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St Marys Church Higham

Higham

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction W)

An interesting village situated between Gravesend and Rochester in Kent, with links to the author Charles Dickens, the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, and auctioneer and.....

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St Mary the Virgin, Upchurch

Upchurch

(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction E)

This is an historic, interesting village which was once home to Edmund Drake, father of Sir Francis, who became vicar of the local church in 1560...

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St Margarets Church

Lower Halstow

(6.4 miles, 10.4 km, direction E)

Lower Halstow is wonderful historic village in Kent, on the banks of the Medway Estuary. It has a long history, with evidence suggesting it was inhabited during Roman times and.....

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Dode Church

Dode

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction SW)

The village of Dode (sometimes referred to as 'The Lost Village of Dode') was wiped out by the Black Death in 1349. The church is all that remains, having been rebuilt in the.....

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Aylesford Church from the old bridge. Kent

Aylesford

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction S)

Aylesford is a large village in Kent, 4 miles NW of the county town of Maidstone. It sits on the river Medway, and has many interesting and historic buildings including the 14th.....

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St.Marys Church, Newington, Swale, Kent

Newington

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE)

Newington is a village in the borough of Swale, Kent. It has its own railway station situated on the Chatham main line between Sittingbourne and Rainham. Its parish church of.....

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St Mildred's Church (The Little Church in the Field)

Meopham

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W)

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Sunrise on the Thames at Gravesend

Gravesend

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

Attractive old town overlooking the Thames estuary with walkways and picnic sites ideal for watching the busy water traffic, for this stretch of the river is said to be one of the busiest in the world...

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Meopham Green windmill, Kent

Meopham Green

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)

This is an attractive Kentish village lying to the south of Gravesend. It is picked out by its Windmill of 1801, which has been lovingly restored back to its original working order and is now one of the best preserved in Kent...

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Fishing boats moored off Canvey Island in Benfleet Creek

Canvey Island

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction N)

With a pleasant coast, intriguing creeks to explore and views across the Thames estuary to Allhallows and beyond, it is not surprising that Canvey Island is a popular tourist destination...

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Fort Amherst, Chatham

Fort Amherst

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

Fort Amherst, in the county of Kent, was constructed in 1756 to protect the southeastern approaches to Chatham Dockyard and the.....

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Restoration House

Restoration House

(1.1 miles, 1.7 km)

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Charles Dickens Chalet, Rochester, Kent

Charles Dickens Chalet

(1.1 miles, 1.8 km, direction SW)

Unfortunately due to its fragility, the Dickens Chalet is not open to the public although it can be viewed from outside. The.....

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Upnor Castle

Upnor Castle

(1.1 miles, 1.8 km, direction N)

The romantic ruins of this fabled centuries old fortress occupies one of the most delightful sites in England. The castle was.....

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Guildhall Museum in Rochester, Kent

Guildhall Museum

(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction W)

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Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle

(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction W)

The impressive ruins of Rochester Castle at the side of the Medway River make up one of the most spectacular riverside views in.....

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Rochester Cathedral

Rochester Cathedral

(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction SW)

Rochester Cathedral is awesome in its beauty, matching this is an impressive history stretching back to when the cathedral was.....

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Gillingham Country Park - sorry no trips today

Riverside Country Park

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction E)

Riverside Country Park is a large coastal public park, situated alongside the River Medway estuary between Gillingham and Rainham..

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Owletts

Owletts

(5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction W)

Red-brick Charles II house with interesting garden...

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Jeskyns Park at Dawn

Jeskyns Community Woodland and Greenspace

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction W)

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