Grange Redoubt, Gillingham

#51 among attractions in Gillingham

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Facts and practical information

Grange Redoubt, also known as one of the two Twydall Redoubts, was constructed in 1885. It was not included in the original list of defensive structures proposed by the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom in 1860, but was conceived later and implemented as an experimental redoubt as opposed to a more substantial fort. ()

Coordinates: 51°23'13"N, 0°34'57"E

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Gillingham (Grange)Gillingham United Kingdom

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Grange Redoubt – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Priestfield Stadium, Riverside Country Park, Fort Hoo, Our Lady of Gillingham Church.

1 miW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport
Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
25 min walk • Priestfield Stadium is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent. It has been the home of Gillingham Football Club since the club's formation in 1893, and was also the temporary home of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club for two seasons during the 1990s.
0.4 miE
Park
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham
12 min walk • Riverside Country Park is a large coastal public park, situated alongside the River Medway estuary between Gillingham and Rainham. The park covers about 100 hectares - approximately 247 acres.
1.1 miN
Forts and castles
Fort Hoo, Gillingham
29 min walk • Hoo Fort is a nineteenth-century military installation on the River Medway in Kent, England, that formed part of the defences of Chatham Naval Dockyard.
1.1 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady of Gillingham Church, Gillingham
27 min walk • Our Lady of Gillingham Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Gillingham, Kent, England. It was founded in 1888 and built in 1896. It is situated on the corner of Ingram Road and Railway Street, north of Gillingham Rail Depot in the centre of the town. It is a Gothic Revival church.
1.1 miNW
Ship
PS Medway Queen, Gillingham
29 min walk • The PS Medway Queen is a paddle driven steamship, the only mobile estuary paddle steamer left in the United Kingdom. She was one of the "little ships of Dunkirk", making a record seven trips and rescuing 7,000 men in the evacuation of Dunkirk.
~1420 ftSW
Forts and castles
Woodlands Redoubt, Gillingham
7 min walk • Woodlands Redoubt, also known as one of the two Twydall Redoubts, was constructed in 1888.