Gillingham - Kent
Gillingham - Kent is a Town in the county of Kent.
Gillingham - Kent postcode: SP8 4
There are great places to visit near Gillingham - Kent including some great towns, historic buildings, beaches, parks, museums, castles, shopping centres, cities, ruins, country parks, lakes, coastal parks and airports.
Gillingham - Kent has some unmissable towns nearby like Faversham, Broadstairs, St Peter's, Ramsgate, Chatham, Margate, and Dover.
Gillingham - Kent's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Nuckell's Alsmshouses, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Palace Cinema, Clock Tower Broadstairs, The Look Out House, Bleak House, and Home for Smack Boys.
Don't miss Viking Bay, and Dumpton Gap's beaches if visiting the area around Gillingham - Kent.
Victoria Gardens is a great place to visit close to Gillingham - Kent if you like parks.
Places near Gillingham - Kent feature a number of interesting museums including Ramsgate Maritime Museum.
Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, Leeds Castle, and Tonbridge Castle are great places to visit near Gillingham - Kent if you like castles.
The area around Gillingham - Kent boasts some of the best shopping centres including Royal Victoria Place, and Bluewater Shopping Centre.
Places near Gillingham - Kent feature a number of interesting cities including Canterbury.
Don't miss Tonbridge Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Gillingham - Kent.
Gillingham - Kent's best nearby country parks can be found at Haysden Country Park, and Barton's Point Coastal Park.
There are a number of lakes near to Gillingham - Kent including Barden Lake.
There are a number of coastal parks near to Gillingham - Kent including Barton's Point Coastal Park.
Gillingham - Kent is near some unmissable airports like Lydd Airport,
Gillingham - Kent History
There are some historic monuments around Gillingham - Kent:
Places to see near Gillingham - Kent
History of Gillingham - Kent
Half of the town’s population of 2,000 died of the Black Death in the four months following October 1348. In the Middle Ages, Gillingham was the site of a royal hunting lodge, visited by Kings Henry I, Henry II, John and Henry III. A nearby royal forest, Gillingham Forest, was set aside for the king’s deer. The lodge fell into disrepair and was destroyed in 1369 by Edward III. Edward Rawson, the first secretary to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was born in Gillingham.
