perennials, bulbs and shrubs. Small wildflower meadow and orchard. Three small ponds to encourage wildlife. Recently renovated woodland ponds.
Summer Band Concerts at the Castle: East Sussex Concert Band
Enjoy local guest bands playing on the Tonbridge Castle Bailey Lawn throughout the Summer.
17 August – East Sussex Concert Band
Tonbridge Castle Artisan Market
Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere filled with unique finds and passionate traders.
Explore a diverse array of offerings, from culinary delights and bespoke gifts to household necessities and more.
Take a look at your leisure through our indoor and outdoor stalls showcasing:
Handcrafted arts and crafts
Irresistible sweet treats
Luxurious beauty products
Extend your Sunday with a leisurely outing with a riverside stroll and shopping in our beautiful town.
Refreshments including hot drinks, snacks and alcohol.
Summer Band Concerts at the Castle: Roarin’ 20’s Band
Enjoy local guest bands playing on the Tonbridge Castle Bailey Lawn throughout the Summer.
24 August – Roarin’ 20’s Band
Roundel Poetry
We meet on 1st Wednesday morning every month to write, share and develop our work. Upstairs at St Peter & St Paul Parish Church. £5 per session. All levels welcome.
Email roundeltonbridge@gmail.com for more information
Tonbridge Repair Cafe
Bring your broken household items and our team of skilled volunteers will do their very best to try and repair them.
Repairs offered: Electronics, Mechanical, Wood, Clothing, Textiles, Bicycles, Knife sharpening
Voluntary contributions welcome. Refreshments provided by St Stephen’s Café
Long Barn Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £20 (Ticket only event) Not included in annual pass
Against the backdrop of a beautiful house dating from the 14th century and with wonderful views across the Weald, the three acres of garden at Long Barn were laid out by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, who lived here from 1915-1930 before moving to Sissinghurst Castle.
Tonbridge Farmers’ Market
Tonbridge Farmers Market is a member of Kent Farmers' Association. It is held on the 2nd Sunday of the month in Sovereign Way TN9 1RG between the hours of 9.30am -1.30pm. There are normally more than 50 stalls.
Come along to buy some great local products by people who care, or even just for a stroll in our award winning farmers’ market.
U3A Coffee Morning
Celebrating 25 years as a vibrant part of the Tonbridge community
Tonbridge U3A
Meet some of our members. Come along to our Coffee Mornings
On the 3rd Friday of the month
At Christchurch from 10:30 am
Not working full time – TU3A may have something for you
Find out about us at www.tonbridgeu3a.uk
Hospice Run 2025
Back for it’s 19th year with 1,000 places up for grabs!
Join us for one of the best closed road routes in the South East. Take on our half marathon, our 5k or 10k routes or have some fun on our family fun run where children are encouraged to dress as their favourite hero and dodge the water around the course.
Challenge yourself and support a local cause. All entry fees and fundraising go directly to supporting Hospice in the Weald care for people at the end of their life in Kent and East Sussex.
Tonbridge Castle Artisan Market
Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere filled with unique finds and passionate traders.
Explore a diverse array of offerings, from culinary delights and bespoke gifts to household necessities and more.
Take a look at your leisure through our indoor and outdoor stalls showcasing:
Handcrafted arts and crafts
Irresistible sweet treats
Luxurious beauty products
Extend your Sunday with a leisurely outing with a riverside stroll and shopping in our beautiful town.
Refreshments including hot drinks, snacks and alcohol.
Roundel Poetry
We meet on 1st Wednesday morning every month to write, share and develop our work. Upstairs at St Peter & St Paul Parish Church. £5 per session. All levels welcome.
Email roundeltonbridge@gmail.com for more information
Tonbridge Repair Cafe
Bring your broken household items and our team of skilled volunteers will do their very best to try and repair them.
Repairs offered: Electronics, Mechanical, Wood, Clothing, Textiles, Bicycles, Knife sharpening
Voluntary contributions welcome. Refreshments provided by St Stephen’s Café
Tonbridge Farmers’ Market
Tonbridge Farmers Market is a member of Kent Farmers' Association. It is held on the 2nd Sunday of the month in Sovereign Way TN9 1RG between the hours of 9.30am -1.30pm. There are normally more than 50 stalls.
