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Chimes Green - Hoo - Kent

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About the local area

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Key

  • Development
  • Motorway
  • Shops
  • Bus station
  • School
  • Airport
  • Railway station
  • Tube station

Shops

Being a stones throw away from Rochester, Strood, Chatham and Gillingham this development offers excellent shopping facilities.
 
The High Street in Rochester boasts traditional shops selling products for the home, books, arts and crafts, presents and fashion.

The town of Gillingham also has a High Street, where a mixture of named shops and independant boutiques can be found.

In chatham there is the Dockside Outlet in addition to the main shopping centre.

Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre is also nearby with shops such as Argos, Dorothy Perkins, Burtons and Marks & Spencers.

Tesco and Somerfield supermarkets are also within 10 miles of the development.

ShopDistance in milesDistance in km
R Lawsons & Sons0.060.10
Frindsbury Florist4.056.52
Somerfield Stores Ltd6.3410.20
Tesco7.0311.31

Schools

The Medway area has more than 100 schools including 6 grammar schools. 

The area is also we known for its group of 5 universities know as the UFM Group. These are based in Chatham, Rochester, Maidstone and Canterbury.

SchoolDistance in milesDistance in km
The Hundred Of Hoo SchoolZeroZero
High Halstow Primary School3.475.58
Temple Mill Primary School4.397.07
King's School Rochester5.378.64

(Sorry, but we cannot guarantee that the schools listed are within the catchment area or have available places; or that this is a complete list of all schools in the local area - for this, see www.schoolsdirectory.com)

Transport

Chimes Green has brilliant transport links, with bus services running regulary to Strood, Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham.

Chatham, Rochester and Strood stations are also closeby and reachable by bus, from here you can easily travel by rail to London or the coast.

Travelling by car the M20, M2 and the A2 are all nearby, making travelling to London, other towns in Kent and coastal resorts easy.

 

 

Transport Distance in miles Distance in km
Strood Rail Station 4.85 7.81
Rochester Rail Station 5.01 8.06
Gillingham Train Station 6.51 10.48
Chatham Rail Station 7.12 11.46

Health

Hoo St Werburgh benefits from 2 medical practices one of which is located on Bells Lane.  A short journey away is Maidstone Hospital which has one of the best A & E departments in Kent.

Leisure

The area has superb leisure facilities, with nearby Deangate Ridge Golf Club in Hoo and others in both Gillingham and Rochester. 

There are a number of leisure centres with excellent facilities, an ice rink and a dry ski slope nearby.