Anke: Royal Tunbridge Wells: Its All in the Name

About Me

Living with my beautiful wife in the most fabulous town in the entire world, Royal Tunbridge Wells. We love to generally soak up the culture, nature and the countryside in this idyllic part of the Weald and because we love our town so much I made this blog to share it with the rest of you.

Links

Friends of the Commons
Website of the wonderful Friends of Tunbridge Wells and Rusthall Commons. If you enjoy the Commons as much as we do, please pay them a visit, become a friend and help contribute to the conservation of our wonderful commons.
Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society
Promoting the conservation and enhancement of our town. An independent group with a lively membership of people who care about the town we live in, and a group that does all it can to protect our unique heritage from destruction and to encourage planners, builders and developers to meet the highest standards, so that we may be proud of what is done in our time.
High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Awe inspiring website about the green rolling hills that surround Tunbridge Wells. This website will make you switch off your computer, strap on your shoes and get outside and explore our truly gorgeous countryside
Three Beautiful Things
A woman after my own heart. Clare finds three beautiful things in her life every day. So should we all.
Tunbridge Wells Commons Conservators
The commons are administered by the Commons Conservators. This website aims to inform, entertain and above all provide the opportunity for you to put forward your ideas for the future management and improvement of Tunbridge Wells' most valuable open space.
Street Photography in Tunbridge Wells
Great photographs of street life in Tunbridge Wells, can you spot yourself?
Friends of Woodbury Park Cemetery
The Friends of Woodbury Park Cemetery are volunteers who plan to clear away brambles and saplings, find out more about the local people buried there, and prepare a conservation plan for its magnificent trees, wildflowers and wild life.
York Road
On this site you can learn and see how York Road developed from 1839 to the present day by looking at some wonderful historic maps and pictures. You will appreciate what it is like to live in the centre of this historic town. The amenities are excellent, the location fantastic.
Gaztronomy
Tunbridge Wells resident, Gaz, rates and reviews his favourite restaurants, and usually with a vegetarian slant.
Bruce Elliott Photography
Local photographer with some great work for the local rugby club.
The Spotlight Book
Charity voucher book of 120 money-saving coupons for you to save money in Tunbridge Wells in 2009. £10. Available in lots of locations or e-mail the team for one.
Visit Tunbridge Wells
Keep up to date with what's on in and around Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Tunbridge Wells Theatre Company at Trinity Theatre
A brilliant theatre group who put on four productions a year at the wonderful Trinity Theatre. If you go out just a couple of times a year even, make one of their productions one of them.
Pembury Village
Great site about one of our neighbours, Pembury.
TonbridgeBlog
Blog about one of our neighbouring towns, Tonbridge.
Once Around The Park
Clare from 3BT fame takes a walk around Tunbridge Wells Common and records her thoughts in 30 words. Another beautifully worded blog from Clare.

I must get asked, literally 100s of times a day, where did the R come from in RTW come from. Well now I am safe to hide behind a fabulous new book from the Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society. Tunbridge Wells in 1909 by Chris Jones is a month-by-month diary taking us through the year that we obtained our Royal title. Its an utterly absorbing book that lasted me just a few hours as I raced through discovering just how our ancestors lived and shaped our town.
Fascinating tales of immigration, unemployment, countless applications for skating rinks, politics, the economy, in fact most of the same troubles that face the country today. You'll read open-mouthed at the stories of the local train crash, the workhouses, the domestic servants and the branding of the town with its shiny new title.
The back of the book is devoted to a tour of the town in 1909, pointing out all the local landmarks and buildings together with lots of new exclusive pictures to go along with the text which in themselves are worth the money. This is a wonderful book that had me in wonder and amusement from start to finish. Grab a copy now.
You may of course have noticed from the title of the book, that 1909 is 99.9 years ago. Its going to be a great celebration next year so look out from some very exciting posts to celebrate the 100 years of our Royal heritage.

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