Rochester Castle – Rochester Cathedral loop from Gillingham

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Rochester Castle – Rochester Cathedral loop from Gillingham

Moderate

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Rochester Castle – Rochester Cathedral loop from Gillingham

02:26

9.36km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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72 m

No. 2 Basin, Chatham Dockside

Highlight • Viewpoint

No2 Basin Chatham Dockside

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135 m

The Machine Shop (Former Slip Cover), Chatham Dockyard

Highlight • Historical Site

The Machine Shop is a former dry dock slip-cover originally built in the mid 1840s by Fox Henderson & Co. for the Woolwich Dockyard and is believed to be the …

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1.00 km

Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets Memorial Plaque

Highlight • Historical Site

Google this after seeing it on the wall during my walk, sad story of a bus running into a groud of cadets walking to an event in the dock yards.

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2.22 km

Moat

Forest

3.41 km

Stranded Tugboat on the River Medway

Highlight • River

If I was a tug boat I would like to be this one.. On the river between Rochester and Chatham.

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4.71 km

Rochester Castle has defended the London Road, a strategically-important crossing of the River Medway, for centuries. The impressive 12th-century tower, which is the castle's most prominent feature, is one of …

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5.03 km

Rochester Cathedral

Highlight • Monument

Rochester Cathedral was founded in 604 AD and is the second oldest cathedral in England, after Canterbury Cathedral. The building you see today broadly dates from the 11th century. Inside, …

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9.36 km

End point

Bus stop

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