South East · TN2 4QJ
Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury is one of the trust's two acute hospitals, with an Emergency Department that includes a paediatric A&E, and single en-suite rooms on all wards. It houses the trust's main maternity unit with a 24-hour maternity triage line and a neonatal unit.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Tunbridge Wells Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard01892 823535- A&E reception01892 635969
- Paediatric A&E receptionAlso 01892 63433601892 633757
- Maternity Unit (urgent clinical concerns)24 hours, 7 days01892 633500
- Midwifery Liaison Office (non-clinical queries)Also 01892 633488; Mon–Fri 9am–4pm01892 638158
- PALS (Tunbridge Wells)01892 632953
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon–Fri 8am–5pm by phone/email; walk-in Mon–Fri 10am–2pm (closed bank holidays)01622 224960
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Tunbridge Wells Hospital?
Tonbridge Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4QJ
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Visiting times at Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Adult wards
12pm – 8pm
12pm–8pm (with some local exceptions)
Children's ward, birth centres, neonatal unit, delivery suite, intensive care, emergency assessment units and cancer treatment units (including HODU and Chartwell unit) set their own visiting: ask the team. No standard visiting times in A&E; sometimes only 1 visitor. Protected mealtimes on all wards (visitors helping a patient eat are welcome).
Parking at Tunbridge Wells Hospital
ANPR car parks: your number plate is read on entry; before leaving, enter your registration at a pay machine and pay, then the exit barrier reads your plate. Disabled parking in car park C. Free park and ride from Knights Park (register your number plate on the tablet in main reception).
- 0–30 minutes£2.50
- 30 minutes–1 hour£2.50
- 1–2 hours£3.50
- 2–3 hours£4.50
- 3–4 hours£5.50
- 4–5 hours£6.50
- 5–6 hours£7.50
- 6–7 hours£8.50
- 7–10 hours£11.50
- 10–16 hours£12
- 16–24 hours£15
- weekly ticket (7 consecutive days)£16
Free or reduced parking: Free for Blue Badge holders (scan the badge at a pay machine or the exit barrier), cancer patients during treatment (HODU patients register at HODU reception), renal patients, parents of babies in neonatal intensive care and immediate family of palliative/end of life patients. Free exit if a clinic is cancelled; £2 capped ticket if not seen within 2 hours of the appointment time.
Getting there
- By busRoutes 6, 6X (shuttle from Maidstone Hospital), 208, 218/219, 255, 277, 296, 297 and 299 (Fridays only) serve the hospital. The 277 is free for patients and visitors boarding at the Knights Park park and ride.
- By trainHigh Brooms station is 2.14 miles away; Tunbridge Wells is 2.96 miles
Shops, food and facilities
- Costa Coffee (near main entrance)
- WHSmith (main entrance)
- Café @ Minus One restaurant (level -1, 2pm–7pm)
- Multi-faith chapel
- Free taxi phones at the main entrance
- Free Wi-Fi (_MTWPublicWiFi)
How Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust as a whole, covering Tunbridge Wells Hospital and the trust’s other hospitals.
Waiting-list data: July 2026Published by NHS England on · next release expected 8 October 2026 · sources
NHSQueue score: 7.3 out of 10
Better than mostMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells ranks 14 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 87% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 68% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 82% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 90% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 25% of trusts
Each measure is compared with every other NHS hospital trust, then combined: waiting list 35%, A&E 20%, tests 15%, cancer 15%, CQC 15%. How the score works
Waiting list for planned treatment
10.9 weeksD wait grade
median wait · 73.0% under 18 weeks · 50,736 waiting
−12 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
76.2%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 22,310 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
6.4%
waiting 6+ weeks · 12,342 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
81.8%
87.4% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
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Tunbridge Wells Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Tunbridge Wells Hospital?
The main number for Tunbridge Wells Hospital is 01892 823535. Other useful numbers: a&e reception 01892 635969; paediatric a&e reception 01892 633757; maternity unit (urgent clinical concerns) 01892 633500. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 01622 224960.
What are the visiting times at Tunbridge Wells Hospital?
Adult wards: Adult wards 12pm–8pm (with some local exceptions). Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Tunbridge Wells Hospital?
ANPR car parks: your number plate is read on entry; before leaving, enter your registration at a pay machine and pay, then the exit barrier reads your plate. Disabled parking in car park C. Free park and ride from Knights Park (register your number plate on the tablet in main reception). Charges: 0–30 minutes: £2.50, 30 minutes–1 hour: £2.50, 1–2 hours: £3.50, 2–3 hours: £4.50. Free for Blue Badge holders (scan the badge at a pay machine or the exit barrier), cancer patients during treatment (HODU patients register at HODU reception), renal patients, parents of babies in neonatal intensive care and immediate family of palliative/end of life patients. Free exit if a clinic is cancelled; £2 capped ticket if not seen within 2 hours of the appointment time.
Where is Tunbridge Wells Hospital?
Tunbridge Wells Hospital is at Tonbridge Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4QJ. It is run by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. By bus: Routes 6, 6X (shuttle from Maidstone Hospital), 208, 218/219, 255, 277, 296, 297 and 299 (Fridays only) serve the hospital. The 277 is free for patients and visitors boarding at the Knights Park park and ride.
Does Tunbridge Wells Hospital have an A&E?
Yes. Tunbridge Wells Hospital has an emergency department. Across Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, 76.2% of 22,310 A&E attendances ended within 4 hours in August 2026.
Sources: NHS England statistics on referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times (July 2026), A&E attendances (August 2026), diagnostic waiting times (DM01) and cancer waiting times, published 10 September 2026; hospital sites from the nhs.uk organisation data. Figures are checked against the official national totals before every update.
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