Grays

Worth seeing in and around Grays

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
   West Thurrock

   West Thurrock is an area the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It lies 18 miles east of Charing Cross, London.

   3.5 km · traditional Church of England parish and town in Thurrock, Essex, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   5.7 km · shopping centre in Stone, Dartford, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   5.1 km · castle in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara

   The Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara ) is a Sikh Gurdwara situated in the town of Gravesend, Kent. It is the largest Gurdwara in Europe and also one of the largest outside India.

   5 km · gurdwara in Gravesend, Gravesham, Kent, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Swanscombe Heritage Park

   The Swanscombe Skull Site is a 3.9-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve in Swanscombe, Kent, England, now forming part of the broader Swanscombe Heritage Park. The site lies within Barnfield Pit, the most significant of several former gravel quarries that once supplied raw materials to the nearby Swanscombe Cement Works, and contains two Geological Conservation Review sites.

   3.9 km · geological site and nature reserve in Kent, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Stonebridge Road

   Stonebridge Road is a multi-purpose stadium in Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, England, also known as Morrow Stadium for sponsorship reasons. It is primarily used for football matches.

   2.9 km · stadium · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   5.1 km · new town in Dartford, Kent, England, undergoing development as part of the Ebbsfleet Garden City project · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Lakeside Shopping Centre

   Lakeside Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping centre located in West Thurrock, Essex just beyond the eastern boundary of Greater London. It was constructed on the site of a former chalk quarry.

   3.5 km · shopping mall in Essex, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Tilbury Fort

   Tilbury Fort, also known historically as the Thermitage Bulwark and the West Tilbury Blockhouse, is an artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in England. The earliest version of the fort, comprising a small blockhouse with artillery covering the river, was constructed by King Henry VIII to protect London against attack from France as part of his Device programme.

   3.9 km · bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St George's Church, Gravesend

    St George's Church, Gravesend, is a Grade II*-listed Anglican church dedicated to Saint George the patriarch of England, which is situated near the foot of Gravesend High Street in the Borough of Gravesham. It serves as Gravesend's parish church and is located in the diocese of Rochester in Kent, England.

    4.3 km · Anglican church in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Grays

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 46 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 51 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 55 km

Stations

Ebbsfleet International railway station, 3.6 km · Port of Tilbury, 2 km · Northfleet railway station, 3.3 km · Greenhithe railway station, 4.5 km · Stone Crossing railway station, 5.3 km

• London → Grays

  31 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · £3.5–4.5
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• London, Essex → Grays

  31 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · £3.5–4.5
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• Luton, Luton → Grays

  68 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · £8–11
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