Rainham (Kent)

Rainham is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester and Strood it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

There is also a town of Rainham in Essex.

• From London, take the A2 arterial road (23.1 miles, 37.1 km).
• From Canterbury, take the A2 and the M2 to Junction 3 for the Rochester exit (26.2 miles, 42.1 km), about 25 min).

• 51.36640.6113281 Rainham (RAI) Station, Station Road, ME8 7LE. Trains are operated by SouthEastern, When buying a rail ticket, make clear that it is Rainham in Kent that you want (not the one in Essex).  (updated Dec 2018)

Local buses are operated by Arriva Medway Towns and Nu-Venture

• 51.38690.58261 Grange Redoubt. Grange Redoubt, one of the two Twydall Redoubts, was constructed in 1885. It was implemented as an experimental redoubt as opposed to a more substantial fort to defend Chatham Dockyard against landward attack from the east.  (updated Dec 2020)
• 51.38350.57962 Woodlands Redoubt. Woodlands Redoubt, one of the two Twydall Redoubts, was constructed in 1888. It was implemented as an experimental redoubt as opposed to a more substantial fort to defend Chatham Dockyard against landward attack from the east.  (updated Dec 2020)

• 51.3816320.6024531 Riverside Country Park, 333 Lower Rainham Road, ME7 2XH, ☏ +44 1634 337432, medway-countryside-service@ncsgrp.co.uk. Opens at 8AM. Closing times vary depending on seasons and sunrise/set times.. Free.  (updated Dec 2018)
• 51.350.5992 Foxburrow Wood, Deanwood Drive. Foxburrow Wood is a 6.1-hectare (15-acre) Local Nature Reserve. It is owned and managed by Medway Council. This is a remnant of a much larger historic wood, and it has flora which are indicators of ancient woodland such as herb paris and bluebells.  (updated Dec 2020)
• 51.3730.6133 Berengrave Chalk Pit, Berengrave Lane.. Berengrave Chalk Pit is a 9.5-hectare (23-acre) Local Nature Reserve. It is owned and managed by Medway Council. There is a small lake in a disused chalk pit, and other habitats are scrub, woodland and reedbeds, which flood an area of willow carr.  (updated Dec 2020)

• Rainham Shopping Centre has a mixture of shops, and includes a Tesco supermarket.
• 35-146 High Street (Harrisons Residential - Super Grill): has a mixture of shops ranging from banks to takeaway shops.

• 51.3646370.6033441 Beefeater Manor Farm, High Street, ME8 7JE, ☏ +44 1634 373230. Mon-Sat noon-11PM, Sun noon-10:30PM.  (updated Dec 2018)
• 51.363160.6079662 The Cricketers, 88 High Street, ME8 7JH, ☏ +44 1634 387272. Mon-Thu 11AM-midnight, Fri Sat 11AM-1:30AM, Sun 11AM-midnight.  (updated Dec 2018)
• 51.3627580.6104013 The Green Lion, 104 High Street, ME8 8AD, ☏ +44 1634 377200. Mon-Thu noon–11PM, Fri Sat noon–midnight, Sun noon–11PM.  (updated Dec 2018) ^{[dead link]}
• 51.3626140.6119924 Hons Chinese Restaurant, 143 High St, ME8 8BA, ☏ +44 1634 261666. Mon-Thu noon-2PM and 5:30PM-10:30PM, Fri Sat noon-2PM and 5:30PM-11:30PM, Sun 2PM-10:30PM.  (updated Dec 2018)
• 51.3616160.6170485 Rose Inn, High Street, ME8 8DR, ☏ +44 1634 362828. Mon-Thu noon-11PM, Fri-Sun noon-midnight.  (updated Dec 2018)
• 51.3650340.6217386 The Concorde, 120 Wakeley Road, ME8 8NP, ☏ +44 1634 360309.  (updated Dec 2018)

• 51.368030.6143811 The Mackland Arms, 213 Station Road, ME8 7PS, ☏ +44 1634 232178. Mon-Thu 10AM-midnight, Fri Sat 10AM-1AM, Sun noon-11PM.  (updated Dec 2018)

• 51.3646270.6033951 Premier Inn, High Street, ME8 7JE, ☏ +44 871 527 9268. Rooms from £24.50.  (updated Dec 2018)

• 51.37920.54981 Gillingham
• 51.3819440.5233332 Chatham
• 51.387640.505463 Rochester
• 51.340.744 Sittingbourne
• 51.3930.4785 Strood
• 51.2716670.5294446 Maidstone