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.
Towns to visit near Gillingham - Kent include Faversham, Broadstairs, St Peter's, Ramsgate, Chatham, Margate, and Dover.
Nuckell's Alsmshouses, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Palace Cinema, Clock Tower Broadstairs, The Look Out House, Bleak House, and Home for Smack Boys are great places to visit near Gillingham - Kent if you like historic buildings.
Viking Bay, and Dumpton Gap are great places to visit near Gillingham - Kent if you like beaches.
Places near Gillingham - Kent feature a number of interesting parks including Victoria Gardens.
Places near Gillingham - Kent feature a number of interesting museums including Ramsgate Maritime Museum.
There are a several good castles in the Gillingham - Kent area like Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, Leeds Castle, and Tonbridge Castle.
Royal Victoria Place, and Bluewater Shopping Centre are great places to visit near Gillingham - Kent if you like shopping centres.
There are a number of cities near to Gillingham - Kent including Canterbury.
The area around Gillingham - Kent's best ruins can be found at Tonbridge Castle.
There are a several good country parks in the Gillingham - Kent area like Haysden Country Park, and Barton's Point Coastal Park.
The area close to Gillingham - Kent boasts some of the best lakes including Barden Lake.
There are a number of coastal parks near to Gillingham - Kent including Barton's Point Coastal Park.
Places near Gillingham - Kent feature a number of interesting airports including 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.
