Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England.
It is located 18 mi (29 km) 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. To its east lies the Borough of Gravesham and to the south the district of Sevenoaks. It had a population of 51,240 in 2018.
Getting to Dartford
From London, take the A2 arterial road from either London or the M25 Orbital motorway. From Canterbury, take the M2 and the A2 The Dartford tunnel and bridge are toll roads but do not have booths. Payment must be made on the website (car plate is scanned) within a couple of days otherwise you get a large fine.
- 01Dartford
Worth seeing
- 01Tilbury Fort
Tilbury, RM18 7NR (13 miles east of Dartford),.
Things to do
Football: London City Lionesses were promoted in 2025 so they play soccer in Women's Super League, their top tier. Their home ground is Princes Park, capacity 4000, south side of town. They're not affiliated with a men's club. Ebbsfleet United (men) were relegated in 2025 to play in National League South, the sixth tier.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.