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Southfleet Attractions
Listed below are attractions in Southfleet:
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When St Nicholas Church in Southfleet was built, during Norman times in 1086, the area was a watery inlet of the nearby River Thames. Today Southfleet is around five miles from the river but the church is still named for...
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The tiny Kent village of Hartley, near Gravesend, is a picture postcard place that feels like it is caught in a time warp. At the heart of Hartley is the village church of All Saints which dates from the 12th...
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This 70-acre country park takes its name from the beacons that were built here during the Elizabetan times to warn of the Spanish Armada. A Napoleonic telegraph was built in 1821 on the hill opposite the park’s entrance. Given...
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Opened in 2012 Cyclopark is a multi million pound, multi surface all weather centre for bikers to practice and compete. The centre was built on the route of the old A2 main road that was rebuilt nearby and the land...
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Kent Wildlife Trust owns and operates Longfield Chalk Bank Nature Reserve. The reserve is located to one side of the village and near to the community hall and comprises of around two hectares of land that was once used for...
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Longfield Library, located on the Main Road, is owned and operated by Kent County Council as one over fifty small community libraries across the county. The library building itself might not initially strike the visitor as very interesting, but as...
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Since 1972 the neighbouring Kent villages of New Ash Green and Hartley have joined together for the New Ash Green and Hartley Cricket Club. Initially the club was a loose association of friends with a passion for cricket, but over...
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The somewhat isolated and small Southdowns Church has a Royal connection. On 7th July 1866 with great fanfare and spectacle a large stone was laid in the wall of the church by the then Princess of Wales. The church...
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St Barnabus Church is a modern warm and inviting church serving the commuter village of Isted Rise, just outside of the large town of Gravesend in Kent. Holy Communion is practiced every Sunday morning at 8am and again at 10am...
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St Mary Magdalene Church is located in the heart of the modern community of Longfield, not far from Gravesend in Kent. The church was built in the 13th Century and consists of a large tower attached to a large hall...
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The church that visitors see today was built in the early 12th Century by the Norman family – the de Faukehams – that this village is named for. However, a wooden Saxon church existed on this site prior to...
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