Come along to buy some great local products by people who care, or even just for a stroll in our award winning farmers’ market.
U3A Coffee Morning
Celebrating 25 years as a vibrant part of the Tonbridge community
Tonbridge U3A
Meet some of our members. Come along to our Coffee Mornings
On the 3rd Friday of the month
At Christchurch from 10:30 am
Not working full time – TU3A may have something for you
Find out about us at www.tonbridgeu3a.uk
Tonbridge Castle Artisan Market
Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere filled with unique finds and passionate traders.
Explore a diverse array of offerings, from culinary delights and bespoke gifts to household necessities and more.
Take a look at your leisure through our indoor and outdoor stalls showcasing:
Handcrafted arts and crafts
Irresistible sweet treats
Luxurious beauty products
Extend your Sunday with a leisurely outing with a riverside stroll and shopping in our beautiful town.
Refreshments including hot drinks, snacks and alcohol.
Tonbridge Repair Cafe
Bring your broken household items and our team of skilled volunteers will do their very best to try and repair them.
Repairs offered: Electronics, Mechanical, Wood, Clothing, Textiles, Bicycles, Knife sharpening
Voluntary contributions welcome. Refreshments provided by St Stephen’s Café
U3A Coffee Morning
Celebrating 25 years as a vibrant part of the Tonbridge community
Tonbridge U3A
Meet some of our members. Come along to our Coffee Mornings
On the 3rd Friday of the month
At Christchurch from 10:30 am
Not working full time – TU3A may have something for you
Find out about us at www.tonbridgeu3a.uk
U3A Coffee Morning
Celebrating 25 years as a vibrant part of the Tonbridge community
Tonbridge U3A
Meet some of our members. Come along to our Coffee Mornings
On the 3rd Friday of the month
At Christchurch from 10:30 am
Not working full time – TU3A may have something for you
Find out about us at www.tonbridgeu3a.uk
Tonbridge Comedy Nights
We are pleased to welcome some of the top comedians on the circuit to the EM Forster Theatre. These popular comedy nights sell out quickly so don’t miss out!
Please call the Box Office for bookings: 01732 304241
Long Barn Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £20 (Ticket only event)
Against the backdrop of a beautiful house dating from the 14th century and with wonderful views across the Weald, the three acres of garden at Long Barn were laid out by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, who lived here from 1915-1930 before moving to Sissinghurst Castle.
Pitts Cottage Open House & Gardens
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £5
No dogs
Over the years Pitts Cottage in Westerham has been many things, from the home of a prime minister to, most recently, a curry restaurant. The last time you were here, you may have been picking up a takeaway. Come and see how it has been renovated into a family home and garden.
Free parking for the afternoon over the road at Pitts Car Park.
Royal Tunbridge Wells in Bloom
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £10 – to cover all gardens on the tour (not included in annual pass)
A selection of gardens open to view
Tonbridge Farmers’ Market
Tonbridge Farmers Market is a member of Kent Farmers' Association. It is held on the 2nd Sunday of the month in Sovereign Way TN9 1RG between the hours of 9.30am -1.30pm. There are normally more than 50 stalls.
Come along to buy some great local products by people who care, or even just for a stroll in our award winning farmers’ market.
Puffling Percy
Percy is a puffling who loves his burrow a little too much. Map & Pap want him to venture outside and flap his wings, but Percy has other ideas. What the puffling doesn’t realise, however, is that his entire flock are about to migrate south for the winter. If he doesn’t learn to fly, he will be left behind and his life will be in mortal danger!
Along comes a fearless field-mouse called Shrimp, whose brimming self-confidence makes Percy feel braver. Together, the unlikely pals take off on a perilous adventure that requires every ounce of courage they’ve got. How will he find his way back home? Will Percy ever see his Map & Pap again?
An uplifting children’s show for 4-11 year olds about friendship, overcoming self-doubt and trusting your own instincts. With original music and songs by Harriette Ashcroft (Mrs H and the Singalong Band), magical puppetry and a heartwarming story, Puffling Percy is bound to shake you by your tail-feathers and lift you up, up & away!
