Pier · Gravesend · Kent

Gravesend town pier

Gravesend town pier is a pier on the River Thames. You will find it inside Gravesend’s built-up area. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Gravesend town pier, Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Gravesend

inside the built-up area

Run by

Gravesham Borough Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Pier in Gravesend

Inside Gravesend

Gravesend town pier is inside Gravesend’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Gravesend has 122 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

Expect highs of 18–23°C in Gravesend from May to September.

Jan8° / 3°54 mm

Feb9° / 2°39 mm

Mar11° / 4°34 mm

Apr14° / 5°38 mm

May18° / 8°43 mm

Jun21° / 11°44 mm

Jul23° / 14°39 mm

Aug23° / 13°48 mm

Sep20° / 11°47 mm

Oct16° / 8°61 mm

Nov11° / 5°61 mm

Dec9° / 3°54 mm

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

About

Gravesend town pier

Management falls to Gravesham Borough Council. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Within 15 km there are 52 more places to visit, starting with Rochester Castle (11 km).

Gravesend’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Pier
Run by: Gravesham Borough Council
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Gravesend
Official site: gravesham.gov.uk/news/article/68/thames-clippers-confirmed-the-new-owners-of-the-town-pier

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

The map

The area around Gravesend town pier

Orange is Gravesend town pier; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Staying near Gravesend town pier

The largest of the 8 towns is Gravesend, with 58,105 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Gravesend

58,105 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 600 m north of it

Tilbury

14,187 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 800 m southwest of it

Northfleet

29,892 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Grays

44,340 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Gravesend town pier is	People	Places to visit
Gravesend	It’s in town	58,105	11
Tilbury	600 m north of it	14,187	11
Northfleet	800 m southwest of it	29,892	12
Grays	2.8 km northwest of it	44,340	11
Ebbsfleet Valley	3.1 km west of it	2,989	12
Chadwell St Mary	3.1 km north of it	10,680	10
Swanscombe	3.9 km west of it	15,462	13
Istead Rise	4.2 km south of it	3,398	7

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

A visit can add 4 castles, 2 forts and a cathedral, from 52 places within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle11 km away 2

CathedralRochester Cathedral11 km away 3

Fort · English HeritageTilbury Fort900 m away 4

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle12 km away 5

CastleNew Tavern Fort500 m away 6

CastleStone Castle6.4 km away 7PierPierRoyal Terrace Pier300 m away 8

FortCoalhouse Fort4.9 km away

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

Good to know about Gravesend town pier

Where is Gravesend town pier?

Gravesend town pier is in Gravesend, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Gravesend town pier?

Pier on the River Thames in Gravesham, Kent, England, UK.

Who runs Gravesend town pier?

Gravesham Borough Council.

When is the best time to visit Gravesend town pier?

May to September are the warmest months in Gravesend, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Gravesend town pier a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Gravesend town pier?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (11 km), Rochester Cathedral (11 km), Tilbury Fort (900 m) and Upnor Castle (12 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)

Gravesend town pier: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tilbury Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
New Tavern Fort: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coalhouse Fort: The original uploader was Sue Wallace at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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