Dartford
town in Kent, England
(Redirected from Ebbsfleet Valley)
Dartford is a a commuter town for Greater London in Kent, with a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance town.
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- From London, take the A2 arterial road from either London or the M25 Orbital motorway.
- From Canterbury, take the M2 and the A2
The Dartford tunnel and bridge are toll roads but do not have booths. Payment must be made on the website (car plate is scanned) within a couple of days otherwise you get a large fine.
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Domestic trains are operated by SouthEastern From London St Pancras to Ebbsfleet (typical journey time 15 – 17 minutes).
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Map of Dartford
Local buses are operated by Fastrack (Arriva) and Arriva Kent Thameside
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- 1 Tilbury Fort, Tilbury, RM18 7NR (13 miles east of Dartford), ☏ +44 1375 858489. Adults £4.60, children £2.80, concessions £4.10.
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- Football: London City Lionesses play soccer in the Women's Championship, their second tier. Their home ground is Princes Park, capacity 4000, south side of town. They're not affiliated with a men's club.
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- 1 Orchards Shopping Centre, High Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1DN, ☏ +44 1322 289383. M-Sa 9AM-6PM. Free.
- 2 Priory Shopping Centre, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HS, ☏ +44 1322 220915. M-Sa 9AM-5:30PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Free.
- 3 Bluewater Shopping centre, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9ST, ☏ +44 1322 475475. M-F 10AM-9PM, Sa 9AM-9PM, Su 11AM-5PM. Free.
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- Holiday Inn Express London Dartford, University Way, ☏ +44 871 902 1606.
- 1 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dartford Bridge, Masthead Close, Crossways Business Park (just off the M25 motorway), ☏ +44 1322 284444, reservations@doubletreedartfordbridge.com. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: noon. Stylish hotel.
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| Routes through Dartford |
| North London ← Rainham ← | anticlockwise  clockwise
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→ Sevenoaks → South London |
| Central London ← Bexley ← | NW  SE
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→ Gravesend → Dover |