Ashford is a designated growth town located within East Kent, being approximately 50 miles south east of Central London, 21 miles south east of Maidstone and 22 miles west of the Port of Dover. The town benefits from excellent road and rail communications, the M20 motorway providing direct access, via Junction 9 and the new Junction 10A to the M25 (35 miles north west) and the national motorway network as well as the Channel Tunnel, Folkestone (15 miles south east). In addition, the A28 and A2070 provide local links to Canterbury and the South Coast. Ashford International Rail Station provides direct trains to London’s St Pancras in 36 minutes.