297 Tenterden to Tunbridge Wells via Pembury, Sherwood

Operated by Hams Travel. First bus 06:30, last bus 19:20. 19 journeys on weekdays. Fares: singles usually capped at £3 — more.

Next towards Tunbridge Wells from The Vine (opp): 12:30, 14:00, 15:54

Next towards Tenterden from Railway Station (Stop C): 12:15, 14:10, 15:50

Wanted a different 297? 3 other bus routes are numbered 297 elsewhere in the UK — see every 297 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Tunbridge Wells, Railway Station unless marked “to …” · Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays · 8 journeys
Stop 06:4006:35 to Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School09:0010:3012:3014:0015:4717:40
Homewood School Grounds (at) ······15:47·
Town Hall (opp) ······15:53·
The Vine (opp) ·06:3509:0010:3012:3014:0015:5417:40
The Bull (opp) ·06:4309:0810:3812:3814:0816:0217:48
The Green (adj) ·06:4909:1410:4412:4414:1416:0817:54
Congregational Church (adj) ·07:0109:2710:5712:5714:2716:2118:07
Oatfield Drive (opp) ·07:0409:3011:0013:0014:3016:2418:10
The Barracks (adj) ·07:0709:3311:0313:0314:3316:2718:13
War Memorial (N-bound) ·07:1709:4111:1113:1114:4116:3518:21
The Gun and Spitroast (adj) ·07:2509:4911:1913:1914:4916:4318:29
Church (adj) ·07:3009:5411:2413:2414:5416:4818:34
The Poet (SW-bound) ·07:3509:5911:2913:2914:5916:5318:39
Bo-Peep Corner (Stop A) ········
Bo-Peep Corner (Stop B) ·07:4010:0411:3413:3415:0416:5818:44
Baptist Church (opp) ··10:0711:3713:3715:0717:0118:47
Stone Court Lane (at) 06:4007:47······
The Camden Arms (Stop A) 06:4207:5010:0911:3913:3915:0917:0318:49
Tunbridge Wells Hospital (o/s) 06:4507:5310:1311:4313:4315:1317:0718:53
Monson Road (Stop N) 06:5408:0510:2211:5213:5215:2217:1619:02
Railway Station (Stop U) 06:56·10:3012:0014:0015:3017:2419:10
Trinity Theatre (opp) ·08:07······
Woodbury Park Road (opp) ·08:15······
Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School (in) ·08:23······

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Hams Travel whether this route takes part. Details →

Tickets on the 297

Hams Travel publishes singles, returns and season tickets on this route for adults and children.

Adult Return · Adult Single · Child Return · Child Single · 297 Adult 1 Week · 297 Adult 4 Week · 297 Child 1 Week · 297 Child 4 Week

…and 2 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Hams Travel's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 14 September 2026. That dataset lists what's sold, not what it costs, so check prices with Hams Travel.

Christmas & bank holidays

These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Hams Travel before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.

