Darenth

Worth seeing in and around Darenth

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bluewater

   Bluewater Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping centre, located just outside Dartford, Kent, and accessible from the M25 motorway and A2. Opened on 16 March 1999 in a former chalk quarry after ten years of building works, the site occupies 240 acres and has a sales floor area of 154,000 m2 over three levels, making it the fifth-largest shopping centre in the UK.

   2.4 km · shopping centre in Stone, Dartford, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Stone Castle

   Stone Castle is a castle at Stone, near Western Quarry in Kent, England. It was built between 1135 and 1140 on the site where William the Conqueror signed a treaty with the men of Kent in 1067.

   3 km · castle in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ebbsfleet Valley

   Ebbsfleet Valley is a new town and redevelopment area in Kent, South East England, and part of the Thames Gateway, southwest of Gravesend. Development is coordinated by the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation.

   3.2 km · new town in Dartford, Kent, England, undergoing development as part of the Ebbsfleet Garden City project · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Darenth

   The Church of St Margaret of Antioch at Darenth, Kent, is a church with Norman origins thought to be the third oldest in Kent and the sixth oldest in the United Kingdom. It is a Grade I listed building.

   900 m · Grade I listed church in Darenth, Dartford, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Beacon Wood Country Park

   Beacon Wood Country Park is a public woodland in Bean near Dartford, in Kent, England. It was previously an industrial claypit then re-claimed as woodland park open to the public, currently owned by Tarmac.

   2.3 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Longfield Chalk Bank

   Longfield Chalk Bank is a 2-hectare nature reserve in Longfield in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.

   3.5 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Franks Hall

   Franks Hall in Horton Kirby, Kent, is a large Elizabethan country house, completed in 1591. The Grade I listed building remains a private house.

   3.9 km · Grade I listed country house in Horton Kirby, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Dartford Civic Centre

   Dartford Civic Centre is a municipal building in Home Gardens in Dartford, a town in Kent, in England. The building accommodates the offices and meeting place of Dartford Borough Council.

   3.9 km · municipal building in England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of the Holy Trinity

   Holy Trinity Church, Dartford, is a parish church affiliated with the Church of England in Dartford, Kent. It is a Grade I listed building dating from the 11th century.

   3.7 km · church in Dartford, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Orchard Theatre

    The Orchard Theatre is a 1025-seat receiving theatre in the centre of Dartford, Kent. It was built by Dartford Borough Council and opened by The Duke of Kent on Thursday 14 April 1983.

    4 km · theatre in Dartford, Kent, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Darenth

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 43 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 50 km · London Stansted (STN), 52 km

Stations

Greenhithe railway station, 3.8 km · Stone Crossing railway station, 3.5 km · Farningham Road railway station, 2.5 km · Longfield Halt railway station, 3.3 km

• London → Darenth

  28 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · £3–4
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• Luton, Luton → Darenth

  69 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · £8–11
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