West Tilbury

Worth seeing in and around West Tilbury

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
   Coalhouse Fort

   Coalhouse Fort is an artillery fort in the eastern English county of Essex. It was built in the 1860s to guard the lower Thames from seaborne attack.

   3.3 km · artillery fort at Coalhouse Point in Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   2.7 km · bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   3.9 km · Anglican church in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Mary

   The Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in Chadwell St Mary, Thurrock, Essex. The church is a Grade I listed building.

   1.5 km · historic church in Chadwell St Mary, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hangman's Wood and Deneholes

   Hangman's Wood and Deneholes is a 3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Little Thurrock in Essex. The deneholes, which were created by medieval chalk mining, are a scheduled monument.

   3.3 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
6. 06
   New Tavern Fort

   New Tavern Fort is an historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent. Dating mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries, it is an unusually well-preserved example of an 18th-century fortification and remained in use for defensive purposes until the Second World War.

   3.8 km · historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St James' Church, West Tilbury

   The Church of St James is a grade II* listed former parish church in West Tilbury. It is constructed from flint and rubble and was restored by W Benton.

   300 m · church in West Tilbury, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Thurrock and Basildon College

   Thurrock and Basildon College was a further education college in Grays, Essex, England and Basildon, Essex, England. It was formed by the merger of Thurrock Technical College and Basildon College.

   2.6 km · further education college in Grays, Essex, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Gravesend Town Hall

   Gravesend Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Gravesend, Kent, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Gravesend Municipal Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

   3.9 km · Grade II* listed building in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Royal Terrace Pier

    Royal Terrace Pier is owned and managed by the Port of London Authority and is located adjacent to their headquarters at London River House in Gravesend.

    3.7 km · pier in Gravesend, Gravesham, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to West Tilbury

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 47 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 54 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 59 km

Stations

Port of Tilbury, 3.6 km · East Tilbury railway station, 1.9 km · Tilbury Town railway station, 2.9 km · Port of London Authority, 3.7 km · Denton Halt railway station, 4 km

• London → West Tilbury

  36 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £4–5
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• London, Essex → West Tilbury

  36 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £4–5
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• Luton, Luton → West Tilbury

  71 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · £9–12
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