Dartford

Dartford is a commuter town for Greater London in Kent, with a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance town.

Understand

The gatehouse of Henry VIII's Royal Manor

Get in

By car

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.

By train

Fastrack buses at Greenhithe railway station

Domestic trains are operated by SouthEastern From London St Pancras to Ebbsfleet (typical journey time 15 – 17 minutes).

51.44750.21931 Dartford railway station. (updated Aug 2024)

Get around

51°26′37″N 0°13′5″E

Map of Dartford

Local buses are operated by Fastrack (Arriva) and Arriva Kent Thameside

See

51.4519780.3745011 Tilbury Fort, Tilbury, RM18 7NR (13 miles east of Dartford), ☏ +44 1375 858489. Adults £4.60, children £2.80, concessions £4.10.

Do

The quarry at Bluewater, exposing the chalk

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.

Buy

51.4448740.2189121 Orchards Shopping Centre, High Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1DN, ☏ +44 1322 289383. M-Sa 9AM-6PM. Free. (updated Mar 2017)
51.4440830.2162492 Priory Shopping Centre, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HS, ☏ +44 1322 220915. M-Sa 9AM-5:30PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Free. (updated Mar 2017)
51.4388080.2709693 Bluewater Shopping centre, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9ST, ☏ +44 1322 475475. M-F 10AM-9PM, Sa 9AM-9PM, Su 11AM-5PM. Free. (updated Mar 2017)

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Holiday Inn Express London Dartford, University Way, ☏ +44 871 902 1606.
51.4528170.2452361 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.

Connect

Go next

Routes through Dartford

North London ← Rainham ←	anticlockwise clockwise	→ Sevenoaks → South London
Central London ← Bexley ←	NW SE	→ Gravesend → Dover

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