Butchers & BakersCafés
Nutmegs Patisserie
Rainham High Street cafe and patisserie baking in-house, serving breakfast, lunch, cakes and afternoon tea, with catering.
Large open space in Rainham with a skate park, play area, football pitches and a community tree nursery open on Thursdays.
A large public open space in Rainham with four entrances (Bloors Lane, Cranford Close, High Elms and Birling Avenue), a children’s play area, football pitches and a skate park. The community tree nursery and garden, run with the Friends of Cozenton Park, is open on Thursdays from 10am to 2pm. Medway Council plans new play equipment for 2027 and has consulted on upgrading the skate park. No parking at the park.
Medway Council lists disabled access. No parking.
Butchers & BakersCafés
Rainham High Street cafe and patisserie baking in-house, serving breakfast, lunch, cakes and afternoon tea, with catering.
Pubs
Rainham High Street micropub near the station, serving changing real ales by gravity and real cider in a conversation-first bar.
RestaurantsTakeaways
Indian and Punjabi restaurant on Rainham High Street with a Tuesday set menu, Sunday unlimited dining, takeaway and online ordering.
Pubs
Shepherd Neame ale house on Station Road, Rainham, near the station, with live sport, pool, darts and a heated beer garden.
GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
Riverside Country Park on the Medway Estuary, plus Berengrave nature reserve and Cozenton Park: what each offers and what to check before you go.
Parks & Walks
Former chalk pit in Rainham turned nature reserve, with woodland, a pond and waymarked paths. Lower paths can flood.
Beaches & Coast, Family Days Out, Parks & Walks
A 100-hectare Green Flag coastal park on the Medway Estuary with trails, birdwatching, a playground, visitor centre and cafe.