Rusthall is a village located approximately 2 miles to the west of the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

Rusthall is a modern village, the majority built after the trains arrived in Royal Tunbridge Wells during the mid-1800s.

The first known mention of Rusthall and Speldhurst is in a grant of lands by Ecgberht II, an Anglo-Saxon or Jutish king of Kent, to Diora, Bishop of Rochester in the 8th century.

[1] During the 17th century, lodging houses appeared in Rusthall to accommodate visitors to the newly discovered chalybeate spring at The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells.

Following the end of the English Civil War, a time during which the Puritans took a hostile attitude to most forms of amusement, the waters at Tunbridge Wells became popular once more, and further accommodation houses were provided in Rusthall.

[2] During the 18th century, Rusthall fell out of favour, following the emergence of Tunbridge Wells town, which could now offer ample accommodation closer to the waters.

Following this shift in popularity, some Rusthall houses, which had been built on moveable sledges, were wheeled to be relocated to the more fashionable Mount Sion area of Tunbridge Wells.

[3] In early 2008 this title, along with the common land and the Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells was purchased by TargetFollow, a property development company based in Norwich.

A cold water bath house used to be situated on the south side of Rusthall Common, in the grounds of what is now the Beacon Hotel.

The rock formation is not man-made, as was at first suspected, but was eroded into its current shape by wind action during the Ice Age.

[7] Rusthall Common forms an element in the 'green link' under the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Green Infrastructure Plan,[8] 2011 that provides a wildlife corridor linking the park to the Common, Great Culverden Park and other local wildlife sites.

Rusthall has a thriving High Street featuring an unusually wide variety of services for a village of its size.

Pubs in the village include the historic Red Lion (first licensed in 1415), The Oak, Toad Rock Retreat and The Beacon, renowned for its captivating views of the High Weald.