Top 10 PRETTIEST Towns in KENT
What are the 10 prettiest towns in the county of Kent? To determine this, I visited them all. Here's what I found out.
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Places to see in ( Strood - UK )
Places to see in ( Strood - UK )
Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It was, until 1998, part of Kent and is still ceremonially associated via the Lieutenancies Act. It lies on the northwest bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town.
Strood was part of Frindsbury until 1193, but now Frindsbury is considered part of Strood. Strood's history has been dominated by the river, the bridges and the road and rail links they carried. It is now a mainly residential suburb of Rochester, and a commuter town for London. Strood comprises several named areas, notably Earl Estate and Marlowe Park.
Strood was part of Frindsbury until 1193. It was named Strodes in the Textus Roffensis, though most early records use the spelling Stroud. The Old English name Strōd refers to a marshy land overgrown with brushwood. Strood was owned by the Rochester monastery from the 18th year of Edward III's reign until the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, after which time as part of the Hundred of Sharnel(Shamwell) which included Cobham, it was passed to George Brooke, Lord Cobham.
Strood lies on the edge of marshy land alongside the River Medway. The chalk hills of the North Downs have been breached at this point, forming a river cliff rising to 100 ft directly behind. Two gentle chalk valleys, or bournes, descend to the River Medway here, one takes the A2 towards London on its north slope. Another takes the road to Cliffe, and to Hoo. The land has been extensively quarried for chalk and the covering brickearth. These quarries have then been used for housing. The river frontage has been drained and infilled, firstly for industry, then for transport links, and finally for housing. To the north of Strood are the remains of the canal basin, and to the south the M2 motorway bridge and High Speed 1 bridge.
An annual fair was instituted in 1206 during the seventh year of King John's reign to the priory of Rochester, to be held on 26 August, which continued well into the 18th Century, according to Hasted, the Kent historian. It was traditionally held over three days, and associated with Christian celebration of the Assumption (15 August). The Strood Fair was held regularly into the 1970s. The land used for the Strood Fair was sandwiched between Grange Road and Station Road, adjacent to Strood railway station. It was for many years part of a dairy farm, though by the 1970s the farm building had been turned into a motor repair business. The fair ground was passed on to the people who ran the Strood Fair. It was then used by them to stay through the winter months. Gradually the number or fairs held on the land dwindled.
Transport in Strood was dominated by the river. From the earliest times river transport used Strood, but before the coming of the Romans the area was marshy and not well populated. Once Strood started to be filled in various boatyards and ship repair businesses started up both on the river and in the creeks which drain the marshes. Although Strood must have lain on ancient tracks, the coming of the Romans started to fix the road pattern.
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Rochester Cathedral
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Our first visit to a beautiful historic Rochester, Kent .
Rochester is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. Rochester was a city until losing its status as one in 1998 following the forming of Medway and failing to protect its status as a city. There have been ongoing campaigns to reinstate the city status for Rochester.
Rochester was for many years a favourite of Charles Dickens, who owned nearby Gads Hill Place, Higham, basing many of his novels on the area. The Diocese of Rochester, the second oldest in England, is centred on Rochester Cathedral and was responsible for the founding of a school, now The King's School in 604 AD, which is recognised as being the second oldest continuously running school in the world. Rochester Castle, built by Bishop Gundulf of Rochester, has one of the best preserved keeps in either England or France, and during the First Barons' War (1215–1217) in King John's reign, baronial forces captured the castle from Archbishop Stephen Langton and held it against the king, who then besieged it.
Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham, Strood and a number of outlying villages form a single large urban area known as the Medway Towns with a population of about 250,000. These places now make up the Medway Unitary Authority area. It was, until 1998, under the control of Kent County Council and is still part of the ceremonial county of Kent, under the latest Lieutenancies Act.
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Rochester in Kent makes a great wintery day trip, just 45 minutes from central London with Southeastern Railway.
With a beautiful high street lined with historic buildings, Rochester Cathedral and Rochester Castle – one of the best-preserved and finest example of Norman architecture in England, there’s plenty of things to see and do.
It’s also filled with independent stores and hidden gems. There’s Pips of Rochester, a lovely local greengrocers selling local produce, Kiss Kiss Heart and Paloma Studio which sell gorgeous gifts and Dickens House Wine Emporium – a wine store in a building that was once the apothecary where Charles Dickens collected his medicines.
