400 kV Thames Crossing, Grays

Name: 400 kV Thames Crossing
Address: Grays, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Grays

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Facts and practical information

The 400 kV Thames Crossing is an overhead power line crossing of the River Thames, between Botany Marshes in Swanscombe, Kent, and West Thurrock, Essex, England. Its towers are the tallest electricity pylons in the UK. ()

Coordinates: 51°27'44"N, 0°18'21"E

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SwanscombeGrays United Kingdom

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400 kV Thames Crossing – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ingress Abbey, Swanscombe Heritage Park, State Cinema, St Clement's Church.

1 miSW
Forts and castles
Ingress Abbey
26 min walk • Ingress Abbey was a Neo-gothic Jacobean-style country house in Greenhithe, Kent, England. It was built on the Ingress Estate, owned by the Viscount Duncannon in the 18th century and after having been passed on among many owners the buildings were demolished in 1820.
1.2 miS
Park
Swanscombe Heritage Park, Northfleet
31 min walk • Swanscombe Skull Site or Swanscombe Heritage Park is a 3.9 hectares geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Swanscombe in north-west Kent, England. It contains two Geological Conservation Review sites and a National Nature Reserve. The park lies in a former gravel quarry, Barnfield Pit.
1.3 miNE
Cinema, Nightlife
State Cinema, Grays
32 min walk • The State Cinema is a Grade II* Listed building in Grays, Essex. Designed by F. G. M. Chancellor under Matcham & Co. it opened in 1938 as one of the most modern cinemas of its type at the time with seating for 2200 people.
0.9 miNW
Church
St Clement's Church, Grays
23 min walk • St Clement's Church is a Grade I listed building in West Thurrock, Essex, England. It is the church for one of the traditional parishes in Thurrock. The building featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral.
1.1 miNE
Nightlife
White Hart, Grays
28 min walk • The White Hart is a Grade II listed pub at Kings Walk, Grays, Essex, RM17 6HR. It was built in 1938 for Charringtons Brewery, and replaced an 18th-century building of the same name. The architect is believed to be Edward Fincham. The bar is considered by some to be haunted. It was Grade II listed in 2015 by Historic England.
1.1 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Stonebridge Road, Northfleet
29 min walk • Stonebridge Road is a multi-purpose stadium in Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, England, also known as Kuflink Stadium for sponsorship reasons. It is primarily used for football matches. Stonebridge Road was constructed in 1905, and was initially the home of Northfleet FC, which merged with Gravesend FC in 1946.