Welcome to the Hollingbourne Parish Council and Village website
Hollingbourne is a village with a population of around 900 souls and nestles under the North Downs some five miles to the east of Maidstone. The village has over one hundred listed buildings and two conservation areas and is surrounded by several sites of special scientific interest. There are spectacular views accross the village and Kent towards the South Downs from the top of Hollingbourne Hill.
The village straddles one of the main transport corridors between London and the coast with the M20, A20, and Channel Tunnel Rail Link passing to the south of the village. Dover and Gatwick airport are 45 minutes away and London can be reached in just over an hour by train from Hollingbourne Station. There are also regular bus services from the village into Maidstone and from Hollingbourne corner on the A20 to Ashford and Maidstone.
At the north end of the village is an ancient track where the North Downs Way and the Pilgrim's Way combine. The North Downs Way runs from Stonehenge to Dover and the Pilgrim's Way runs from Winchester and London to Canterbury and Dover where pilgrims crossed the channel on their way to Rome. The main B2163 road from the A20 runs through the village following what was historically the driest route through the village up to Hollingbourne Hill which is one the traditional routes through the North Downs to Sittingbourne and the North Kent coast. The village is dissected by the Maidstone to Ashford railway line and there are at least hourly services to Maidstone East and London and to Ashford and Canterbury. In the village there are three public houses, one shop with a part-time post office, a hairdressers, a butcher, an osteopath, several builders as well as other small businesses. There is also a very popular school, a historic church, several active clubs and societies, and local attractions include Leeds Castle and the Wormshill and Bredgar Light Railway. There are also several local hotels, bed and breakfasts, a Caravan Club campsite and a 24 hour petrol station at the Junction 8 service area on the M20 which is close to Hollingbourne.
Hollingbourne has the largest electoral ward in Maidstone Borough Council in terms of physical size and is within the Faversham and Mid Kent parliamentary constituency. All Saints'Church is part of the Leeds and Hollingbourne Benefice which also includes Hucking, Broomfield, and Kingswood. The Parish is within the Diocese of Canterbury.