Tunbridge Wells

American

noun

a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.

Tunbridge Wells British

/ ˈtʌnˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

Official name: Royal Tunbridge Wells. a town and resort in SE England, in SW Kent: chalybeate spring discovered in 1606; an important social centre in the 17th and 18th centuries. Pop: 60 095 (2001)

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Passenger Roger Wood, from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, said he thought his friends were joking when they told him there were no restaurants or bars open in Gatwick's south terminal.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Lance Miles, who lives in Tunbridge Wells and is registered disabled, described SEW as "incompetently useless".

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Holloway, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, said: "I wanted to just move on, however my lovely mum suggested that I don't delete my stuff just yet because you never know how time heals you."

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Voters in Cambridge, North Hertfordshire and Tunbridge Wells will be able to vote in person in a variety of locations in the days running up to 7 May, including the previous weekend.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

When I was better we went for three days in our own carriage to the Mount Ephraim Hotel at Tunbridge Wells.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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