To reach Thistle Brands Hatch by road…
Leave the M25 at Junction 3 and take the A20 to Swanley (not M20). Follow brown tourist road signs for Brands Hatch Racing Circuit: Thistle Brands Hatch is on the left of the Circuit’s main entrance. We have 180 car parking spaces available free of charge.
To programme your sat-nav, please use the postcode DA3 8PE.
If you’re coming to Thistle Brands Hatch by rail…
From London Victoria, take the mainline service to Swanley (on the Ramsgate and Dover Line) – journey time is usually around 30 minutes. From Swanley station, it’s about 10 minutes by taxi to Thistle Brands Hatch. Alternatively St. Pancreas (on the Dover line) is 17 minutes by train away from Ebbsfleet station. From Ebbsfleet to the hotel is around 15 minutes by taxi.
And from the London airports …
From London Gatwick, take the Gatwick Express to Victoria, then follow the rail directions above. Thistle Brands Hatch is about 35 miles by road: take the M23 (North) to the M25 and head east towards the Dartford Bridge. Leave the M25 at junction 3 and follow signs for Brands Hatch on the A20.
London Heathrow Airport is 64 miles away.
Road diversions are in place around Brands Hatch due to the Paralympic events. Please click here for a guide to the hotel.
Things to see and do from Thistle Brands Hatch, Brands Hatch
At Thistle Brands Hatch, you have the famous Brands Hatch Racing Circuit and its wealth of motorsport events literally on the doorstep. The hotel is surrounded by 500 acres of countryside, and makes a perfect base from which to explore Kent – the ‘Garden of England’. And at the end of a packed day, all the comforts of our Brands Hatch hotel will be ready and waiting for you.