Route map

All stops on route 297

297 towards Tunbridge Wells

All 83 stops
  1. Homewood School Grounds (at) Tenterden
  2. The Fat Ox (adj) Tenterden
  3. Homewood School (opp) Tenterden
  4. Turners Avenue (opp) Tenterden
  5. Old Post Office (opp) Tenterden
  6. Town Hall (opp) Tenterden
  7. The Vine (opp) Tenterden
  8. The Print House (adj) Tenterden
  9. Cranbrook Road (opp) Tenterden
  10. Isemonger Farm (opp) Tenterden
  11. KESR Station (adj) Rolvenden
  12. The Bungalows (opp) Rolvenden
  13. Halden Lane (opp) Rolvenden
  14. Sparkeswood Avenue (adj) Rolvenden
  15. The Bull (opp) Rolvenden
  16. Leybourne Dell (opp) Benenden
  17. Village Hall (adj) Benenden
  18. The Green (adj) Benenden
  19. Golford Corner (SW-bound) Golford
  20. Dorothy Avenue (adj) Cranbrook
  21. Congregational Church (adj) Cranbrook
  22. Fire Station (opp) Cranbrook
  23. War Memorial (opp) Cranbrook
  24. New Road (opp) Cranbrook
  25. Sheafe Drive (opp) Cranbrook
  26. Oatfield Drive (opp) Cranbrook
  27. Whitewell Lane (adj) Cranbrook
  28. The Barracks (adj) Wilsley Pound
  29. Chalk Lane (adj) Flishinghurst
  30. The Peacock (adj) Iden Green
  31. Iden Green Farm (opp) Iden Green
  32. The Goudhurst Inn (opp) Goudhurst
  33. Beresford Road (opp) Goudhurst
  34. War Memorial (N-bound) Goudhurst
  35. Gore Court (opp) Goudhurst
  36. The Gun and Spitroast (adj) Horsmonden
  37. Furnace Lane (opp) Horsmonden
  38. Halfway House (o/s) Brenchley
  39. Church (adj) Brenchley
  40. School (opp) Brenchley
  41. Petteridge Lane (adj) Brenchley
  42. Walnut Tree Cottages (adj) Brenchley
  43. The Poet (SW-bound) Matfield
  44. The Wheelwrights Arms (opp) Matfield
  45. Church (adj) Matfield
  46. Roundabout (W-bound) Kippings Cross
  47. Bo-Peep Corner (Stop A) Pembury
  48. King William IV (opp) Pembury
  49. Post Office (opp) Pembury
  50. Bo-Peep Corner (Stop B) Pembury
  51. Henwoods Crescent (adj) Henwood Green
  52. Sweeps Hill Close (adj) Henwood Green
  53. Baptist Church (opp) Henwood Green
  54. Pembury Library (opp) Henwood Green
  55. Stone Court Lane (at) Henwood Green
  56. Pembury Library (adj) Henwood Green
  57. Polley Close (adj) Henwood Green
  58. Amberleaze Drive (adj) Pembury
  59. The Camden Arms (Stop A) Pembury
  60. The Mews (opp) Pembury
  61. Woodsgate Corner (W-bound) Pembury
  62. Mercure Hotel (opp) Pembury
  63. Tunbridge Wells Hospital (o/s) Pembury
  64. Mercure Hotel (adj) Pembury
  65. Woodsgate Corner (SW-bound) Pembury
  66. Oakley School (adj) Tunbridge Wells
  67. Seven Springs Cheshire Homes (opp) Tunbridge Wells
  68. Blackhurst Lane (opp) Tunbridge Wells
  69. Swing Gates (SW-bound) Tunbridge Wells
  70. Sandhurst Road South (opp) Sherwood
  71. Shandon Close (opp) Tunbridge Wells
  72. Highlands House (o/s) Tunbridge Wells
  73. Calverley Road (Stop Y2) Tunbridge Wells
  74. Monson Road (Stop N) Tunbridge Wells
  75. Railway Station (Stop U) Tunbridge Wells
  76. Trinity Theatre (opp) Tunbridge Wells
  77. Royal Wells Park (adj) Tunbridge Wells
  78. Woodbury Park Road (opp) St Johns
  79. Culverden Down (adj) St Johns
  80. Beltring Road (adj) St Johns
  81. East Cliff Road (opp) St Johns
  82. TA Centre (adj) St Johns
  83. Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School (in) St Johns

