Local Amenities and Services
Located just a short stroll from Southborough’s idyllic cricket green, common and park,and a couple of miles from Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, The Southborough Centre has excellent local amenities.
The Hand & Sceptre offers modern British food interwoven with Mediterranean influences. Enjoy a varied menu including steaks, fresh fish, pizza and pasta. A bar menu is available as well as dining in the restaurant. Or just drop by for a drink and to read the papers.
Montrose Restaurant is named after the famous French vineyard, Château Montrose. Winner of the ‘Best Cellar’ award at the Kent Best Restaurant Awards 2009, Montrose has quickly gained a reputation for fine wine and dining, specialising in local seasonal produce prepared in a modern European style.
Just around the corner, Café Zar prides itself in authenticity, freshness and taste. This highly rated Indian restaurant marries western presentation with perfectly balanced Indian spicing.
30 seconds along the high street is the more traditional Indian restaurant option, La Lipu Cuisine. A review on www.restaurants.co.uk says it all: “The food is excellent, the prices are very reasonable, and the service is very friendly and efficient.”
Southborough still has its traditional Post Office. Not only can you send those oversized letters and parcels, it comes in really handy when you run out of bubble wrap, sellotape and all manner of other office sundries.
Southborough high street has branches of Nat West and Lloyds banks. Other banks can be found just a 10 minutes drive away in Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells.
Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre with swimming pools, indoor tennis courts, squash and gym is less than a mile away. There are also tennis courts, bowling green and free parking 200m up the road in Pennington Park.