Puffling Percy
Percy is a puffling who loves his burrow a little too much. Map & Pap want him to venture outside and flap his wings, but Percy has other ideas. What the puffling doesn’t realise, however, is that his entire flock are about to migrate south for the winter. If he doesn’t learn to fly, he will be left behind and his life will be in mortal danger!
Along comes a fearless field-mouse called Shrimp, whose brimming self-confidence makes Percy feel braver. Together, the unlikely pals take off on a perilous adventure that requires every ounce of courage they’ve got. How will he find his way back home? Will Percy ever see his Map & Pap again?
An uplifting children’s show for 4-11 year olds about friendship, overcoming self-doubt and trusting your own instincts. With original music and songs by Harriette Ashcroft (Mrs H and the Singalong Band), magical puppetry and a heartwarming story, Puffling Percy is bound to shake you by your tail-feathers and lift you up, up & away!
Hoppers Summer Show
Written and Directed by Phil Burns
Two sisters are trying to recover their time machine, from a rival company, who stole it from them. They manage to escape with their invention but all does not go according to plan! If only they had more time? The answer lies in their hands as they use their time machine to change things for the better! Or so they think!
Hospice in the Weald Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £5
The Hospice is surrounded by a beautiful garden, which includes large herbaceous borders, greenhouses, water features and a labyrinth. The garden has a beautiful Waterfall area with water features, seating and surrounding planting. A Victorian style greenhouse has been built, and there are colourful raised beds made from oak sleepers on the patio, for use by our patients. There will be a chance to buy plants and listen to live music whilst you enjoy some delicious refreshments.
Roundel Poetry
We meet on 1st Wednesday morning every month to write, share and develop our work. Upstairs at St Peter & St Paul Parish Church. £5 per session. All levels welcome.
Email roundeltonbridge@gmail.com for more information
Lions community fete
The annual Lions community fete will be held on Tonbridge castle's lawn, which will include a parade is themed on 'read all about it'.
Groups and individuals are invited to dress and behave as their favourite literary character or characters and to join the Parade, which will the process behind a band from River Walk, over big bridge, along Castle Walk and up on to the castle lawn. Schools and youth groups are asked to advise parents and guardians of individual participation and they can accompany any child or vulnerable person.
The fete on the castle lawn will be the usual selection of stalls, games and arena entertainment. This year there will also be an attempt at a Guiness World Record, attempting to beat the current record of 933 people to assemble in one place all wearing odd socks. Tonbridge Lions believe that at least 1000 is achievable and invite everyone to join in this attempt and ask every participant to donate a minimum of £1.
To register your interest and to receive further information about the parade or the record attempt please email Lion Lofty Bunyon at kbunyon@icloud.com.
from River Walk ('Read All About It') sets off at 12noon.
Stalls and Rides 12noon to 3:0pm.
Arena entertainment 1pm to 3:30pm.
'Odd socks' registration 12noon to 2pm - photo call 2pm to 2:20pm.
Pympne Manor Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £6
Pympne is a Tudor yeoman Manor House built on the wealth of the wool trade in 1485. It sits at the end of a long private driveway surrounded by stands of ancient oak, working coppice woodland and a patchwork of small irregular grazing fields and meadows. The garden has evolved over the years and most recently the renowned landscape architect Tom Stuart Smith has designed and planted the area immediately around the house. You will be able to wander through the three-and-a-half acre garden including a topiary lawn, cut flower garden, pool garden and flower borders. The garden is informally planted with clipped yew hedging. Stone paving and terracing lead to views that open out over the undulating landscape including a seven-acre grazed flower meadow and large wildlife pond.
Stroods Open Garden
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £10 inclusive of tea and cake (cash only)
No dogs
Nestled in the beautiful hills of Sussex, Stroods is a peaceful space where ancient trees, an orchard & olive grove mix with carefully curated herbaceous borders and meandering wildflower meadows, all attracting bees, butterflies & birds.
Try a Tandem with Tandem Club
For families who are interested in having a go on a tandem, we are hosting a family try-a-tandem event on Thursday 29 May 10:00 – 12:00 at Paddock Wood Community Centre Maidstone Rd, Tonbridge TN12 6EB. There will be various tandems to try out, including kiddyback tandems for a young child to ride with an adult. Help and advice available from Tandem Club Members. There will be short local rides if you want to try a tandem out on the road.
