The Medway area
Gillingham is part of the historic Medway in Kent. Known for it’s maritime and military roots with the nearby essential Dockyard and Marina in Chatham. Gillingham is now full of the hustle and bustle of retail life that serves the surrounding community. Each Monday and Saturday the High Street is filled with merchants offering an array of goods to keen market shoppers.
The historic town of Rochester is only about 2 miles away where you can find a grand cathedral and an interesting Castle. There are also some unique boutiques and great places to eat.
Another major part of the Medway is Chatham, where the dockyard plays a prominent role - both in British Maritime History and for today's booming Medway businesses. Find out more in the historic dockyard. Or spend the day shopping at the outlet centre close to the Odeon cinema and the Charles Dickens Centre.
Gillingham Football Club - 0.48 miles
Priestfield Stadium has been virtually re-built since the current Chairman Paul Scally took over in 1995. On one side of the ground is the impressive two tiered, Medway Stand, opened in 2000 , with a row of executive boxes (the type which you can sit outside of) running across the middle. Opposite is the tidy all seater Gordon Road Stand. Unfortunately though, it contains a number of supporting pillars, which may hinder your view. This also has an unusual TV gantry perched on its roof. The Rainham End, has also been re-developed, with a single tier cantilevered stand, which replaced a former terrace.
Cobham Hall - 5.79 miles
Cobham Hall is an outstandingly beautiful red brick mansion dating from 1584, which demonstrates an exciting combination of Elizabethan, Jacobean, Carolean and 18th Century styles. The Hall is set in 150 acres of parkland situated within easy reach of the A2/M2, M25 and M20. It yields much for the student of art, architecture and history. The Elizabethan wings date from 1584 while the central section contains the Gilt Hall, wonderfully decorated by John Webb, Inigo Jones' most celebrated pupil, in 1654. Further rooms were later decorated by James Wyatt in the 18th Century.
