Attractions

This architectural gem is the oldest building in the borough (1189) and offers a fascinating insight into Gravesham’s heritage with the aid of high quality displays,contemporary artefacts, and brand new audio tour.
Open 12 – 5pm, Weekends and Bank Holidays, from April to September
The site is closed for the winter.

Cyclopark opened in May 2012 and is showcased as Kent’s newest multi sports activity venue, offering first class BMX, cycling, skateboarding, running and extreme sports facilities.

The magnificent Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara is the new place of worship for the sizeable Sikh community who live in Gravesend, but it is sure to draw interest and visitors from much further afield.

The church was built as a memorial to Alfred Tolhurst, an important figure in the area.

Located on the lower ground floor of the Woodville Theatre British Painter the gallery is open during exhibitions Monday to Saturday 9am to 8pm and Sundays 10am to 2pm.

Gravesend’s Cold War bunker is located within Woodlands park and was originally known as Civil Defence Region 6.

The bunker was an underground command post, built in 1954, from which Gravesend’s rescue and emergency services were to be co-ordinated in the event of a nuclear attack. Its 13 rooms contained power and ventilation plant, communications areas for the command staff and various dormitories.
Refurbished and re-equipped to look as it was in the 1950s, the bunker gives the visitor the chance to experience its atmosphere and glimpse into Cold War England. Exhibits include a domestic fallout room, communications room and a replica radiation monitoring post.

Adults – £5.00
Child age 12-15 £3.00
Not suitable for under 12’s

Contact Gravesend Visitor Information Centre for further information on 01474 337600

The Woodville Theatre is one of the larger, versatile arts and entertainment venues in North Kent providing a regular programme of music, comedy and exhibitions and annual pantomime

Take a stroll on the Pier out over the river or gently unwind with a leisurely meal or drink. You can also sail up and down the River Thames from the riverside town’s pontoon, on board barges or paddle steamers

Large expanse of greenery just outside the heart of Gravesend. Perfect place for a family picnic, a game of football, mini-golf or just a sit in the sun outside the cafe.

Tel: 01474 337600

www.discovergravesham.co.uk

Adjacent to St. Andrew’s Arts Centre, families set sail from the tiny Bawley Bay to start a new life in Australia and New Zealand. It is not unusual for descendants of these families to return at this point when tracing their ancestors.

Tel: 08458 247 600

Camer Park is comprised of 45 acres of designated Area Outstanding Natural Beauty (AoNB). Following the death of its last resident, the Camer estate was sold to Strood Rural District Council in 1967 and converted to a public park in 1971.

Tel: 01474 33 74 71 or www.gcll.co.uk

Cascades Leisure Centre at Thong Lane, Gravesend offers fun for all the family. The major attraction is the leisure pool with its waves, fountains, wild water channel, waterfall and two exhilarating water slides.

Tel: 01474 362221 or www.clarendonroyalhotel.co.uk

The Clarendon Royal Hotel is a riverside hotel. The hotels also boasts a bar and restaurant as part of this exciting new redevelopment on Gravesend’s historic riverside.

Tel: 01474 337600

www.cobhamhall.com

A large house standing in 150 acres of Repton’s landscape garden and dating from 1587. It includes work by Inigo Jones, Wyatt and the Adam brothers. Cobham Hall is now a girls school.

Tel: 01474 816764

Cobham Park is located south of the A2 between Gravesend and Medway (Shorne & Cobham turnoff from the A2), and lies to the east of Cobham village.

Tel: 01474 33 74 84 or 01

www.gcll.co.uk

Cygnet leisure centre offers the very latest in body conditioning equipment in its Outline Fitness Centre and the Health Suite is a very pleasant environment in which to relax.

Tel: 01474 337600

When he was a boy Charles Dickens and his father took a walk through Kent. On Gravesend Road they passed a house called Gad’s Hill Place. Young Charles was very impressed. He bought the house in 1856 and lived there until his death in 1870.

For information on tours www.visitgravesend.co.uk/GadsHillPlaceTours

Tel: 07788 413664

www.lv21.co.uk/

LV21 is a 40 metre steel-hulled lightship transformed into a floating art space and performance facility, designed to provide a range of services promoting and supporting the creative industries while celebrating and honouring the maritime traditions of the vessel.

**Please note that the vessel is not always open. Visitors are welcome on open days and during public events. At all other times it is advisable to contact LV21 to arrange an appointment**

Tel: 01474 337600

www.discovergravesham.co.uk

The Gordon Gardens area has a splendid display of flowers, mature plants and trees, with paths leading around the small lake, The pleasant riverside gardens offer visitors a restful environment and a great playground area for children.

Tel: 01474 337600

www.discovergravesham.co.uk

Remains of one of five artillery blockhouses built along the Thames shoreline by King Henry VIII, Gravesend’s Tudor Blockhouse can be easily seen in Royal Pier Road, Gravesend, situated by the Clarendon Royal Hotel lawn.

Tel: 01474 337600

www.discovergravesham.co.uk

The oldest part of Gravesend Cemetery was originally developed as pleasure gardens in the Victorian era as a rival to the more well-known Rosherville Gardens.

