Ask anyone who grew up around North Farm Road and they'll tell you High Brooms was built on clay, brick and the railway line - and that industrial history still shapes how the neighbourhood gets about today. TW Kings Cars has been picking up residents from the terraced streets around Powdermill Lane, Stewart Road and Gordon Road for years, and we know that a High Brooms taxi booking is rarely a straightforward "town centre and back" job. It might be a 6am start to catch the 06:48 to Charing Cross, a late finish from a shift on the North Farm Industrial Estate, or a family heading to Gatwick for a week away.
What sets TW Kings Cars apart in TN4 is that we treat High Brooms as its own community rather than an afterthought tacked onto Tunbridge Wells or Southborough. Our drivers know that North Farm Road can back up at industrial estate shift-change times, that the level crossing near the station adds a few minutes if your timing's unlucky, and that a fair few streets here are still narrow Victorian terraces where an estate car is often the better fit than a full-size saloon. Fixed prices, enhanced DBS-checked drivers and 24/7 availability mean you always know what a High Brooms taxi is going to cost before you get in.
The old High Brooms Brick & Tile Company site on North Farm Road is the reason the neighbourhood looks the way it does. Founded in 1885 by John Smith Weare, the works produced the distinctive reddish handmade bricks that still decorate hundreds of houses across High Brooms and Southborough, right down to the ornate brick footways and the HBBC plaques and finials on the older terraces. The company operated until 1968, and even today the former reception building on North Farm Road stands as a reminder of an industry that once employed around 400 local men and boys.
TW Kings Cars covers this whole pocket of High Brooms regularly, whether that's a pickup outside the old brickworks site itself, a run to the North Farm Industrial Estate that grew up on the former clay pits, or a fare from one of the brick-fronted terraced streets nearby. If you're visiting the area to see the surviving industrial buildings, or you simply live on one of the roads built for the brickworks' own employees, our drivers know the layout of North Farm Road and the surrounding estate well enough to get you there without fuss.
High Brooms station on North Farm Road sits right in the middle of what used to be the brickworks' own rail sidings, and it remains one of the busiest reasons people in TN4 book a taxi. Southeastern services run from here to London Charing Cross and London Bridge in around 48-55 minutes, alongside regular trains to Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Hastings, which makes High Brooms a genuinely useful commuter station for anyone who'd rather not drive into Tunbridge Wells to catch a faster London train.
TW Kings Cars runs regular station transfers to and from High Brooms, whether that's an early drop-off for a 6am train, a late pickup after the last service back from Charing Cross, or a connection onward to somewhere the trains don't reach directly. Because the station sits tight against North Farm Road with limited passenger drop-off space, booking ahead with a local driver who knows exactly where to wait saves the scramble that can happen at peak commuter times.
It's only a couple of miles from High Brooms down to The Pantiles, the colonnaded 18th-century walkway that's still the social heart of Royal Tunbridge Wells, but it's a journey that's awkward enough on foot or by bus that most residents just book a taxi. A run from North Farm Road or Pembury Road down to The Pantiles takes around 8-10 minutes by car via the A26, which makes it a popular short hop for evenings out, Sunday lunches, or visitors staying locally who want to see the Chalybeate Spring and the historic shopfronts without worrying about parking.
TW Kings Cars covers this route constantly, and because it's a fixed local fare rather than a metered guess, High Brooms residents heading to The Pantiles for dinner or drinks always know the return trip home is sorted with one phone call, any time of night. It's exactly the kind of short, reliable local journey that sits alongside our longer airport and station work.
| From | To | Price | Journey Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Brooms | Gatwick Airport | £85 | ~40 mins |
| High Brooms | Heathrow Airport | £125 | ~75 mins |
| High Brooms | Stansted Airport | £140 | ~85 mins |
| High Brooms | Luton Airport | £155 | ~100 mins |
| High Brooms | London City Airport | £135 | ~65 mins |
| High Brooms | Tunbridge Wells Centre | from £8 | ~7 mins |
Every fare above is fixed and confirmed at the time of booking - no surge pricing, no hidden extras, and real-time flight monitoring plus complimentary meet and greet on every airport transfer. Prices apply whether you're travelling from North Farm Road, Pembury Road, or anywhere else within the High Brooms TN4 area. You can see more of our full Tunbridge Wells taxi and airport transfer service for surrounding villages and routes.