Sittingbourne

Worth seeing in and around Sittingbourne

6 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
   Gore Court

   The Grove, Gore Court is a sports ground in Sittingbourne in Kent. It is used for cricket and hockey by Gore Court.

   2.4 km · sports ground in Sittingbourne, Kent. · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Romano-Celtic temple at Watling, Newington

   Watling Temple is the name given to the remains of a temple within a Roman town next to the modern A2 road in Newington, near Sittingbourne in Kent, England.

   4.7 km · Romano-Celtic temple in a roadside settlement near Newington · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Cromers Wood

   Cromers Wood is a 28-hectare nature reserve between Milstead and Sittingbourne in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.

   3.3 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway

   The Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway in Kent is a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge heritage railway that operates from Sittingbourne to the banks of The Swale. The line was developed as an industrial railway by paper maker Frank Lloyd in 1904, to transport pulp materials and finished products between Ridham Dock, on the Swale, and the company's paper mill at Sittingbourne, and from the mid-1920s to a second mill at Kemsley.

   2.2 km · heritage railway in Kent, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of All Saints, Murston

   The Church of All Saints, Murston, Sittingbourne, is a Church of England parish church in the county of Kent, England. It is notable due to its architect, William Burges, and was constructed in 1873–4.

   900 m · church in Murston, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sheppey Crossing

   The Sheppey Crossing is a bridge which carries the A249 road across the Swale, linking the Isle of Sheppey with the mainland of Kent. The four-lane crossing measures 21.5 m in width, at a height of 35 m over the water.

   5.6 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Sittingbourne Heritage Museum
2. 02
   Church of All Saints

   An Anglican parish church, which is notable due to its architect, William Burges, and was constructed in 1873–4.

From Wikivoyage: Sittingbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway

   4-mile steam train line that runs on Sundays and Bank Holidays March - December.

2. 02
   Kent Kings Speedway
3. 03
   Bayford Meadows Kart Circuit

   Symmonds Drive, Eurolink Industrial Estate, ME10 3RY (one mile from Sittingborne station), info@bayfordmeadows.co.uk.

4. 04
   Battle Kart

   Battlekart Sittingbourne, Chestnut Street, info@sittingbourne.battlekart.com.

From Wikivoyage: Sittingbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   The Golden Hope

   1 Park Road, ME10 1DR,.

From Wikivoyage: Sittingbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Sittingbourne

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 68 km · London Stansted (STN), 70 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 84 km

Stations

Newington railway station, 5.2 km · Sittingbourne railway station, 400 m · Kemsley railway station, 2.5 km · Teynham railway station, 4.8 km · Swale railway station, 5.5 km

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  62 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · £7–9
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  99 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · £12–16
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