Butchers & BakersCafés
Vegan Antics
Vegan bakery and café on Windmill Street, Gravesend, baking plant-based cakes, cupcakes and doughnuts, with custom cakes and UK delivery.
Verified Oct 2026
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Shorne Woods Country Park
In Shorne
Accessible
Dog Friendly
Family Friendly
Kent County Council country park near Gravesend: woods, wetlands and meadows, an eco visitor centre and cafe, play areas, fishing lakes and easy access trails.
About Shorne Woods Country Park
Shorne Woods Country Park covers almost 300 acres of woodland, wetland and meadow that were once part of the Cobham Hall estate and later clay pits for the cement industry. Its award-winning eco-friendly visitor centre has a cafe, gift shop and rooms to hire. There are waymarked trails including an easy access route, a trim trail, children’s play area, fishing lakes, barbecues, horse riding routes and cycling, and Tramper mobility vehicles can be hired.
Parking is pay and display; Kent Country Parks season tickets cover all nine Kent country parks. The park is closed on Christmas Day.
Accessibility
The park lists disabled parking, accessible toilets, easy access trails and Tramper hire.
Where it is
What's on here
Eat and drink in Gravesend
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
Farm Shops & Producers
Silverhand Estate
Vineyard and winery at Luddesdown: English wines, tours and tastings, cellar door and online wine shop.
Verified Nov 2026
Restaurants
The Gandhi
Indian restaurant on West Street, Gravesend, open since 1996, with table bookings, online ordering and outside catering.
Verified Oct 2026
Guides that mention Shorne Woods Country Park
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.
More things to do in Gravesend
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
Castles & History, Parks & Walks
Riverside Leisure Area and Gordon Promenade
Gravesend's Thames riverfront: Fort Gardens, Gordon Gardens and lake, and the Gordon Promenade, with a cafe, play area and river views.
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.