Places to see in ( Dartford - UK )
Places to see in ( Dartford - UK )
Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located 18 miles south-east of Central London, and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in Essex, which can be reached via the Dartford Crossing and the Dartford Tunnel.
Dartford centre lies in a valley through which the River Darent flows, and where the old road from London to Dover crossed: hence the name, from Darent + ford. Dartford became a market town in medieval times and, although today it is principally a commuter town for Greater London, it has a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance. It is an important rail hub; the main through-road now by-passes the town itself.
Dartford is twinned with several other towns and cities abroad including Hanau in Germany, Gravelines in France and Namyangju in South Korea.
Dartford has two major buildings concerned with performance art. The Orchard Theatre, located in the town centre, is a fully professional theatre, providing audiences with a large range of drama, dance, music and entertainment. The Mick Jagger Centre, within the grounds of Dartford Grammar School on Shepherds Lane, was completed in 2000 and provides facilities for community arts across a wide region.
Dartford railway station is located in the town centre and is connected to London via three National Rail routes. The first railway London to Dartford connection was the North Kent Line via Woolwich Arsenal in 1849, connecting at Gravesend with the line to the Medway Towns. Later two more lines were built, the Dartford Loop Line through Sidcup, which opened in 1866, and the Bexleyheath Line, which opened in 1895. All the lines were electrified on 6 June 1926.
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Top 10 Best Things to do in Bromley, England
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Chislehurst Caves
Charles Darwin Down House
Kelsey Park
High Elms Country Park
Christmas Tree Farm
Churchill Theatre
Eltham Palace and Gardens
The Glades, Bromley
Crystal Palace Park
Enchanted Village Adventure Golf
Places to see in ( Grays Thurrock - UK )
Places to see in ( Grays Thurrock - UK )
Grays is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex and one of the Thurrock's traditional parishes. Grays Thurrock is approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the east of London on the north bank of the River Thames, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the M25 motorway. Its economy is linked to Port of London industries, its own offices, retail and Lakeside, West Thurrock. Its diversely used riverside faces Broadness Lighthouse, Broadness Point, Swanscombe, Kent.
Samuel Pepys recorded in his diary that he visited Grays on 24 September 1665 and apparently bought fish from the local fishermen. Parts of Grays and Chafford Hundred are set within three Victorian chalk pits; the largest two being the Lion Gorge, and the Warren Gorge. Another area of the Chafford Hundred residential development is built on a Victorian landfill site.
Thurrock is a Saxon name meaning the bottom of a ship. The element Grays comes from Henry de Grai, a descendant of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye, who was granted the manor of Grays Thurrock in 1195 by Richard I. Local sites of interest include the Thameside Theatre, the Thurrock History Museum, Grays Beach and the now-disused State Cinema.
From the top of the Derby Road Bridge in Grays one can look down to Thurrock Yacht Club, Grays Beach children's playground and the River Thames. As well as Thurrock Yacht Club, Grays Beach is the site of the local landmark The Gull, a lightship built in 1860, which has lain on the foreshore for decades and is now in a serious state of dilapidation. The Thurrock Campus of South Essex College relocated to a new complex in the town centre in September 2014.
The town is approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the east of London on the north bank of the River Thames, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the M25 motorway its economy is linked to Port of London industries, its own offices, retail and Lakeside, West Thurrock. Its variously used riverside (from homes through wild bird-habitat marshland to importation, storage and distribution) faces Broadness Lighthouse, Broadness Point, Swanscombe, Kent.
Grays has good road links, being close to the A13 road and the M25 motorway. The A126 London Road is the main road which links Grays town centre with Lakeside Shopping Centre, Purfleet and Tilbury. Grays railway station runs through the centre of the built-up core and is served by c2c and runs between Fenchurch Street station in the City of London to the west and Shoeburyness to the east. Also Grays bus station by the station above is a hub for most bus services in Thurrock. The bus services are operated by Ensignbus, First Essex, Arriva Southend, Imperial Buses and Regal Busways.
