Easter Fun 2025
Easter Fun 2025 This Easter Holiday, Royal Victoria Place was bustling with customers joining us for a whole host of exciting events. From retro gaming to cupcake decorating, with beauty masterclasses & virtual reality racing – we had it all! Our Gaming Week began with an awesome virtual reality racing event, hosted by VR […]
Tonbridge Grammar School Art Exhibition at RVP
Tonbridge Grammar School Art Exhibition at RVP We are thrilled to announce that Royal Victoria Place has once again generously offered Tonbridge Grammar School the venue for its annual IB Visual Arts Exhibition. The centre has provided space for the local school to showcase the artistic talents of nine Year 13 students who are […]
Car Park Refurbishment
Commencing in March 2025, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is starting a major project to refurbish the Royal Victoria Place car park, which is due for completion in July 2026. The project includes essential refurbishment and maintenance work, including redecoration, resurfacing, and structural repairs. Solar panels will be installed on the top of the car park, providing sustainable […]
Batman Comes to RVP
This February, Tunbridge Wells unleashed their inner heroes as Gotham’s greatest protector came to Royal Victoria Place. We had hundreds of visitors in our centre who were excited to see the 1989 Batmobile live and up-close, experience an array of memorabilia & original comics, and rub shoulders with a life-size Batman figure. We loved […]
Christmas 2024
It breaks our hearts to say, but the Christmas season is officially over. We wanted to share with you, our amazing customers, some of our favourite festive photos from this year. It was a busy couple of months here at Royal Victoria Place, we had an incredible Christmas lights switch on, with special guest Ore […]
Summer Fun
This summer you joined us for shows by Once Upon a Wish, workshops with local artists Claudia Wiegand & Jacque Rickard and storytimes with local authors Keith Siddle & Alex Brooks and publisher Mama Makes Books – and you made all of our guests feel very welcome! You met superheros & princesses, let your creativity […]
Primark – Coming Soon
Primark purchases Royal Tunbridge Wells town centre site Tunbridge Wells Borough Council can confirm that Primark is to open a store in Royal Tunbridge Wells following the retailer’s purchase of the former BHS building in the centre of the town. In 2023 the Council acquired the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre and has been working […]
Little Monsters Reading Book Swop Shop
Royal Victoria Place is proud to present our Little Monsters Reading Book Swap Shop. Located in our Customer Service unit, on the lower mall, this Book Swap Shop offers a large selection of free books for your little ones to explore and take home. Customers are also invited to bring along any unwanted books, to […]
Pop In: Pop Up
Our Pop In: Pop Up unit provides a free short-term space, that can be booked by groups and organisations within our community for events, meetings, classes and more! Previous occupiers of this unit include The Mayors Toy Appeal, The Winter Lantern Parade, Royal Tunbridge Wells Together, Imago & Hospice in the Weald. To enquire about […]
Quiet Shopping Mornings
Join Royal Victoria Place, every Tuesday between 9am-11am, for Quiet Shopping Mornings We want to make shopping more comfortable for those with autism and sensory issues, and have asked our retailers to help support us. 5 simple things we do during our Quiet Shopping Morning, to make a big difference for shoppers with sensory issues: […]