Wikivoyage

town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England
Europe > Britain and Ireland > United Kingdom > England > South East England > Kent > Strood

High Street, Strood

Strood is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Rochester and Chatham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

Get in

edit

By car

edit
  • From London, take the A2 arterial road (32 miles, 51 km) or continue on to the M2 to Junction 2.
  • From Canterbury, take the A2 and the M2 to Junction 2 for the Rochester exit (32 miles, 51 km, about 40 min).

Town Centre car parking

edit

It is recommended that you park in Commercial Road car park (enter from Commercial Road) or Strood Retail Park car park (enter from Knight Road).

By train

edit
  • 1 Strood (SOO) Station, Canal Road, ME2 4DR (at the far end of Strood (near Rochester Bridge)). Trains are operated by SouthEastern From London Charing Cross (via Dartford) (typical journey time 65–70 minutes) and London Victoria (typical journey time 75–80 minutes). Trains from Ramsgate and Dover also serve Chatham and Rochester. The Javelin high speed service operates every 30 minutes from London St Pancras with a journey time of 30-35 minutes. There is a supplement for using this service unless travelling from outside of the London region. Strood railway station (Q2111455) on Wikidata Strood railway station on Wikipedia (updated Apr 2017)

Get around

edit
Map
Map of Strood

By bus

edit

Local buses are operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey, Nu-Venture and ASD Coaches

Buy your ticket from the driver when you board the bus (any operator), For Arriva services buy tickets on the Arriva App or pay contactless.

The Traveline and Medway Council websites provide journey planners and route maps.

By taxi

edit
  • Strood Cabs - +44 1634 710001
  • Computer Cabs - +44 1634 666666
  • 1 Temple Manor, Knight Road, ME2 2AH. Jul-Aug: Sa Su 10AM-4PM). Temple Manor is a historic building. It is a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240. Free. Temple Manor (Q7698615) on Wikidata Temple Manor on Wikipedia (updated Feb 2023)
  • 2 Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve (Ranscombe Farm), Sundridge Hill, Cuxton, Kent. Walk: 24 hr, 365 days, Car park varies. See:
    April: Bluebell, Early purple orchid
    May: Lady Orchid, Fly Orchid, Man Orchid
    June: Meadow Clary, Hairy Mallow, Ground Pine, common milkwort
    July: Corncockle, Clustered Bellflower, Four species of poppy (Common, Rough, Prickly and Long-headed)     Free. Ranscombe Farm (Q7293455) on Wikidata Ranscombe Farm on Wikipedia (updated Apr 2017)
A Eurostar train passing Strood heading for the Medway Viaduct
Medway Valley Park:
  • 1 Diggerland, Medway Valley Leisure Park, Roman Way, ME2 2NU, ☏ +44 871 2277007, . Open weekends Mar - Oct and daily during Jul, Aug and most school holidays 10AM - 5PM (4PM in winter). An assortment of rides based on construction equipment. The rides include sitting in the modified bucket of a digger and operating some of the diggers. General admission: adults to age 65 & children 100 cm or over £25.95 per person, age 65+ (ID required) £12.97 per person, children under 100 cm free, disabled visitor £25.95 per person, disabled carer free. Diggerland (Q5275638) on Wikidata Diggerland on Wikipedia (updated May 2024)
  • 2 Hollywood Bowl Strood (Rochester), Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, ME2 2SS, ☏ +44 844 243 0077. M-Th 10AM-11PM, F 10AM-midnight, Sa 9AM-midnight, Su 9AM-11PM. Adults £7.30 per game, Under 16s £6.30 per game, families £25.84 per game. (updated May 2024)
  • 3 Cineworld Strood (Rochester), Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, ME2 2SS, ☏ +44 330 333 4444. varies depending on film. (updated May 2024)
  • 4 Buzz Bingo, Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, ME2 2NU, ☏ +44 1634 290799, . M-Th 10AM-1AM, F Sa 10AM-2AM, Su 11AM-2AM. Buzz Bingo on Wikipedia (updated May 2024)

The main shopping area is the High Street between Papa Johns (Gun Lane/Cuxton Road) and Rochester Bridge. This has a mixture of shops, There is also a Retail Park on Commercial Road.

Strood has a range of places to eat.

Strood & Strood town centre

edit
The far end of Medway Valley Leisure Park.
  • 1 The Three Crutches, Old Watling Street, ME2 3UG, ☏ +44 1634 763410. M-Sa noon-11PM, Su noon-10PM. (updated May 2024)
  • 2 Morrisons Cafe, Knight Road, ME2 2BD. Cafe: M-Sa 8AM-5PM, Su 9:30AM-4PM; store: M-Sa 6AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Large supermarket with a cafe. (updated May 2024)

Medway Valley Park

edit


Drink

edit
The Coach & Horses pub in Strood

Sleep

edit
  • 1 Premier Inn Strood, Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, ME2 2SS. Rooms from £43 per night. (updated May 2024)

Go next

edit
Routes through Strood
London ← merges with ←  NW  SE  → Chatham → Dover


This city travel guide to Strood is a usable article. It has information on how to get there and on restaurants and hotels. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Strood&oldid=4883900"