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Places to see in ( Bromley - UK )
Places to see in ( Bromley - UK )
Bromley is a district of south east London, England, located 9.3 miles south east of Charing Cross. Bromley is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley, and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan.
Bromley was historically a market town chartered since 1158 and an ancient parish in the county of Kent. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of a railway station in 1858 were key to its development, and the economic history of Bromley is underpinned by a shift from an agrarian village to commerce and retail. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Bromley significantly increased in population and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903.
Bromley has developed into one of a handful of regionally significant commercial and retail districts outside central London and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. Most of Bromley including the town centre falls under the BR1 postcode district, whereas areas to the west towards Shortlands are part of BR2 instead.
Bromley is located 9.3 miles (15 km) south east of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Bromley is a post town in the BR postcode area, consisting of BR1 and part of the BR2 postcode district. BR1 covers Bromley, Bickley, Sundridge Park and part of Downham; and the BR2 portion covers Hayes, Shortlands, Bickley and Bromley Common.
Other nearby areas:
Beckenham
Bellingham
Catford
Chislehurst
Coney Hall
Elmers End
Eltham
Grove Park
Lewisham
Locksbottom
Mottingham
New Eltham
Orpington
Penge
Petts Wood
Bromley is served by two rail stations , Bromley South station with services to London Victoria nonstop or, via Herne Hill // Kentish Town via Blackfriars and also London St.Pancras (Intl) // trains are available to many other stations incl. Orpington, Sevenoaks via Swanley, Gillingham, Ashford International via Maidstone East and a splitting service to Ramsgate and Dover Priory via Chatham. Bromley North station with services to London Bridge and Charing Cross by changing at Grove Park. Bromley is served by many Transport for London services and an Arriva Kent route, these connect it with areas including Beckenham, Bexleyheath, Catford, Chislehurst, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Eltham, Hayes, Lewisham, New Addington, Orpington, Penge, Sevenoaks, Sidcup, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and West Wickham.
Alot to see in ( Bromley - UK ) such as :
Down House
Jubilee Country Park
Church House Gardens
Whitehall Recreation Ground
Hayes Common
South Hill Wood
Forster Memorial Park
Hayes Old Rectory Gardens
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Places to see in ( Swanley - UK )
Places to see in ( Swanley - UK )
Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located approximately 15 miles southeast of central London, adjacent to the Greater London boundary and within the M25 motorway. The population at the 2011 census was 16,226. The local council is Swanley Town Council.
In 1066, Swanley only consisted of a few cattle farms, surrounded in oak, sycamore and ash (Fraxinus) woodland. Because Swanley only consisted of a few homesteads, it was not mentioned in the Domesday Book. The civil parish of Swanley was created in 1955 from neighbouring parishes of Farningham and Sutton at Hone reflecting the developments of the town and increase in population. In 1974 the parish council became a Town Council and included the settlements of Hextable, Swanley Village and the main town of Swanley. In 1988, Hextable was formed into a separate parish council.
Within Kent, Swanley is adjacent to the parishes of Wilmington and Hextable to the north, Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley and Farningham to the east, and Eynsford and Crockenhill to the south. To the west there is a boundary with St Mary Cray in the London Borough of Bromley and Ruxley in the London Borough of Bexley. The closest large towns are Bexleyheath, Dartford, Orpington and Sidcup. The Swanley post town in the BR postcode area includes the hamlet of Hockenden in the London Borough of Bromley.
Swanley has easy access to the M25, M20 and the A20 being on the M25 Junction 3 interchange. The A2 is also north of the town. Swanley station serves the town with National Rail services to London Victoria via Bromley South, West Hampstead Thameslink via Bromley South and Catford (peak journeys continue on to Bedford, Dover Priory via Chatham and Canterbury East, Canterbury West via Maidstone East and Ashford International as well as to Sevenoaks.
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Smallhythe Place, Kent, last home of Dame Ellen Terry.
Our visit to the Ellen Terry Museum.
