# 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.

## Get in
### By car

* 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).

### By train

* 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)

## Get around

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

## See

* 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)

## Do

* 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)

## Buy

* 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.

## Eat

* 51.3646370.6033441 Beefeater Manor Farm, High Street, ME8 7JE, ☏ +44 1634 373230. M-Sa noon-11PM, Su noon-10:30PM. (updated Dec 2018)
* 51.363160.6079662 The Cricketers, 88 High Street, ME8 7JH, ☏ +44 1634 387272. M-Th 11AM-midnight, F Sa 11AM-1:30AM, Su 11AM-midnight. (updated Dec 2018)
* 51.3627580.6104013 The Green Lion, 104 High Street, ME8 8AD, ☏ +44 1634 377200. M-Th noon–11PM, F Sa noon–midnight, Su noon–11PM. (updated Dec 2018)
* 51.3626140.6119924 Hons Chinese Restaurant, 143 High St, ME8 8BA, ☏ +44 1634 261666. M-Th noon-2PM and 5:30PM-10:30PM, F Sa noon-2PM and 5:30PM-11:30PM, Su 2PM-10:30PM. (updated Dec 2018)
* 51.3616160.6170485 Rose Inn, High Street, ME8 8DR, ☏ +44 1634 362828. M-Th noon-11PM, F-Su noon-midnight. (updated Dec 2018)
* 51.3650340.6217386 The Concorde, 120 Wakeley Road, ME8 8NP, ☏ +44 1634 360309. (updated Dec 2018)

## Drink

* 51.368030.6143811 The Mackland Arms, 213 Station Road, ME8 7PS, ☏ +44 1634 232178. M-Th 10AM-midnight, F Sa 10AM-1AM, Su noon-11PM. (updated Dec 2018)

## Sleep

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

## Go next

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