Strood

By car

• From London, take the A2 arterial road (32 miles, 51 km) or continue on to the M2 to Junction 2.
• From Canterbury, take the A2 and the M2 to Junction 2 for the Rochester exit (32 miles, 51 km, about 40 min).

Town Centre car parking

It is recommended that you park in Commercial Road car park (enter from Commercial Road) or Strood Retail Park car park (enter from Knight Road).

By train

• Strood (SOO) Station

  address: Canal Road, ME2 4DR
  Trains are operated by SouthEastern From London Charing Cross (via Dartford) (typical journey time 65–70 minutes) and London Victoria (typical journey time 75–80 minutes). Trains from Ramsgate and Dover also serve Chatham and Rochester. The Javelin high speed service operates every 30 minutes from London St Pancras with a journey time of 30-35 minutes. There is a supplement for using this service unless travelling from outside of the London region.

By bus

Local buses are operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey, Nu-Venture and ASD Coaches
Buy your ticket from the driver when you board the bus.
Paper timetables can be obtained at the Chatham Waterfront bus station (Globe Lane, Chatham, Kent). The Traveline and Medway Council websites provide journey planners and route maps.

By taxi

• Strood Cabs - +44 1634 710001
• Computer Cabs - +44 1634 666666
• Ace Taxis - +44 1634 720500

• Temple Manor

  address: Knight Road, ME2 2AH
  Temple Manor is a historic building. It is a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240.

• Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve

  address: Sundridge Hill, Cuxton, Kent
  See:
  April: Bluebell, Early purple orchid
  May: Lady Orchid, Fly Orchid, Man Orchid
  June: Meadow Clary, Hairy Mallow, Ground Pine, common milkwort
  July: Corncockle, Clustered Bellflower, Four species of poppy (Common, Rough, Prickly and Long-headed)

Diggerland

phone: +44 871 2277007

address: Medway Valley Leisure Park, Roman Way, ME2 2NU

An assortment of rides based on construction equipment. The rides include sitting in the modified bucket of a digger and operating some of the diggers.

Hollywood Bowl Strood (Rochester)

phone: +44 844 243 0077

address: Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, ME2 2SS

Cineworld Strood (Rochester)

phone: +44 330 333 4444

address: Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, ME2 2SS

Buzz Bingo

phone: +44 1634 290799

address: Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, ME2 2NU

The main shopping area is the High Street between Papa Johns (Gun Lane/Cuxton Road) and Rochester Bridge. This has a mixture of shops, There is also a Retail Park on Commercial Road.
On Tuesdays an open air market is held at Commercial Road car park. This has various food, clothes and hardware stalls.

Strood has a range of places to eat.

Strood & Strood town centre

• The Three Crutches

  phone: +44 1634 290148
  address: Old Watling Street, ME2 3UG

• Morrisons Cafe

  phone: +44 1634 714873
  address: Knight Road, ME2 2BD
  Large supermarket with a cafe.

• Naz's Rasoi

  phone: +44 1634 712555
  address: 135 High St, ME2 4TJ

Medway Valley Park

• Coast To Coast Strood (Rochester)

  phone: +44 1634 715257
  address: Chariot Way, ME2 2SS

• Frankie & Benny's

  phone: +44 1634 712209
  address: Chariot Way, ME2 2SS
  American themed chain restaurant.

• Waters Edge

  phone: +44 1634 719306
  address: Chariot Way, ME2 2SS

• Chiquito

  phone: +44 1634 739670
  address: Chariot Way, ME2 2SS

• The Prince of Wales

  phone: +44 1634 711797
  address: 9 High Street, ME2 4AB

• Premier Inn Strood

  phone: +44 871 527 8938
  address: Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, ME2 2SS

• Rochester
• Chatham
• Gravesend