The food scene in Rochester is also pretty special. Topes is the place for the best food in the town, serving gourmet dishes including pigeon, mackerel and sea bream. Fleur De Thé is a cute tea room / gift shop. It’s super photogenic and wow do they make a good cuppa!
Another great hidden gem was Playopolis Board Games Café just around the end of the high street. Opened last year, this family run board game café has over 700 board games, plus they serve fun cocktails too including Butterbeer!
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Places to see in ( Rochester - UK )
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Rochester is a town and historic city in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, England. Rochester is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles from London.
Rochester was for many years a favourite of Charles Dickens, who owned nearby Gads Hill Place, Higham, basing many of his novels on the area. The Diocese of Rochester, the second oldest in England, is centred on Rochester Cathedral and was responsible for the founding of a school, now The King's School in 604 AD, which is recognised as being the second oldest continuously running school in the world.
Rochester Castle, built by Bishop Gundulf of Rochester, has one of the best preserved keeps in either England or France, and during the First Barons' War (1215–1217) in King John's reign, baronial forces captured the castle from Archbishop Stephen Langton and held it against the king, who then besieged it.
Rochester and its neighbours, Chatham and Gillingham, Strood and a number of outlying villages form a single large urban area known as the Medway Towns. These places nowadays make up the Medway Unitary Authority area. It was, until 1998, under the control of Kent County Council and is still part of the ceremonial county of Kent, under the latest Lieutenancies Act.
Rochester lies within the area, known to geologists, as the London Basin. The low-lying Hoo peninsula to the north of the town consists of London Clay, and the alluvium brought down by the two rivers—the Thames and the Medway—whose confluence is in this area. The land rises from the river, and being on the dip slope of the North Downs, this consists of chalk surmounted by the Blackheath Beds of sand and gravel.
Rochester comprises numerous important historic buildings, the most prominent of which are the Guildhall, the Corn Exchange, Restoration House, Eastgate House, as well as Rochester Castle and Rochester Cathedral. Many of the town centre's old buildings date from as early as the 14th century up to the 18th century. The chapel of St Bartholomew's Hospital dates from the ancient priory hospital's foundation in 1078.
A new Huguenot Museum, which includes items from the collections of the French Hospital, was opened in Rochester on 13 May 2015, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and individual donations. Since 1980 the city has seen the revival of the historic Rochester Jack-in-the-Green May Day dancing chimney sweeps tradition, which had died out in the early 1900s.
Rochester is on the A2, which crosses the Medway at Rochester Bridge – the route roughly follows the ancient road known as Watling Street. Rochester railway station is on the Chatham Main Line and the North Kent Line. Rochester Airport began in September 1933 when Rochester City Council purchased some land as the site for a municipal airport.
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Views of Rochester from Rochester Castle
Rochester is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, about 30 miles (50 km) from London. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rainham, Strood and Gillingham. Rochester was a city until losing its status as one in 1998 following the forming of Medway and failing to protect its status as a city. There have been ongoing campaigns to reinstate the city status for Rochester.
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Rochester was for many years a favourite of Charles Dickens, who owned nearby Gads Hill Place, Higham,[4] basing many of his novels on the area. The Diocese of Rochester, the second oldest in England, is centred on Rochester Cathedral and was responsible for founding a school, now The King's School, in 604 AD, which is recognised as the second oldest continuously running school in the world. Rochester Castle, built by Bishop Gundulf of Rochester, has one of the best-preserved keeps in either England or France. During the First Barons' War (1215–1217) in King John's reign, baronial forces captured the castle from Archbishop Stephen Langton and held it against the king, who then besieged it.
As well as the historic centre, the suburbs of Borstal and The Delce are also part of Rochester, forming part of the Medway Towns urban area with a population of about 250,000.
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MEDWAY WALK | STROOD KENT | Town Centre Walkthrough to Train Station
Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, South East England. It lies on the northwest bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town. Strood began as a manor then chapelry of Frindsbury until gaining its own parish status in 1193. Wikipedia
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02:25 - High Street
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10:48 - Station Road
14:15 - Strood Train Station
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Located in the county of Kent, and 30 miles east, and slightly south, of central London, is the town of Strood.
Geographically, Strood is situated at the west bank of the River Medway with the town of Rochester on the opposite side (seen at the end of the walk). This makes it historically significant from a Roman perspective. When the Romans invaded Britain in AD 43, they were met with significant resistance from the native Britons at the Battle of Medway. This battle is said to have lasted for two days before the Romans finally forced the Britons to retreat towards the Thames, having tried in vain to defend the area believed to be in the vicinity of where Strood stands today.
