Gilingham

Gillingham is a small town located on the eastern side of the South east of England. Gillingham has easy access to London and nearby towns and cities such as Canterbury and Maidstone. There are many interesting places to visit in the areas such as Leeds Castle and the Charles Dickens experience. Charles Dickens is one of Britain's most famous and popular writers whose stories tell of the hardship of life in England during the Victorian period. Gillingham is also the birthplace of the Elizabethan seafarer, William Adams who founded the first Japanese navy and made famous of James’ Clavell’s novel shogan. Today the town is twinned with the cities of Ito and Yokosuka in Japan and every September celebrates these connections and the life of seafarer at the Will Adams Festival.  

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Attractions near here

  • Canterbury Cathedral(39.4 km)
  • St Paul's Cathedral(46.9 km)
    For many people in the UK, St Paul's stands as a testament to all that is British: our history, our independence, our pageantry, our willingness to accept others, and our sense of nationhood. As a structure that survived the very worst ravages of the blitz, while many of the buildings around it were destroyed, St Paul's has an affectionate place in the hearts of many of the UK's citizens, who see it more as a national monument than an ecclesiastical building.
  • Big Ben- the United Kingdom’s favourite landmark(48 km)
    Big Ben, rising majestically over the River Thames at the northern end of the Houses of Parliament, is one of London’s best known landmarks. Originally the name ‘Big Ben’ referred specifically to the largest of the five bells in the clock tower. This is the bell which strikes the hour, while the other four bells strike the quarters. However, the term ‘Big Ben’ is now generally used for the clock itself and the clock tower.

Cities and towns near here

  • Maidstone(13 km)
    Maidstone is a busy market town located in the south east of England within easy reach of London but surrounded by beautiful landscapes.
  • Southend-on-sea(20.7 km)
  • Sevenoaks(27.6 km)
  • Pembury(31.2 km)
  • Royal Tunbridge Wells(34.3 km)
  • Canterbury(39.1 km)
  • Lewisham(39.6 km)
  • West Mersea(50.6 km)
    Mersea Island is a an area of land off the east coast of Englad, just seperated from the mainland by a narrow channel of water called The Strood Channel. The Island economy is traditionally a mix of farming and fishing. There are many interesting places to vist in the area including the city of Colchester. It is also possible to make a day visit to the city of Cambridge.
  • Heathfield(50.8 km)
  • Wimbledon(52.3 km)
  • Minster-in-Thanet(53.7 km)
  • Friern Barnet(54.4 km)
    Friern Barnet is a very pleasant, residential suburb of London, located just 30 minutes to the north of the city. Friern Barnet is a convenient place from which to enjoy and explore London.
  • New Malden(55.5 km)
  • Hastings(59 km)
  • Ealing(60.4 km)
  • Thorrington(60.9 km)
    Thorrington is a pretty village just 10km from the city of Colchester. Thorrington is just 5 minutes from the seaside town of Brighlingsea and has easy access to pretty towns and villages along the East coast of England. From Thorrington you can make easy excursions to nearby Colchester and a day excursion to Cambridge.
  • Colchester(61.1 km)
  • Hampton Hill(62.8 km)
  • Kenton(63.4 km)
    Kenton is a pleasant suburb of London located about 20km north east of the centre of the city.
  • Welwyn Garden City(69.5 km)
  • Eastbourne(71.2 km)
  • Brighton(78.9 km)
  • Letchworth(84.5 km)
    Letchworth is a 'new town' conceived and planned by Ebenezer Howard in the 1890's. Howard was appalled at the very unpleasant living and working conditions in the late 19th Century towns and cities and wrote a book outlining his ideas for a completely new way of living. The book, 'Tomorrow, A Peaceful Path to Real Reform', was later republished as 'Garden Cities of Tomorrow' in 1902. Ebenezer Howard believed that the very best of both town and country life should be married together in small Garden Cities, each with its own greenbelt. He promoted well-planned towns with careful land zoning and a quality of life.
  • Worthing(90.1 km)