The Derelict London Dirty Dartford Alldayer
The Derelict London Dirty Dartford Alldayer
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This Derelict London walking tour takes you out to the borders of Greater London and Kent. Paul has been exploring this area for many years and has decided that now is the time to give some guided tours before redevelopment really takes off in this fascinating town.
On this tour we see much dereliction including wartime defences, an overgrown smallpox hospital site, the exteriors of the abandoned Wells Firework Factory, the now restored 'Lock-up' Dartford's first police station built in 1843, the Art Deco former Co-op, the burnt out workhouse chapel recently renovated, a whole street pretty much all boarded up after an ill-fated property deal with a major supermarket chain plus more run down industrial sites and a walk along the River Darent looking at remains of old locks and gunpowder mills. All this plus some background history of the town along with some famous connections with King Henry V, Jane Austen, Maggie Thatcher, the Peasant's Revolt & of course the Rolling Stones.
On this tour we see much dereliction including wartime defences, an overgrown smallpox hospital site, the exteriors of the abandoned Wells Firework Factory, the now restored 'Lock-up' Dartford's first police station built in 1843, the Art Deco former Co-op, the burnt out workhouse chapel recently renovated, a whole street pretty much all boarded up after an ill-fated property deal with a major supermarket chain plus more run down industrial sites and a walk along the River Darent looking at remains of old locks and gunpowder mills. All this plus some background history of the town along with some famous connections with King Henry V, Jane Austen, Maggie Thatcher, the Peasant's Revolt & of course the Rolling Stones.
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meeting at Dartford Railway station Station Approach, Dartford, Kent DA1 1BP.
Dartford Station is only 50 mins direct from London Blackfriars or Victoria and is in TFL zone 8. Oyster and Contactless payment methods are accepted at Dartford. Meeting at Dartford Station at 10:30am and finishing around 5:30ish. There will be a pub stop for refreshments along the way, though make sure you have a hearty breakfast before we meet. If you want to eat in Dartford before the walk I recommend Ossie's Cafe for a full English. |
"Dirty Dartford, peculiar people, bury their dead above the steeple"
A local rhyme that came about because the local graveyard is situated on the summit of a hill way above the town.
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