Over 200 tandem cyclists of all ages will be based at Tanner Farm Caravan and Camping Park, Marden 24 - 31 May for the UK Tandem Club’s 2025 National Rally when there will be plenty of tandems out exploring the area.
Tandems are sometimes seen as an old-fashioned kind of bicycle that your grandparents rode but tandems are popular today as the way for couples and families to cycle together.
Every year the Tandem Club organises rallies to give Members the chance to explore new areas.
“The countryside around Marden looks a wonderful area for exploring on two wheels. There are cycle tracks and off-road paths as well as quiet country lanes to explore. We have visited many corners of the UK for our rallies and this year we look forward to touring around Kent” said Peter Weeks, Publicity Officer for the UK Tandem Club.
Contrary to popular myth both riders must pedal to make a tandem go. But with less wind resistance and less weight than two solo bikes, a tandem soon eats up the miles as well as being the most sociable way for a couple to cycle together. Tandems are also a good – often the only – way for visually-impaired (VI) cyclists to ride with a sighted partner, opening the door to an outdoor activity otherwise closed to them.
Roundel Poetry Breakfast
Enjoy reading Poetry? We meet on the last Monday each month to read poems on a chosen theme. £5 per session, all welcome.
Email roundeltonbridge@gmail.com for more information
Much Ado About Nothing
Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.
Join the troupe at the Tonbridge School Library Gardens for a bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ like you’ve never seen before. In usual HandleBards style, expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter.
And what’s the play about? Well - a group of soldiers return from the war to a household in Messina, kindling new love interests and re-kindling old rivalries. The parallel love stories of Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio and Hero quickly become entangled with scheming, frivolity and melodrama in Shakespeare’s famous comedy.
This is an outdoor production, so please bring a chair or blanket to sit on, a picnic to dig into, and dress for the weather!
Tonbridge Castle Artisan Market
Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere filled with unique finds and passionate traders.
Explore a diverse array of offerings, from culinary delights and bespoke gifts to household necessities and more.
Take a look at your leisure through our indoor and outdoor stalls showcasing:
Handcrafted arts and crafts
Irresistible sweet treats
Luxurious beauty products
Extend your Sunday with a leisurely outing with a riverside stroll and shopping in our beautiful town.
Refreshments including hot drinks, snacks and alcohol.
TN90's Festival
Prepare for an incredible lineup of iconic 90’s and 00’s music acts that will have you dancing all day and night. Savor delicious street food from a variety of vendors, enjoy life-sized games, and relax in our chill area. With numerous bars and entertainment options, there’s something for everyone at TN90’s Festival. Bring your friends and family for a weekend to remember! (Over 18s only!)
Tonbridge Food and Drink Festival 2025
Fire up your taste buds again at this year’s festival in the beautiful castle grounds. Try, taste and buy from over 50 stalls selling a range of food and drink produced in and around Kent and across the globe. Free entry.
Tonbridge Bowling Club Open Weekend
Welcome to the Tonbridge Bowls Club Open Weekend! Come and Try Bowls for FREE at our beautiful location next to Tonbridge Angels Football Club 10am to 4pm both days.
This event is perfect for anyone looking to have some fun and learn a new sport. Join us for a weekend filled of fun & good company and maybe even a bit of sunshine.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to experience the joy of bowls or free at our fantastic club in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Free event for all ages just bring some flat shoes or trainers See you there!
Sound Baths with Naomi Wellness
Communication and Expression
Primary Chakra: Throat Chakra
Nature Connection: Birds singing, increased animal activity
Practice Focus: Finding our voice and communicating our needs
Sound Baths with Naomi Wellness
Communication and Expression
Primary Chakra: Throat Chakra
Nature Connection: Birds singing, increased animal activity
Practice Focus: Finding our voice and communicating our needs
Knockholt Garden Safari
Hospice in the Weald’s Open Gardens is back!
Welcome to an exciting season of open gardens – a chance to look around some of the finest private gardens in our community.