Tel: 01474 328249

www.gravesendmethodistchurch.org.uk

Tel: 01474 337600

www.discovergravesham.co.uk

Next to St Andrew’s stands the mission house. Built in 1840 as the Spread Eagle Tavern and subsequently taken over in 1870 by the St. Andrew’s Waterside Church Mission, this is now a private home

Tel: 01474 337600

www.discovergravesham.co.uk

A purpose built Georgian Customs House in Whitehall Place, Gravesend, dates back to 1815, and marks Gravesend’s long association with the checking of cargo and the collection of duties at the gateway to the Port of London.

Tel: 01474 825118

www.forestry.gov.uk/jeskyns

You will find the 360 acres of greenspace at Jeskyns a great place to relax, play, learn, explore and enjoy.

Tel: 01474 812727

www.meophamvalleyvineyard.co.uk

Meopham Valley Vineyard are a family run business and endeavour to maintain the award winning formulas used in previous years to produce our world-class range of wines.

Tel: 01474 813518

Overlooking the quintessential village green at Meopham, Meopham Windmill is of a traditional ‘smock’ design built in 1801 by the Killick brothers reputedly from old ships timbers purchased from Chatham Dockyard.

Tel: 01474 337600

www.discovergravesham.co.uk

The Fort is the remains of an 18th century fort situated within the Fort Gardens and built in the 1780s to defend the Thames against the threat of a naval attack from France and extensively rebuilt by General Gordon between 1865 and 1879.

Open 12 – 5pm, Weekends and Bank Holidays, from April to September
The site is now closed for the winter.

Tel: 01474 337600

www.discovergravesham.co.uk

The Town Hall dates from 1836 and is built on the site of the previous Town Hall.

Tel: 01732 810378

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/owletts

Birthplace and home of Sir Herbert Baker (1862 – 1946), the great British architect and friend of Cecil Rhodes. Owletts was built during the reign of Charles II and is a good example of Carolean architecture.

Tel: 01474 823 800

www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/shorne-woods-country-park

At any time of the year, throughout all the seasons, Shorne Woods has a wide variety of interest and many events for visitors to enjoy.

Tel: 01474 337600

www.discovergravesham.co.uk

Originally built as a Mission Church for the riverside community of Gravesend, St Andrew’s is now an arts centre run by the Gravesend Arts Council hosting a programme of drama, concerts and art and heritage exhibitions.

Tel: 01474 566400

www.stbotolphnorthfleet.org.uk

Historic church in the medieval heart of old Northfleet.

Tel: 01474 337600

www.stgeorgesgravesend.org.uk

Centrally located within the town, St George’s Church is famous as the burial place of Pocahontas, the native Virginian Indian, who died at Gravesend in 1617.

Tel: 01474 813106

www.achurchnearyou.com/meopham-st-john-the-baptist

Fourteenth century parish church in the village of Meopham.

Tel: 01474 814332

www.cobham-luddesdowne.org

Built during the 13th and 14th Century by the de Cobham family, it is renowned for its collection of medieval brasses, said to be the finest in the world. The Chancel also contains the 16th century Brooke Tomb, complete with effigies of the then Lord Cobham and his wife.

Tel: 01634 725018

www.stmaryschurchhigham.com

St. Mary’s is an unusual building set in one of the most distinctive landscapes of the South East. It stands on the edge of open marshland, and looks towards the river Thames across waving reed beds and narrow stretches of water.

Tel: 01474 815259

www.achurchnearyou.com/nurstead-st-mildred/

A small 14th century church, near Meopham, dedicated to St Mildred

Tel: 01474 822239

www.achurchnearyou.com/shornechurch

Saxon in origin, as indicated by the double splayed window over the north arcade, the church contains several interesting features from various periods.

Tel: 01474 816764

Built on the instructions of the 3rd Earl of Darnley in 1786, this mausoleum is one of the great masterpieces of the architect James Wyatt. Open first Sunday of the Month from April – Sept.

Almshouses based on a medieval chantry, built in 1362 and partly rebuilt in 1598. Originally endowed by Sir John de Cobham and his descendants.

For walkers the Thames & Medway Canal towpath forms a gentle and level section of circular walks linked to the Saxon Shore Way. It is also part of Route 1 of the National Cycle Network from Dover to John o’ Groats.

Tel: 01732 823570

www.kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks

Once part of Trosley Towers Estate, Trosley Country Park covers 170 acres of beautiful woodland and chalk downland on the North Downs.

Windmill Hill is located on the highest ground near Gravesend town centre and provides an interesting vantage point from which to view the surrounding areas and the river activity.

Tel: 01474 536801 or www.thepanicroom.net

Have you ever wished to be part of your very own action or detective film? Well, look no further!
The Panic Room offers you the chance to make it all come true.There are 60 minutes on the clock and the moment you step in time starts ticking!
Your goal is simple: Get out before you are out of time! Puzzles, challenges and clues are all around you. Can you and your team work together to uncover the secrets hidden within the hour?

The real problem is other survivors, they keep trying to steal our supplies and bases!

We need your help to protect our valuable resources, have you got what it takes? What about your friends can they be your future Comrades? Can you think of any of them that would be great for a mission to save the human race from burning out?

Future Survival is an epic laser quest centre in the heart of Gravesend, Kent within easy access of the train station and local bus routes. Easy to get home from after a manic round of laser quest. They also have a selection of delicious treats and tea supplied by a local tea room.

www.futuresurvival.co.uk