Purfleet Chalk Pits, Purfleet
#8 among attractions in Purfleet
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Purfleet Chalk Pits is a 10.7 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Purfleet in Essex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. ()
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Purfleet Chalk Pits – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: intu Lakeside, Arena Essex Raceway, Erith Dockyard, Orchards Shopping Centre.
Shopping, Shopping centreintu Lakeside, Grays
38 min walk • Lakeside Shopping Centre, is a large out-of-town shopping centre located in West Thurrock, in the borough of Thurrock, Essex just beyond the eastern boundary of Greater London. It was constructed on the site of a former chalk quarry.
Racetrack, Sport venue, SportArena Essex Raceway, Grays
41 min walk • Arena Essex Raceway was a stock car and speedway racing track located near Purfleet, Essex. It opened in 1978 and closed in 2018. The Lakeside Shopping Centre was built alongside the venue.
TheaterErith Dockyard, Purfleet
76 min walk • Erith Dockyard located at Erith, Kent, England was an early Tudor naval dockyard operated by the English Navy that opened in 1512 due to persistent flooding the dockyard closed in 1521.
GolfBelhus, South Ockendon
53 min walk • Belhus is a golf course, country park, former stately home and manor in the parish of Aveley in Essex, England. The historic manor was known in ancient times variously as "Bellhouse, Belhouse, Bell House", etc. It is now an integral part of the Thames Chase woodland planned for the area.
Forts and castlesIngress Abbey
70 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.
Concerts and shows, TheaterOrchard Theatre, Dartford
75 min walk • The Orchard Theatre is a 1025-seat receiving theatre in the centre of Dartford, Kent. It was built by Dartford Borough Council and opened by The Duke of Kent on Thursday 14 April 1983. The theatre hosts a range of popular music, comedy, family, dance, drama, classical music and variety events, as well as an annual pantomime.
BridgePurfleet Road
29 min walk • Purfleet Road, Aveley is a 4 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Aveley in Essex. The site was exposed as a result of excavations for building the A13 road in 1997. It dates to the interglacial period, MIS7, around 200,000 years ago.
ChurchSt. Augustine's Church, London
70 min walk • St Augustine's Church is a Victorian Church of England parish church in Slade Green, in the Diocese of Rochester. Established as a daughter of the Church of St Paulinus, Crayford in 1900, St Augustine's became its own parish in 1925. The church is dedicated to the patron saint Augustine of Canterbury.
ParkRainham Marshes Nature Reserve, London
59 min walk • Rainham Marshes is an RSPB nature reserve in the east of London, adjacent to the Thames Estuary in Purfleet, Thurrock and the London Borough of Havering. In 2000, the area of land was bought from the Ministry of Defence, who used it as a test firing range.
NightlifeCircus Tavern, Purfleet
7 min walk • The Circus Tavern is an entertainment venue in Purfleet, Essex, England which hosts functions, cabaret acts and is also a nightclub venue. First opened in 1974, it is most famous as having been a long-time venue of the PDC World Darts Championship. Its capacity is 1100 seated.
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