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estimated wait time
↓ 62 min shorter than usual (1 hr 2 min avg)
0 min
longest today
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shortest today
1 hr 2 min
usual wait
Typical wait for non-urgent cases. Patients are seen in order of clinical priority. The most seriously ill are always seen first, no matter how busy the department is.
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Recent waits & what to expect
Line chart: 100 readings from 09 Jul 03:12 to 10 Jul 06:26. Waiting times range from 0 to 180 minutes.
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
30 min

Estimate based on 2,392 readings over the last 28 days, anchored to today’s recent waits. Actual waits depend on how the day unfolds.

Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around midnight - busiest around 5pm
Typical waits by day of week
Wednesday tends to be quietest, Sunday busiest
Contact & location
Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4QJ
Tunbridge Wells Hospital At Pembury A&E
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Friday TodayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Inspected 1 Jan 1900
Getting here
Train stations
High Brooms Rail Station27 min walk to A&E
Tunbridge Wells Rail Station47 min walk to A&E
Metro / tram
Tunbridge Wells West (Spa Valley Railway)60 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
19 routes·7 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Tunbridge Wells Hospital (o/s, southbound)2 min walk to A&E
208GO-Coach Hire LtdHenwood Green ↔ East Peckham
218Arriva UK BusPembury ↔ Cage Green
218Arriva Kent & Surrey
219Arriva UK BusPembury ↔ Cage Green
219Arriva Kent & Surrey
277Arriva UK BusShowfields ↔ Pembury
277Arriva Kent & Surrey
284Go-AheadTunbridge Wells ↔ Pembury
284Metrobus
297Hams TravelTenterden ↔ St Johns
6Arriva UK BusTunbridge Wells ↔ Vinters Park
6Hams TravelTunbridge Wells ↔ Paddock Wood
6Arriva Kent & Surrey
6HArriva UK BusTunbridge Wells ↔ Pembury
6HArriva Kent & Surrey
6XArriva UK BusMaidstone ↔ Pembury
6XArriva Kent & Surrey
Mercure Hotel (adj, south-east)6 min walk to A&E
208GO-Coach Hire LtdEast Peckham ↔ Henwood Green
297Hams TravelTunbridge Wells ↔ Tenterden
6Arriva UK BusTunbridge Wells ↔ Vinters Park
6Hams TravelTunbridge Wells ↔ Paddock Wood
6Arriva Kent & Surrey
6HArriva UK BusPembury ↔ Tunbridge Wells
6XArriva UK BusPembury ↔ Barming Heath
Mercure Hotel (opp, north-west)6 min walk to A&E
208GO-Coach Hire LtdHenwood Green ↔ East Peckham
297Hams TravelTenterden ↔ St Johns
6Arriva UK BusTunbridge Wells ↔ Vinters Park
6Hams TravelTunbridge Wells ↔ Paddock Wood
6Arriva Kent & Surrey
6HArriva UK BusTunbridge Wells ↔ Pembury
6HArriva Kent & Surrey
6XArriva UK BusMaidstone ↔ Pembury
6XArriva Kent & Surrey
Woodsgate Corner (SW-bound, south-west)8 min walk to A&E
2Hams TravelLamberhurst ↔ Tonbridge
287Autocar Bus & Coach ServicesPaddock Wood ↔ Tunbridge Wells
297Hams TravelTenterden ↔ St Johns
6Arriva UK BusVinters Park ↔ Tunbridge Wells
6Hams TravelPaddock Wood ↔ Tunbridge Wells
6HArriva UK BusPembury ↔ Tunbridge Wells
Woodsgate Corner (W-bound, westbound)9 min walk to A&E
2Hams TravelLamberhurst ↔ Tonbridge
208GO-Coach Hire LtdHenwood Green ↔ East Peckham
287Autocar Bus & Coach ServicesPaddock Wood ↔ Tunbridge Wells
297Hams TravelTenterden ↔ St Johns
6Arriva UK BusVinters Park ↔ Tunbridge Wells
6Hams TravelPaddock Wood ↔ Tunbridge Wells
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Tunbridge Wells A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 2 readings
0 min 0
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 30 min 6
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 12
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 12
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 12
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 30 min 11
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 10
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 10
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 10
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 9
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 8
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 2 readings
0 min 0
Yesterday, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
0 min 0
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Breast cancer services
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Dementia Services
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Major trauma
  • Maternity services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Pain Management
  • Physiotherapy
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Stroke
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
What’s available here
Accessibility
Disabled ParkingDisabled WcWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvPublic Telephone
Parking
Car ParkingDisabled Parking
Counselling and Support
Translation Services
Food and Amenities
CafeShop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
4 of 5 would not recommend this department
Staff
6 of 8 say staff were friendly and helpful
6 of 8 were not kept informed about their wait
6 of 7 say triage was slow
Environment
5 of 7 say the waiting area was clean
3 of 6 say the toilets were clean
4 of 6 felt safe in the waiting area
Family
4 of 5 say there is no children’s play area
3 of 5 say there is no separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
4 of 7 say there is enough seating
3 of 6 say there is a TV in the waiting area
4 of 6 say food and drink is available nearby
3 of 6 say there are no phone charging points
5 of 7 say free WiFi is available
4 of 7 say mobile signal is poor
Parking
3 of 7 say parking was busy
1 of 3 paid £3–5 for parking
Payment accepted: card
Based on 8 visitor responses in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.
Nearby A&E & urgent care
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Sevenoaks Hospital, Sevenoaks Hospital Minor Injury Unit and Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. Our system automatically checks the hospital’s website at regular intervals and records the displayed waiting time. Where a trust does not publish waiting times directly, we may source data from third-party applications or services that provide equivalent publicly available information. Data was last checked at 6:26am on 10 Jul 2026.
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Independently captured screenshot of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust’s public wait time page
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