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Rochester Castle – Rochester Cathedral loop from Gillingham

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South East England

Rochester Castle – Rochester Cathedral loop from Gillingham

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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

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No2 Basin Chatham Dockside

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135 m

The Machine Shop (Former Slip Cover), Chatham Dockyard

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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

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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

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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

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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

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.62 km

3.09 km

1.49 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.60 km

3.09 km

646 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

21°C

15°C

29 %

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Rochester Castle – Rochester Cathedral loop from Gillingham

No. 2 Basin, Chatham Dockside

The Machine Shop (Former Slip Cover), Chatham Dockyard

Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets Memorial Plaque

Stranded Tugboat on the River Medway

Rochester Castle

Rochester Cathedral

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