Editing Tonbridge (section)

==Sport and leisure==
The [[2007 Tour de France]] passed through the centre of Tonbridge on 8 July, as part of the first stage (London to Canterbury). The riders climbed Quarry Hill at the south of the town, a Grade 4 and the first [[King of the Mountains]] climb of the Tour.

The town is home to two cricket clubs: [[Cowdrey Cricket Club|Cowdrey CC]] and Tonbridge CC. Cowdrey Cricket Club was founded as Tonbridge Printers in 1948. On the club's 50th anniversary in 1998, it was decided to make a name change in honour of Lord [[Colin Cowdrey]] of Tonbridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cowdrey.play-cricket.com/ |title=Cowdrey Cricket Club |website=www.play-cricket.com |access-date=2 October 2015 |archive-date=14 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814010957/http://cowdrey.play-cricket.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Cowdrey Cricket Club has a junior section and academy, as well as two Saturday teams – the 1st XI playing in Division III of the Kent League, and the 2nd XI in Division IV. The club plays at the Swanmead Sports Ground. Tonbridge Cricket Club is the oldest established cricket club in Tonbridge. Its large secluded ground features a modern pavilion, offering facilities to club members and visitors alike. The club competes in the Kent Cricket League Division IV on a Saturday and plays friendly matches, under the banner of Tonbridge Exiles CC, on a Sunday. The club has a junior section.

Tonbridge Athletic Club which trains on the Tonbridge school track, is [[Kelly Holmes]]' former club. The [[Tonbridge Half Marathon]] has been held in September since 2011.

Tonbridge has a [[Rugby union]] club, Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Football club.,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clubs.rfu.com/clubs/portals/tjrfc/ |title=Home |publisher=Clubs.rfu.com |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=29 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529101955/http://clubs.rfu.com/Clubs/portals/tjrfc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> often referred to as TJs. The 2009/10 season saw the club's first XV win promotion and go unbeaten in the league for the second year running, they played their rugby in 2010/11 in London 1. The senior men's section of the club fields five sides plus a Vets team. The club has two girls teams (Under 15 and 18), and a junior and mini section.

Tonbridge's football team, the [[Tonbridge Angels]], play in the [[National League South]] – with the former manager of the [[England national football team]], [[Roy Hodgson]] having played for them.

The town has a canoe club that has produced a number of Olympic participants, and a dinghy sailing club, the Tonbridge Town Sailing Club, which holds events at [[Haysden Country Park]] on the outskirts of the town.

Tonbridge Canoe Club was formed in 1977 to promote the various disciplines of canoeing from its base on the River Medway opposite Tonbridge Castle. The club meets every Saturday morning throughout the year, and on various weekday evenings for race training and general club sessions, the club has members actively participating in racing (sprint and marathon), touring, open canoeing and recreational paddling<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tonbridgecanoeclub.org.uk/ |title=Tonbridge Canoe Club |access-date=17 March 2017 |archive-date=22 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222114634/http://www.tonbridgecanoeclub.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tonbridge Swimming Club is based at the [[Tonbridge swimming pool]] which has indoor and outdoor pools.

Tonbridge Baseball Club play in the town,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tonbridgebaseball.com/tonbridgebobcats/Welcome.html |title=tonbridge baseball |publisher=Tonbridgebaseball.com |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=8 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208102846/http://tonbridgebaseball.com/tonbridgebobcats/Welcome.html |url-status=live }}</ref> after forming an adult team in 2000 from the junior team the Bobcats. The Bobcats were coached for many years by Tonbridge Baseball Club's president Margaret Borley MBE.

The town also has a big history in [[Motorcycle Racing]] and both [[Tonbridge & District MCC]] and [[Tonbridge & Malling MCC]] held both national and International meeting at the nearby [[Collier Street]] venue. Collier Street was home to The Boarded Circuit, a [[Grasstrack]] and [[Long track motorcycle racing|Longtrack]] motorcycle racing circuit which held two or three events each season, most notably the International Bonfire Burnup. The circuit was unique in being the only fully boarded permanent Grasstrack venue in the UK.