The town's name is derived from Old English 'strōd', meaning 'marshy land overgrown with brushwood'. In the 12th century a church was built here - originally as a chapel of ease to the neighbouring parish of Frindsbury before Strood itself became a parish later that century. The church, dedicated to St Nicholas, was rebuilt in stone in the 14th century.
In 1845 the railway arrived in Strood. This was a precursor to the present station which opened in 1856. The initial station closed that same year. The station of today is situated on the North Kent Line which runs between Lewisham and Rochester, as well as being the northern terminus of the Medway Valley Line which runs to Paddock Wood.
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0:00 High Street
3:39 North Street
4:54 High Street
9:02 Esplanade
Charles Dickens-related Sites - Rochester, England, United Kingdom
Located about 30 miles ESE of London, Rochester has a long history, with evident of early Celtic and Roman settlement in the area. It is home to the second oldest bishopric in England, and it was formally recognized as a city in 1211.
In 1856, Charles Dickens moved to Gads Hill Place in Highham, Kent, across River Medway from Rochester. Dickens lived there the rest of his life, and he wrote several of his well-known works there. Several buildings in the Rochester area became settings for scenes in his stories and novels.
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E13A2625 - View of High Street at Eastgate
E13A2638 - The Swiss Chalet behind Eastgate House; a gift to Charles Dickens, it was originally assembled across from his house on Gads Hill; it was in the chalet where Dickens did much of his later writing; the Swiss Chalet was relocated behind Eastgate House in Rochester; Eastgate House is home to a Dickens museum; it was featured as Westgate in The Pickwick Papers
E13A2656 - The Six Poor Travellers House on High Street was established as a charity house in the 1500s; it inspired the Charles Dickens story The Seven Poor Travellers
E13A2683 - Guildhall on High Street; built in 1697, its chamber is featured in the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations
E13A2676 - The Princess Hall a.k.a. Corn Exchange was built in 1698 and is worth checking out
E13A2672 - Chertsey's Gate once marked the boundary between Rochester and the Rochester Cathedral; formerly known as Cemetery Gate and now as College Gate, it appeared as Jasper's Gate in the Charles Dickens novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood
E13A2786 - Rochester Cathedral as seen from atop Rochester Castle; the cathedral was built between 1079 and 1238; the Diocese of Rochester dates back to the early 600s, the second oldest bishopric in England
E13A2760 - Rochester Castle dates back to the 11th century; its keep, or tower, dates to the 12th century and is generally regarded as one of the best preserved keeps in the United Kingdom
A Day Trip from London: Guide to Rochester in Medway | Places to visit in Kent
Take a virtual walking tour of Rochester in Kent with us and visit Rochester Castle, Rochester Cathedral and the small city's historic high street.
Rochester is a small City in Medway, North Kent - only taking between 30 mins to an hour away from London by train so makes for the perfect day trip from the city being small enough to take in all the sights in one day.
The city is full of history having grown from a small Saxon village to an important site for the Romans and then a defence site for the Normans. It was then made famous through many of Charles Dickens novels where he mentioned his beloved home town.
Come with us as we take a walk down the Victorian high street, enjoy breakfast at Cafe Nucleus and then take a walk around the rest of the city.
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Our visit to Rochester, Kent
A quick visit to the historic town of Rochester, on the banks for the River Medway in Kent
From the High Street, that follows the Roman road from London to Dover, known as Watling Street. Also known to Charles Dickens, who featured many of the building in his stories. We take in the Guildhall Museum, discover the College Gate before heading onto Rochester's Visitor's Centre & Art Gallery (including the Huguenot Museum) before strolling onto Eastgate House.
Our tour now takes us up Crow Lane towards the Vines, past Restoration House. A quick stroll through the Vines park before detouring around towards The Precinct before heading onto Rochester Cathedral. The cathedral dates from AD604, which makes Rochester Castle, and it's Keep, pretty modern at 1127.
A quick stroll around the grounds of Rochester Castle, taking in the Crimean Cannon before our final destination of The Esplanade
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02:32 - The College Gate
03:28 - Rochester's Visitor Centre
04:30 - Eastgate House
05:08 - The Vines
05:34 - Restoration House
06:34 - The Precinct
07:42 - Rochester Cathedral
09:08 - Rochester Castle
10:36 - The Esplanade
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Rochester to Strood, views over the Medway from a Javelin, Kent, England - 3rd June, 2014
This short film shows Northerly views from a London bound Javelin train as it makes the very short journey across the Medway Estuary from Rochester to Strood across the historic Rochester Bridge.