Places to see in ( Gravesend - UK )
Places to see in ( Gravesend - UK )
Gravesend is an ancient town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles east-southeast of Charing Cross on the south bank of the Thames Estuary and opposite Tilbury in Essex.Located in the diocese of Rochester, Gravesend is the administrative centre of the Borough of Gravesham.
Its geographical situation has given Gravesend strategic importance throughout the maritime and communications history of South East England. A Thames Gateway commuter town, Gravesend retains strong links with the River Thames, not least through the Port of London Authority Pilot Station and has witnessed rejuvenation since the advent of High Speed 1 rail services via Gravesend railway station.
The location of Gravesend is at a point where the higher land – the lowest point of the dip slope of the North Downs – reaches the river bank. From its origins as a landing place and shipping port, Gravesend gradually extended southwards and eastwards. Gravesend today is a commercial and commuter town, providing a local shopping district: there are several of the multiple stores, and a good range of local shops. It has a market hall, open six days a week, and a recently established farmers' market. Crew for Thames tugboats live in town, with Gravesend watermen often hailing from a family tradition.
Gravesend Town Pier is a unique structure having the first known iron cylinders used in its construction. Gravesend Town Pier was completely refurbished in 2004 and now features a bar and restaurant. Royal Terrace Pier built in 1844 and originally named Terrace Pier, the prefix Royal was added in honour of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who arrived at the Gravesend on her way to marry Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in 1865.
Situated at the top of Harmer Street, Gravesend Clock Tower, Harmer Street foundation stone was laid on 6 September 1887. An American sculptor, William Ordway Partridge, created a life-size statue of the 17th-century Native American princess Pocahontas.
Windmill Hill, named after its former windmills, offers extensive views across the Thames and was a popular spot for Victorian visitors to the town because of the camera obscura installed at the Old Mill and for its tea gardens and other amusements.
The A2 road passes two miles (3 km) south of Gravesend town centre. Gravesend railway station lies on the North Kent Line, and was opened in 1849. The Gravesend West Line, terminating by the river and for some time operating as a continental ferry connection, closed in 1968. Gravesend is the primary north Kent interchange for high speed and metro rail services. Gravesend is served by several Arriva Kent Thameside bus services connecting the town with other areas in Kent including Dartford, Bluewater and Sevenoaks and to the Medway Towns. Passenger ferry services to Tilbury, Essex, operate daily (except Sundays), from Gravesend Town Pier.
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Hall Place, Bexley
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Hall Place is situated off the A2 on Bourne Road, Bexley.
Hall Place is the borough's second Class I park and designated historic site. Tudor/Jacobean buildings are set in over 63 hectares of open space and ornamental gardens.
At the centre of the Hall Place Estate stands one of the most important late medieval houses in the south east. Today the house is managed by the Bexley Heritage Trust and offers a variety of permanent and visiting exhibitions as well as educational exhibits and is open for weddings and other functions. The house has a museum. The local studies centre is no longer based at Hall Place and has moved to the Central Library, Bexleyheath.
It has the added attraction of a working nursery within its ground and offers many recreational facilities including rugby, football and cricket. The main entrance is dominated by a busy modern car park and a newly constructed changing room block, which services the nearby sports fields. These fields are used throughout the year by a wide variety of local teams and clubs. A new cafeteria was opened in 2009, replacing the old tea rooms which were built in the early 60s and demolished to facilitate a larger car park.
History
Since they were opened to the public in 1952 by the Duchess of Kent, the award-winning gardens at Hall Place have become a popular attraction, getting more than 100,000 visitors each year from far and wide. Guided tours are available to groups of visitors on request, throughout the year.
Hall Place is a Grade I listed sixteenth century house constructed of rubble masonry with a red brick seventeenth century extension the south side. Since the house was built in 1537-1540 it has changed ownership many times, and during the first half of the nineteenth century it even existed as a school. Apart from the house, nursery and gardens, the park itself boasts many excellent features and offers something of interest to all ages, from sport to heritage. There is a sports field and flood plain.
The River Cray which runs through the grounds of Hall Place adds its own particular feature and is home to many different types of wildlife. Many large fish, including Chub, can be seen in the many pools within the rivers.
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