Attraction · Gillingham · Kent

Gillingham Town Centre (High Street)

Gillingham Town Centre (High Street), an attraction, stands in Gillingham. Close by, within 5 km, are 27 more places to see. It is run by Medway Council.

Where

In Gillingham

inside the built-up area

Run by

Medway Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Attraction in Gillingham

Inside Gillingham

Gillingham Town Centre (High Street) is inside Gillingham’s built-up area, with 27 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Gillingham

Expect highs of 17–23°C in Gillingham from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°63 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 4°39 mm

Apr14° / 5°44 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun20° / 11°48 mm

Jul23° / 13°43 mm

Aug23° / 13°51 mm

Sep20° / 11°51 mm

Oct15° / 8°72 mm

Nov11° / 5°71 mm

Dec8° / 3°65 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gillingham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Gillingham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gillingham’s full climate →

About

Gillingham Town Centre (High Street)

For a second stop, Rochester Cathedral is 2.9 km away.

Type: Attraction
Run by: Medway Council
Town: in Gillingham
Official site: medway.gov.uk/FutureGillingham

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Gillingham Town Centre (High Street)

Gillingham Town Centre (High Street) is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Gillingham Town Centre (High Street)

The most populous of the 6 is Gillingham, at 108,485. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Gillingham

108,485 people · 33 places to visit

2 · 1 km south of it

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km west of it

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Lower Upnor

837 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Gillingham Town Centre (High Street) is	People	Places to visit
Gillingham	It’s in town	108,485	33
Chatham	1 km south of it	76,956	37
Rochester	1.7 km west of it	67,279	34
Lower Upnor	2.1 km northwest of it	837	27
Hoo St Werburgh	2.7 km north of it	8,758	25
Chattenden	3.2 km north of it	2,417	24

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

4 historic ships, 2 castles and a cathedral are among the 64 within 15 km.

CathedralRochester Cathedral2.9 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle3.1 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle2.5 km away 4

Historic shipHMS Cavalier1.5 km away 5

Historic shipHMS Gannet1.6 km away 6

Historic shipHMS Ocelot1.6 km away 7

MuseumRoyal Engineers Museum700 m away 8

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Gillingham Town Centre (High Street)?

Gillingham Town Centre (High Street) is in Gillingham, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Gillingham Town Centre (High Street)?

Attraction.

Who runs Gillingham Town Centre (High Street)?

Medway Council.

When is the best time to visit Gillingham Town Centre (High Street)?

May to September are the warmest months in Gillingham, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Gillingham Town Centre (High Street)?

Within 15 km: Rochester Cathedral (2.9 km), Rochester Castle (3.1 km), Upnor Castle (2.5 km) and HMS Cavalier (1.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Cavalier: en:User:Swpmre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Gannet: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Engineers Museum: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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