Attractions near Custom House Museum

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Custom House Museum

The Terrace, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2BW - England, UK

The museum is located in the original Custom House’s Coach House and displays a wide variety of seized goods and historical items. Some of these date back to when Edward III, due to Gravesend’s significant positioning along the Thames,...

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Attractions near Custom House Museum

A selection of attractions close to Custom House Museum:

Custom House Museum (< 1 Mile)

The museum is located in the original Custom House’s Coach House and displays a wide variety of seized goods and historical items. Some of...

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The Chantry Heritage Centre (< 1 Mile)

Visitors can view exhibits relating to the centre’s variety of uses over the centuries, reflecting its status as Gravesend’s oldest building. It began its...

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Milton Chantry (< 1 Mile)

The 14th Century timber-framed roof is one of the few outward examples of the original chantry that still remain here. The rest of the...

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Gravesend Clock Tower (< 1 Mile)

One of Gravesend’s most striking landmarks, the portland stone Clock Tower stands over 18m tall and its four clock faces are each over 1.5m in...

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Henry VIII’s Blockhouse (< 1 Mile)

All that remains of Henry’s Blockhouse today is the foundations excavated during the 1980s. However, in 1540 the Blockhouse was one of five forts...

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Royal Terrace Pier (< 1 Mile)

The Royal Terrace Pier was built in 1844 as The Terrace Pier, but was renamed Royal in 1863 after Princess Alexandra of Denmark arrived there...

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St Andrew’s Arts Centre and Mission House (< 1 Mile)

Although used now for concerts, exhibitions and plays, the Mission House was built in 1840 as the Spread Eagle tavern, before being converted in 1870...

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Fort Gardens (< 1 Mile)

These gardens were donated to the residents of Gravesend by General Gordon of Khartoum fame. The grounds originally belonged to Fort House and contain...

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New Tavern Fort (< 1 Mile)

Visitors can step back in time in the fort’s network of underground tunnels and experience life as a Gravesend resident during the Second World War....

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Town Pier (< 1 Mile)

Gravesend’s Town Pier is the world’s oldest remaining cast iron pier and was built in 1834 as a passenger pier. Perhaps the most striking...

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Windmill Hill and Gardens (< 1 Mile)

The climb to the top is worth it for the spectacular views it offers of the River Thames. Whilst at the summit visitors can...

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Nurstead Court (4.8 Miles)

A manor house has stood on this site since at least the reign of Edward the Confessor in the 11th Century; there are references to...

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Thurrock Museum (5.1 Miles)

This extensive museum and gallery is housed within the Thameside Complex. There are forty permanent displays and twenty temporary exhibitions. In total there...

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