Paddock Wood is a town and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Maidstone.

Paddock Wood developed as a settlement during the second half of the 19th century as a result of the local hops industry.

Paddock Wood has three tiers of local government: town (parish), borough and county.

Commercial Road is home to the branches of several banks, a variety of take-aways, a restaurant and a number of small shops.

This road runs north to Beltring and East Peckham, and south to Matfield, and is the main route into and out of the town.

This is the home to a number of companies including Gabriel Chemie UK Ltd, Norman Collett, CoolChain, Mack Multiples, Warburtons and a Whirlpool warehouse, which was destroyed in a large fire in early July 2005.

Although technically in Beltring, in the civil parish of East Peckham, the nearby Hop Farm hosts many events such as the circus, monster truck racing and music festivals.

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC South East and ITV Meridian.