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Medway ArtBox

Visitors to Rochester can see Medway ArtBox. Nearby, 26 more places to visit are within 5 km. A drive of 100 m reaches Rochester Castle.

Where
In Rochester
inside the built-up area
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 17–23°C
In brief

Art gallery in Rochester

Inside Rochester

Medway ArtBox is inside Rochester’s built-up area, with 26 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

The climate through the year

Warmest in Rochester are May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°62 mm
Feb8° / 2°51 mm
Mar11° / 3°41 mm
Apr14° / 5°46 mm
May17° / 8°48 mm
Jun21° / 11°50 mm
Jul23° / 13°44 mm
Aug23° / 13°53 mm
Sep20° / 11°55 mm
Oct15° / 8°76 mm
Nov11° / 5°73 mm
Dec8° / 3°67 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rochester, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Rochester. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Rochester’s full climate →
About

Medway ArtBox

Art gallery.

In Rochester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type
Art gallery
Town
in Rochester
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Mapping Medway ArtBox

Orange: Medway ArtBox.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Rochester’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns close to Medway ArtBox

By population, Gillingham leads the 8 with 108,485. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Rochester
  2. 2Chatham
  3. 3Gillingham
  4. 4Lower Upnor
  5. 5Cuxton
  6. 6Chattenden
  7. 7Higham
  8. 8Hoo St Werburgh
1 · It’s in town

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southeast of it

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km east of it

Gillingham

108,485 people · 33 places to visit

4 · 2 km northeast of it

Lower Upnor

837 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Medway ArtBox isPeoplePlaces to visit
RochesterIt’s in town67,27934
Chatham1.1 km southeast of it76,95637
Gillingham1.7 km east of it108,48533
Lower Upnor2 km northeast of it83727
Cuxton2.7 km southwest of it3,03925
Chattenden3.3 km northeast of it2,41724
Higham3.4 km northwest of it2,64219
Hoo St Werburgh4.1 km northeast of it8,75825
Make a day of it

Also near Medway ArtBox

Choose from 58 places within 15 km, such as 4 historic ships, 2 castles and a cathedral.

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

Questions people have about Medway ArtBox

Where is Medway ArtBox?

Medway ArtBox is in Rochester, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Medway ArtBox?

Art gallery.

When is the best time to visit Medway ArtBox?

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

What else is there to see near Medway ArtBox?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (100 m), Rochester Cathedral (200 m), Upnor Castle (2.4 km) and Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475) (500 m).

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)

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