Admission £10
On arrival, please head to The Pound, Main Road, TN14 7LD for your entry ticket, The garden tours will start at Pogles Place, Halsted Lane, TN14 7JY, from there you will be able to wander around at least 5 more beautiful gardens in Knockholt.
Roundel Poetry
We meet on the 3rd Saturday afternoon monthly 2-4PM to write, share and develop our work. All Levels welcome.
No Charge, but please support TOFS
Please Email roundeltonbridge@gmail.com for more information
Janet Young Studio Double Bill
Other Minds by Phil Holden
Directed by Phil Holden
"Can I ask you a question?" If you know you're about to lose the one you most love in the world, to what lengths would you go to ease their pain.....or yours? A rehearsed reading of a brand new play presenting three scenes from the lives of three people. A randomoised trial. An experiment in love and life and the mind.
Constellations by Nick Payne
Directed by Fiona Dunn
Roland and Marianne meet at a barbeque. In that single moment, an unfathomable multitude of possibilities unfolds. Their chance meeting might blossom into a meaningful relationship or a brief affair; it might lead to nothng at all. They hit it off, or perhaps they don't. They go home together or they go their separate ways. In the multiverse, with every possible future ahead of them, a love of honey could make all the difference. Inspired by the science of cosmology and quantum mechanics, with a plot that ingeniously keeps us guessing until the very end.
U3A Coffee Morning
Celebrating 25 years as a vibrant part of the Tonbridge community
Tonbridge U3A
Meet some of our members. Come along to our Coffee Mornings
On the 3rd Friday of the month
At Christchurch from 10:30 am
Not working full time – TU3A may have something for you
Find out about us at www.tonbridgeu3a.uk
Neurocafe
A monthly “pop up, drop-in” community hub.
Our aim is to empower people to optimise their mental, physical, emotioal and spiritual wellbeing after receiving news or a brain and/or mind-related diagnosis.
Free to attend although a donation to our “Feed the Tree” is appreciated.
Please contact neil.bindemann@p-cns.org.uk for more details.
Silver Lining
Directed by Helen Thorpe
Written by Sandi Toksvig
One treacherous night there are five extraordinary ladies who are stranded within their retirement home. With storm floods rising and no hope of rescue, they are faced with the reality that in order to survive they are going to have to save themselves - Great Escape senior citizen style! A hilarious comedy by Sandi Toksvig.
Warning: Contains strong language throughout
Tonbridge Repair Cafe
Bring your broken household items and our team of skilled volunteers will do their very best to try and repair them.
Repairs offered: Electronics, Mechanical, Wood, Clothing, Textiles, Bicycles, Knife sharpening
Voluntary contributions welcome. Refreshments provided by St Stephen’s Café
Trio Chagall
Piano – Lorenzo Nguyen
Violin – Edoardo Grieco
Cello – Francesco Massimino
A treat for the Bank Holiday weekend! TMC is delighted to welcome the prize-winning Trio Chagall for a special gala evening in the wonderful setting of All Saints’ church, Tudeley, the only church in the world with all-Chagall stained glass windows. The Trio was named as a tribute to Marc Chagall, who has always been a deep source of inspiration, as well as being admired for his ties to music and strong expressive power through the use of colour.
Prolific competition winners, in September 2023 Trio Chagall was awarded First Prize at the Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China. The Trio has been announced as ECHO Rising Stars, embarking on a tour of Europe’s major concert halls in the 24/25 season.
Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio Hob. XV:35 in A major
Maurizio Azzan: ‘As if snowflakes, in rows, rose towards the sky’
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49
“Both from a technical and expressive point of view, Trio Chagall […] does not appear to be a group of ex wunderkind nor of young promises, but rather an ensemble of mature musicians, able to deeply relate with the score, regardless of the composer or period.” (Circuito Musica)
Before the concert Josephine Willoughby, from the Chagall Windows Preservation Trust, will give a short talk about the windows.
The concert will be approximately 1 hour, without an interval, followed by a glass of bubbly and canapes, and a chance to meet these outstanding artists.
Doors will open at 6.30pm.
Standard ticket £30 | Students & Under 18s £10
(Ticket includes a glass of bubbly, canopes and a programme)
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult