English Heritage sites near Hoo St. Werburgh Parish
UPNOR CASTLE
2 miles from Hoo St. Werburgh Parish
Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships at Chatham dockyards.
ROCHESTER CASTLE
3 miles from Hoo St. Werburgh Parish
Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding.
TEMPLE MANOR
4 miles from Hoo St. Werburgh Parish
Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.
KIT'S COTY HOUSE AND LITTLE KIT'S COTY HOUSE
7 miles from Hoo St. Werburgh Parish
The remains of two megalithic 'dolmen' burial chambers. Impressive Kit's Coty has three uprights and a massive capstone: Little Kit's Coty, alias the Countless Stones, is now a jumble of sarsens.
MILTON CHANTRY
9 miles from Hoo St. Werburgh Parish
Milton Chantry is all that remains of a 14th-century hospital later used in turn as a public house, a Georgian barracks, and Second World War gas decontamination chamber.
TILBURY FORT
9 miles from Hoo St. Werburgh Parish
Spend a great family day out at Tilbury Fort in Essex. Explore the magazine houses or the bastion magazine passages of this fort on the Thames estuary that has protected London’s seaward approach.
Churches in Hoo St. Werburgh Parish
Chattenden: Bishop Gundulph
Chattenden Lane
Chattenden
Rochester
01634 717580
http://www.allsaintsfrindsbury.org.uk
Bishop Gundulph was formerly the Royal Engineers Chapel. The church building is used by different community groups during the week. On the first Saturday of the month we have morning prayer with a particular focus on the mission of the parish. At present there is no other regular worship and this church is not licensed for marriages.
Pubs in Hoo St. Werburgh Parish
Bridge Tavern
Chequers
26 Church Street, Hoo, ME3 9AL
(01634) 250070
chequershoo.co.uk/
Deangate Ridge Golf Course
Five Bells
1 Stoke Road, Hoo, ME3 9BE
(01634) 252965
thefivebells.placeweb.site