Thames and Medway Canal, Strood

#6 among attractions in Strood

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Facts and practical information

The Thames and Medway Canal is a disused canal in Kent, south east England, also known as the Gravesend and Rochester Canal. It was originally some 11 km long and cut across the neck of the Hoo peninsula, linking the River Thames at Gravesend with the River Medway at Strood. The canal was first mooted in 1778 as a shortcut for military craft from Deptford and Woolwich Dockyards on the Thames to Chatham Dockyard on the Medway, avoiding the 74 km journey round the peninsula and through the Thames estuary. The canal was also intended to take commercial traffic between the two rivers. ()

Coordinates: 51°24'54"N, 0°28'53"E

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HighamStrood United Kingdom

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Thames and Medway Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Frindsbury, All Saints Church, Gads Hill Place, Heron Trail.

1.5 miSE
Area
Frindsbury, Gillingham
38 min walk • Frindsbury, sometimes called Frinsbury, is part of the Medway Towns conurbation in Kent, southern England. It lies on the opposite side of the River Medway to Rochester, and at various times in its history has been considered fully or partially part of the City of Rochester.
1.5 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
All Saints Church, Strood
38 min walk • All Saints, Frindsbury, is a parish church serving the combined parish of Frindsbury with Upnor and Chattenden. The church dates from 1075 and lies in the north-west corner of the Medway Towns, historically part of Kent, England. It is a Grade II* listed building, National Heritage List number 1107886.
1.1 miW
Memorial, Architecture, Historical place
Gads Hill Place
27 min walk • Gads Hill Place in Higham, Kent, sometimes spelt Gadshill Place and Gad's Hill Place, was the country home of Charles Dickens, the most successful British author of the Victorian era. Today the building is the independent Gad's Hill School.
1.2 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Heron Trail
31 min walk • The Heron Trail is 15 ¹⁄₂-mile long cycling trail that links with National Cycle Route 1 between Higham and Strood, then it heads around the Hoo Peninsula via Regional route 18 passing through 'Hoo St Werburgh', 'High Halstow' and 'Cliffe' before returning to Higham.
1.3 miS
51°23'52"N • 0°29'28"E
Strood Library, Strood
32 min walk • Library
1.6 miSE
Ship
Shipbuilding in Frindsbury, Strood
41 min walk • Frindsbury TQ744697 51°23′58″N 0°30′29″E is a parish on the River Medway, on the opposite bank to Chatham Dockyard in Kent, England.