Pier · Gravesend · Kent

Royal Terrace Pier

Royal Terrace Pier is a pier in Gravesend, Gravesham. The register lists it as a Grade II listed building. Close by, Rochester Castle is 11 km away, one of 51 within 15 km.

Where

In Gravesend

inside the built-up area

Run by

Port of London Authority

the operator on record

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Pier in Gravesend

Inside Gravesend

Royal Terrace Pier is inside Gravesend’s built-up area, with 7 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

The seasons here

In Gravesend the warm season is May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

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

Royal Terrace Pier

It is managed by Port of London Authority. Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.

Gravesend’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Pier
Run by: Port of London Authority
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Gravesend

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

The map

Where Royal Terrace Pier is

Royal Terrace Pier sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Royal Terrace Pier

Gravesend, with 58,105 people, is the largest of the 8. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Gravesend

58,105 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 800 m north of it

Tilbury

14,187 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km southwest of it

Northfleet

29,892 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 3 km northwest of it

Grays

44,340 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Royal Terrace Pier is	People	Places to visit
Gravesend	It’s in town	58,105	11
Tilbury	800 m north of it	14,187	11
Northfleet	1.2 km southwest of it	29,892	12
Grays	3 km northwest of it	44,340	11
Chadwell St Mary	3.2 km north of it	10,680	10
Ebbsfleet Valley	3.4 km west of it	2,989	12
Swanscombe	4.2 km west of it	15,462	13
Istead Rise	4.2 km south of it	3,398	7

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km you can add 4 castles, 2 forts and a cathedral.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle11 km away 2

CathedralRochester Cathedral11 km away 3

Fort · English HeritageTilbury Fort900 m away 4

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle11 km away 5

CastleNew Tavern Fort200 m away 6

PierGravesend town pier300 m away 7

FortCoalhouse Fort4.6 km away 8

CastleStone Castle6.7 km away

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

Your questions on Royal Terrace Pier

Where is Royal Terrace Pier?

Royal Terrace Pier is in Gravesend, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Royal Terrace Pier?

Pier in Gravesend, Gravesham, England, UK.

Who runs Royal Terrace Pier?

Port of London Authority.

When is the best time to visit Royal Terrace Pier?

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

Is Royal Terrace Pier a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Royal Terrace Pier?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (11 km), Rochester Cathedral (11 km), Tilbury Fort (900 m) and Upnor Castle (11 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 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
Gravesend town pier: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coalhouse Fort: The original uploader was Sue Wallace at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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