Rainham (Kent) - town in Medway, Kent, England

Rainham is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester and Strood it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

There is also a town of Rainham in Essex.

Get in

By car

• From London, take the A2 arterial road (23.1 miles, 37.1 km).
• From Canterbury, take the A2 and the M2 to Junction 3 for the Rochester exit (26.2 miles, 42.1 km), about 25 min).

By train

• Rainham (RAI) Station, Station Road, ME8 7LE, 51.3664°, 0.611328°. Trains are operated by SouthEastern, When buying a rail ticket, make clear that it is Rainham in Kent that you want (not the one in Essex). 2018-12-20

Get around

Local buses are operated by Arriva Medway Towns and Nu-Venture

See

• Grange Redoubt, 51.3869°, 0.5826°. Grange Redoubt, one of the two Twydall Redoubts, was constructed in 1885. It was implemented as an experimental redoubt as opposed to a more substantial fort to defend Chatham Dockyard against landward attack from the east. 2020-12-30

• Woodlands Redoubt, 51.3835°, 0.5796°. Woodlands Redoubt, one of the two Twydall Redoubts, was constructed in 1888. It was implemented as an experimental redoubt as opposed to a more substantial fort to defend Chatham Dockyard against landward attack from the east. 2020-12-30

Do

• Riverside Country Park, 333 Lower Rainham Road, ME7 2XH, 51.38163175°, 0.60245268°, +44 1634 337432, medway-countryside-service@ncsgrp.co.uk. Opens at 8AM. Closing times vary depending on seasons and sunrise/set times.. Free 2018-12-21

• Foxburrow Wood, Deanwood Drive, 51.35°, 0.599°. Foxburrow Wood is a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned and managed by Medway Council. This is a remnant of a much larger historic wood, and it has flora which are indicators of ancient woodland such as herb paris and bluebells. 2020-12-30

• Berengrave Chalk Pit, Berengrave Lane., 51.373°, 0.613°. Berengrave Chalk Pit is a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned and managed by Medway Council. There is a small lake in a disused chalk pit, and other habitats are scrub, woodland and reedbeds, which flood an area of willow carr. 2020-12-30

Buy

• Rainham Shopping Centre has a mixture of shops, and includes an Iceland supermarket.
• 35-146 High Street (Harrisons Residential - Super Grill): has a mixture of shops ranging from banks to takeaway shops.

Eat

• Beefeater Manor Farm, High Street, ME8 7JE, 51.3646368°, 0.60334414°, +44 1634 373230. M-Sa noon-11PM, Su noon-10:30PM. 2018-12-21
• The Cricketers, 88 High Street, ME8 7JH, 51.36315971°, 0.60796559°, +44 1634 387272. M-Th 11AM-midnight, F Sa 11AM-1:30AM, Su 11AM-midnight. 2018-12-21
• The Green Lion, 104 High Street, ME8 8AD, 51.36275778°, 0.61040103°, +44 1634 377200. M-Th noon–11PM, F Sa noon–midnight, Su noon–11PM. 2018-12-21
• Hons Chinese Restaurant, 143 High St, ME8 8BA, 51.36261375°, 0.61199158°, +44 1634 261666. M-Th noon-2PM and 5:30PM-10:30PM, F Sa noon-2PM and 5:30PM-11:30PM, Su 2PM-10:30PM. 2018-12-21
• Rose Inn, High Street, ME8 8DR, 51.36161559°, 0.61704755°, +44 1634 362828. M-Th noon-11PM, F-Su noon-midnight. 2018-12-21
• The Concorde, 120 Wakeley Road, ME8 8NP, 51.3650343°, 0.621738°, +44 1634 360309. 2018-12-21

Drink

• The Mackland Arms, 213 Station Road, ME8 7PS, 51.36802955°, 0.61438143°, +44 1634 232178. M-Th 10AM-midnight, F Sa 10AM-1AM, Su noon-11PM. 2018-12-21

Sleep

• Premier Inn, High Street, ME8 7JE, 51.36462675°, 0.6033951°, +44 871 527 9268. Rooms from £24.50 2018-12-20

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