Tonbridge has a large number of amateur men's football teams with a number competing in the Sevenoaks & District Football League and the West Kent Sunday Football League. From the Sevenoaks League's there is: FC Revo, Roselands FC, Tonbridge Invicta FC & Woodlands FC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?divisionseason=833015367&league=597048499 |title=Sevenoaks & District League |publisher=The FA |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813004139/http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?divisionseason=833015367&league=597048499 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the West Kent Sunday League there is: Artois United FC & Tonbridge Origin FC. Matthew Tingate broke the Tonbridge Amateur Men's Football record for own goals in a single season in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wksl.org.uk/handbook/Handbook_2019-20_Clubs_Info.pdf |title=West Kent Sunday League 19–20 |publisher=WKSL |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=21 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821112811/http://www.wksl.org.uk/handbook/Handbook_2019-20_Clubs_Info.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Angel Centre is a gym and leisure centre built on the site of the former [[Angel Ground|Angel sports ground]]. As well as a gym and exercise class facilities, it hosts community events, conferences and markets. It housed a cinema until 2017<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kentlive.news/news/tonbridge-cinema-close-after-30-768300 |title=Tonbridge cinema to close after 30-year run |work=KentLive |date=13 November 2017 |access-date=20 November 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128142450/https://www.kentlive.news/news/tonbridge-cinema-close-after-30-768300 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was also formerly a concert venue – [[The Stone Roses]], [[The Orb]] and [[Primal Scream]] are among acts who performed there in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.songkick.com/venues/58594-angel-centre/gigography |title=Angel Centre Tonbridge Gigography |work=SongKick |date=12 November 1994 |access-date=14 August 2020 |archive-date=31 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131225459/https://www.songkick.com/venues/58594-angel-centre/gigography |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Tonbridge
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 7.7
| Feb high C = 8.0
| Mar high C = 11.0
| Apr high C = 13.7
| May high C = 17.1
| Jun high C = 20.1
| Jul high C = 22.5
| Aug high C = 22.4
| Sep high C = 19.3
| Oct high C = 15.3
| Nov high C = 11.0
| Dec high C = 8.1
|year high C = 14.7
| Jan mean C = 3.8
| Feb mean C = 3.9
| Mar mean C = 6.0
| Apr mean C = 7.9
| May mean C = 11.3
| Jun mean C = 14.1
| Jul mean C = 16.5
| Aug mean C = 16.3
| Sep mean C = 13.6
| Oct mean C = 10.1
| Nov mean C = 6.5
| Dec mean C = 4.7
| year mean C = 9.5
| Jan low C = 1.0
| Feb low C = 0.8
| Mar low C = 2.4
| Apr low C = 3.5
| May low C = 6.7
| Jun low C = 9.5
| Jul low C = 11.8
| Aug low C = 11.4
| Sep low C = 9.0
| Oct low C = 6.3
| Nov low C = 3.3
| Dec low C = 1.5
|year low C = 5.6
| Jan precipitation mm = 73.3
| Feb precipitation mm = 48.3
| Mar precipitation mm = 49.3
| Apr precipitation mm = 49.4
| May precipitation mm = 53.4
| Jun precipitation mm = 45.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 46.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 52.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 53.9
| Oct precipitation mm = 85.4
| Nov precipitation mm = 76.2
| Dec precipitation mm = 75.5
|year precipitation mm = 709.5
|Jan sun = 47.0
|Feb sun = 74.5
|Mar sun = 109.3
|Apr sun = 162.4
|May sun = 200.6
|Jun sun = 202.5
|Jul sun = 218.8
|Aug sun = 202.3
|Sep sun = 143.4
|Oct sun = 110.8
|Nov sun = 61.1
|Dec sun= 34.5
|year sun = 1567.2
|source 1 =<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/u105nr9yj | title = Tonbridge climate | access-date = 29 March 2017 | archive-date = 30 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170330004539/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/u105nr9yj | url-status = live }}</ref>
|source 2 =<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.yr.no/place/united_kingdom/england/Tonbridge/statistics.html | title = Weather statistics for Tonbridge, England (United Kingdom) | access-date = 29 March 2017 | archive-date = 30 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170330014743/http://www.yr.no/place/united_kingdom/england/Tonbridge/statistics.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
|date=March 2017
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