Cafés
Marie’s Tea Room
High Street tea room in Gravesend serving breakfast and afternoon tea, with party hire, catering platters and a tea shop next door.
Verified Oct 2026
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Jeskyns Community Woodland
In Cobham
Accessible
Dog Friendly
Family Friendly
Forestry England woodland near Cobham with surfaced trails, play areas, a cafe, disc golf, a dog activity trail and family trails.
About Jeskyns Community Woodland
Jeskyns is a Forestry England community woodland on Henhurst Road, Cobham, just off the A2. It has surfaced walking trails and an easy access trail, play areas, a picnic area, a cafe and toilets, disc golf, a 1km dog activity trail, a Room on the Broom family trail and a Fairy and Elf Village. Seasonal markets are held on selected weekends.
Parking is charged (pay by RingGo or card, no cash), from 2.50 pounds for up to an hour to 6.50 pounds all day; Forestry England members park free. The cafe and toilets open 8.30am to 3.30pm daily (4pm at weekends and in school holidays).
Accessibility
Four accessible parking spaces, an accessible toilet and an easy access trail.
Where it is
What's on here
Eat and drink in Gravesend
Takeaways
Bangkok Mami
Parrock Street takeaway in Gravesend for Thai and Chinese dishes, with online ordering for delivery or collection.
Verified Oct 2026
Farm Shops & Producers
Broadditch Farm Shop
Farm shop at Manor Farm, Southfleet: home-grown seasonal veg, local produce, Christmas shop and trees, seasonal events.
Verified Nov 2026
Pubs
Three Daws
Historic riverside pub at Gravesend Town Pier with Thames views, food, local real ales, quiz nights, live music and a function room.
Verified Oct 2026
Guides that mention Jeskyns Community Woodland
GuideFamily Days Out
Family days out in North Kent and Medway: outdoor days and rainy days
Family days out across North Kent and Medway, split into outdoor days in parks and woods and rainy days at museums.
GuideCastles & History, Parks & Walks
A riverside and heritage day in Gravesend
A walking plan for Gravesend's riverfront and history: St George's and Pocahontas, the Town Pier, Fort Gardens, plus the woods near Cobham and Shorne.
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Castles & History, Parks & Walks
Cobham Wood and Darnley Mausoleum
National Trust woodland near Cobham, open dawn to dusk, around the 18th-century Darnley Mausoleum (mausoleum closed for winter).
Dog Friendly
Free
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Woodlands Park
15-acre park on the Gravesend and Northfleet boundary with a play area, sensory garden, outdoor gym, tennis courts and a hidden Cold War bunker.
Accessible
Family Friendly
Free
Castles & History
Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara
One of the largest gurdwaras outside India, opened in Gravesend in 2010, with three prayer halls and two langar halls.