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A drive through Strood at 9.30am on 22/10/2009, from Frindesbury Hill to Marlowe Park via Station Road, Commercial Road, Knights Road, Cuxton Road, Cedar Road, Holly Road, Lilac Road onto Marlowe Park.
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Views Around Rochester, Kent, England - 3rd June, 2014
Rochester is a town and former city in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (48 km) from London. The town was for many years the favourite of Charles Dickens, who lived nearby at Gads Hill Place, Higham, and who based many of his novels in the area.
This film features views around the town of Rochester in Kent, England on a walk from the River Medway bank on the Strood side of Rochester Bridge, across the bridge, with extensive views of the River Medway, Rochester Bridge and Rochester Castle. From here the walk goes down the High Street taking in the sights of the Guildhall Museum, Boley Hill and Rochester Cathedral.
This is a lovely historic town, only a short train ride away from London, and I would recommend it to other travellers.
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Places to see in ( Gillingham - UK )
Gillingham is a town in the county of Kent in South East England. For local government purposes it is also in the unitary authority of Medway. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Wigmore, Parkwood, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall.
Gillingham means a homestead of Gylla's family, from Old English ham (village, homestead) and ingas (family, followers), and was first recorded in the 10th century as Gyllingeham. Also referred to in old texts as Jillyingham Water, hence the pronunciation being Gillingham (the G sounds as a J as in the girls' name Jill).
Gillingham became an urban district under the Local Government Act 1894, gaining municipal borough status in 1903. John Robert Featherby was the first mayor of the Borough of Gillingham. In 1928 Rainham was added to the Gillingham Borough. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it became a non-metropolitan district. It merged with the other Medway Towns (in the City of Rochester-upon-Medway district) in 1998 under the 1990s UK local government reform, to become part of the Medway unitary authority.
The Municipal Buildings in Canterbury Street were built as council offices for Gillingham Borough Council. They were opened by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir George Broadbridge, on 25 September 1937. The Lord Mayor was received at Gillingham Railway Station by a guard of honour of boys of HMS Arethusa. Before the Second World War, air raid sirens were placed on the Municipal Buildings, and the local Civil Defence headquarters were in a single-storey building, to the rear of the car park. In about 1953, Gillingham Borough Control was built underground, beneath part of the car park.
When Gillingham Borough Council merged with Rochester upon Medway to form the unitary Medway Authority in 1998, the buildings were still used as council offices and for meetings for several years afterwards. Medway Council then moved into the former Lloyd's of London headquarters at Chatham Gun Wharf, and the Municipal Buildings were considered surplus to requirements. They were sold off in 2008 under a contract which turned them into a residential care home.
The town grew along the road from Brompton on the great lines (military barracks), to the railway station. As such it was a linear development. Close by was the road along the shore line, linking The Strand, and the tiny village of Gillingham Green. Later, communities developed along the top road- Watling street – turnpike linking Chatham with Dover. All these communities merged into the town that is called today Gillingham.
The main source of employment was at Chatham Dockyard, two-thirds of which lay within the boundaries of Gillingham. When it ceased to be a naval base in 1984, there was significant unemployment. A World Heritage Site application is today planned for the Dockyard and its defences. Since the 1980s, Gillingham has rebuilt its economic base and the Gillingham Business Park was set up 3 miles (4.8 km) from the town centre, to attract investments and diversify economic activity. The business park is one of the most popular business locations in North Kent and is located about two miles (3 km) north of the M2 motorway. Gillingham has a marina called Gillingham Marina. Gillingham is an important retail centre serving a substantial part of Medway. The town has a large street market in the High Street on Saturdays and Mondays, and is the busiest in the whole of Medway.
The Roman road now known as Watling Street passed through Gillingham; and until the opening of the Medway Towns bypass (the M2 motorway) in the mid-1960s the same route was followed by the traffic on the A2 to Dover. That road had been turnpiked in 1730, as part of the London–Canterbury coaching route. In June 1996 the Medway Tunnel opened, giving Gillingham a second link to the M2 and Strood.
The London, Chatham and Dover Railway opened its line between Chatham and Faversham on 25 January 1858; and a country station was opened here called New Brompton. This was to serve the dockyard labourers' homes that had sprung up during the Napoleonic Wars. A branch line led into the dockyard. The station later became Gillingham Railway Station.
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Villages & Towns of Kent, UK
A small selection of the beautiful villages and towns in Kent