297 towards Tenterden

All 79 stops
  1. Railway Station (Stop C) Tunbridge Wells
  2. Monson Road (Stop M) Tunbridge Wells
  3. Calverley Road (Stop Y1) Tunbridge Wells
  4. Carlton Road (adj) Tunbridge Wells
  5. Shandon Close (adj) Tunbridge Wells
  6. Dunorlan Park (opp) Tunbridge Wells
  7. Sandhurst Road South (adj) Sherwood
  8. Swing Gates (NE-bound) Tunbridge Wells
  9. Blackhurst Lane (adj) Tunbridge Wells
  10. Seven Springs Cheshire Homes (adj) Tunbridge Wells
  11. Oakley School (opp) Tunbridge Wells
  12. Mercure Hotel (opp) Pembury
  13. Tunbridge Wells Hospital (o/s) Pembury
  14. Mercure Hotel (adj) Pembury
  15. Woodsgate Corner (E-bound) Pembury
  16. The Mews (adj) Pembury
  17. The Camden Arms (Stop B) Pembury
  18. Post Office (adj) Pembury
  19. King William IV (o/s) Pembury
  20. Bo-Peep Corner (Stop C) Pembury
  21. The Camden Arms (Stop C) Pembury
  22. Amberleaze Drive (opp) Pembury
  23. Polley Close (opp) Henwood Green
  24. Baptist Church (adj) Henwood Green
  25. Sweeps Hill Close (opp) Henwood Green
  26. Henwoods Crescent (opp) Henwood Green
  27. Bo-Peep Corner (Stop D) Pembury
  28. Roundabout (NE-bound) Kippings Cross
  29. Church (opp) Matfield
  30. The Wheelwrights Arms (adj) Matfield
  31. The Poet (NE-bound) Matfield
  32. Walnut Tree Cottages (opp) Brenchley
  33. Petteridge Lane (opp) Brenchley
  34. School (adj) Brenchley
  35. Church (opp) Brenchley
  36. Halfway House (opp) Brenchley
  37. Furnace Lane (adj) Horsmonden
  38. The Gun and Spitroast (opp) Horsmonden
  39. Gore Court (adj) Goudhurst
  40. War Memorial (NE-bound) Goudhurst
  41. The Goudhurst Inn (o/s) Goudhurst
  42. Iden Green Farm (adj) Iden Green
  43. The Peacock (opp) Iden Green
  44. Chalk Lane (opp) Flishinghurst
  45. The Barracks (opp) Wilsley Pound
  46. Whitewell Lane (opp) Cranbrook
  47. Oatfield Drive (adj) Cranbrook
  48. Sheafe Drive (adj) Cranbrook
  49. New Road (adj) Cranbrook
  50. War Memorial (adj) Cranbrook
  51. Fire Station (adj) Cranbrook
  52. Congregational Church (opp) Cranbrook
  53. Dorothy Avenue (opp) Cranbrook
  54. Golford Corner (NE-bound) Golford
  55. The Green (opp) Benenden
  56. Leybourne Dell (adj) Benenden
  57. The Bull (adj) Rolvenden
  58. Sparkeswood Avenue (opp) Rolvenden
  59. Halden Lane (adj) Rolvenden
  60. The Bungalows (adj) Rolvenden
  61. KESR Station (opp) Rolvenden
  62. Isemonger Farm (adj) Tenterden
  63. Cranbrook Road (adj) Tenterden
  64. The Print House (opp) Tenterden
  65. The Vine (o/s) Tenterden
  66. Town Hall (o/s) Tenterden
  67. Old Post Office (adj) Tenterden
  68. Turners Avenue (adj) Tenterden
  69. Homewood School (adj) Tenterden
  70. Homewood School Grounds (at) Tenterden
  71. The Fat Ox (adj) Tenterden
  72. Homewood School (opp) Tenterden
  73. Shrubcote Green (adj) Tenterden
  74. Shrubcote (N-bound) Tenterden
  75. Appledore Road (NW-bound) Tenterden
  76. Turners Avenue (opp) Tenterden
  77. Old Post Office (opp) Tenterden
  78. Town Hall (opp) Tenterden
  79. The Vine (opp) Tenterden

Towns & areas on this route

Tunbridge WellsTenterdenPemburySherwoodCranbrookGoudhurstRolvendenHenwood GreenSt JohnsBrenchleyMatfieldBenenden

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 297 bus?

The first 297 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 297 bus?

The last 297 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 297 bus cost?

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Hams Travel day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 297 bus?

The 297 is operated by Hams Travel.

Timetable data from Hams Travel via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Hams Travel last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 26 August 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.