Drains and grease traps in Royal Tunbridge Wells, and septic tanks and treatment plants in the High Weald villages around it.
Royal Tunbridge Wells is an elegant spa town in the High Weald, with Georgian and Victorian streets, large villas split into flats, and a busy centre full of restaurants. The town is on mains drainage, and our work there is mostly old drains, shared runs in converted houses, and grease traps.
Around the town, villages such as Pembury, Langton Green, Speldhurst, Frant, Matfield and Lamberhurst have many homes, farms and oast houses on septic tanks, cesspits and treatment plants. High Weald sandstone and clay, steep valleys and narrow lanes all affect how private drainage works here.
Our crews work in west Kent most days and we answer the phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Large Victorian villas split into flats often share old clay drains. We clear blockages with high-pressure jetting and trace which drain serves which flat, so the right people deal with the problem.
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We empty septic tanks and cesspits for homes, farms and converted oasts around Tunbridge Wells, and tell you if the tank or outlet needs attention.
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Our engineers service treatment plants at least once a year, carry the most common parts and repair them when they fail.
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Restaurants, cafés and bars in the town centre and the Pantiles need their grease traps emptied regularly. We set up a schedule and leave a waste transfer note every time.
Learn moreLocal knowledge
A spa town in the High Weald.
The countryside around the town is protected. Planning for new drainage can take longer.
High Weald ground changes quickly. Drainage fields on clay struggle; on sandstone they usually cope.
Flats in converted houses often share drains. Leaseholders and agents should know who looks after which part.
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We cover Royal Tunbridge Wells and the villages of the High Weald around it.
Tunbridge Wells · town and nearby
Surrounding villages · where private drainage is common
If you’re in or around Tunbridge Wells, we cover you. Call with your postcode and we’ll give you a date.
Why Tunbridge Wells customers use us
Whether it’s a shared drain under a villa or a cesspit at an oast near Matfield, here’s what you can expect.
Tanks, treatment plants, pump stations, grease traps and drains, all handled by one team.
We’ve been emptying tanks and servicing systems since long before most of the kit on the market existed.
Our engineers and most of our tanker drivers hold current confined space entry certificates, and the engineers carry the most common parts.
A waste transfer note with every collection, and a written report after surveys and services.
Emergency call-outs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with a real person answering the phone.
Regular customers get a reminder when their next empty or service is due.
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How it works
The same simple process for every job.
Step 1
Call us or book online and tell us what’s happening. For flats, tell us which flat you’re in and who else might be affected.
Step 2
We send the right van, tanker or engineer. It helps if:
Step 3
You get a waste transfer note for anything we take away, and a written report after a survey or service. If it’s a regular job, we’ll remind you when the next one is due.
Free, no-obligation quote
Tell us what you need and we’ll come back with a price. If something’s overflowing, call us now.
Questions answered
What homeowners, flat owners and businesses around Tunbridge Wells ask us most.
Within a building it’s often shared between leaseholders through the freeholder or agent. Drains shared with neighbouring buildings are usually the water company’s. We’ll find the blockage and tell you where it is.
Yes. Many homes and farms in the villages around Tunbridge Wells are off the mains, and we empty and service their systems.
Sometimes. The new system must also meet the Environment Agency’s rules. Check with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council first.
It depends on the trap and how busy you are. We’ll suggest a schedule and adjust it as needed.
If it’s on Weald clay, water drains slowly and the field can be saturated in winter.
Yes. Our crews work in west Kent most days and we answer the phone 24 hours a day. Call 03333 233566.
Got a different question? Call 03333 233566 or send us a message.
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