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
National Trust woodland near Cobham, open dawn to dusk, around the 18th-century Darnley Mausoleum (mausoleum closed for winter).
About Cobham Wood and Darnley Mausoleum
Cobham Wood is National Trust woodland near Cobham, open dawn to dusk, with the Darnley Mausoleum at its heart. The mausoleum opens on limited days only and is closed for the winter; the National Trust says 2027 open days will be posted when available. There is no on-site parking: use Shorne Woods Country Park (sat nav DA12 3HX), about a two-mile walk away, or informal parking near South Lodge on Lodge Lane on mausoleum open days.
Dogs are welcome in the woodland on leads but not in the mausoleum. Paths are rough, with kissing gates.
Accessibility
Rough woodland terrain with kissing gates; the mausoleum is reached by a series of steps. Accessible toilet at South Lodge Barn when open.
Where it is
What's on here
Eat and drink in Gravesend
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
Restaurants
The Gandhi
Indian restaurant on West Street, Gravesend, open since 1996, with table bookings, online ordering and outside catering.
Verified Oct 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 Cobham Wood and Darnley Mausoleum
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
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
Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
Jeskyns Community Woodland
Forestry England woodland near Cobham with surfaced trails, play areas, a cafe, disc golf, a dog activity trail and family trails.
Accessible
Dog Friendly
Family Friendly
Castles & History
St George’s Church and Pocahontas Statue
Gravesend's 1733 parish church, burial place of Pocahontas, with a bronze statue of her in the churchyard garden and Virginia memorial windows.