The Isle of Grain in Kent is located between the rivers Thames and Medway and looks directly across at the port of Sheerness. During the Napoelonic Wars the naval bases at Chatham and Sheerness were prime targets and defences were...

St James Church at Grain lays claim to being one of the many churches around the Medway towns frequented by the famous Victorian novelist Charles Dickens and has been used in many television dramatisations of his novels. The stunningly beautiful...

The Isle of Grain in Kent is closely associated with Charles Dickens but today’s visitors may be visiting for the power station and docks. In the 18th Century clergy visited the village of Grain and established Grain United Reform Church...

The great Victorian novelist Charles Dickens lived for many years in the Medway Towns at Rochester but prayed at many churches including that at Allhallows on the Isle of Grain. Allhallows church is a classic 12th Century with a wooden...

Barton’s Point Coastal Park is one of Sheerness’s most popular recreational areas with many lakes and wide open spaces in which to enjoy hobbies and the countryside and within easy distance of the town centre. At Barton’s Point Coastal Park...

Visitors to the Beecroft Gallery can see what Southend looked like before the 20th century. The Thorpe Smith Collection of Old Views includes 18th and 19th-century works by painters such as William Anderson, George Arthur Fripp and George Shalders. Other...

Construction of the church at Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey was started in 1366. Building work continued on the church, which was originally dedicated to St James, but later was changed to the Church of the Holy Trinity. Construction...

The North Kent marshes are widely regarded as one of the most important areas in the South East of England for migratory birds and accordingly large swathes of the area have been set aside under the protection of the RSPB...

Our Lady at St Helens Church in Westcliff in Essex is a truly Victorian church in every aspect. The church on Milton Road was the work of architect W J Goodman at a cost £1,700 and was opened for services...

In 2009 Sheerness Golf Club on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent celebrated its 100th anniversary. The club is often mentioned as being one of Kent’s best kept golfing secrets and is a challenge to even the most experienced golfers....

The small village of Upper Stoke on the Isle of Grain in Kent has a most impressive church in St Peter and St Paul’s Church. This beautiful church dates back to 1120 and inside there is a wealth of interesting...

The Cliffs Pavilion is managed and operated by HQ Theatres on behalf of Southend Borough Council. This popular venue attracts touring music acts and stages corporate functions. Whether it be a major play, musical, a pantomim or a classical concert,...

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