Popular town in Kent

Dartford is a popular town situated on the border of Kent and Greater London, with a long history of industrial and cultural importance and boasts an extensive range of shops, bars and restaurants within the town centre, together with good transport links to both Bluewater and Lakeside Shopping Centres.

• Dartford has a rich and varied heritage which includes The Manor Gate House, once a 16th Century mansion of Henry VIII. Medieval buildings in the High Street and the Holy Trinity Church, which dates back to the 1000s and contains a 15th Century mural also add to the heritage of Dartford. Here, the body of Henry V lay overnight for a requiem mass before burial at Westminster Abbey.
• There’s also the Swanscombe Skull Site which is the location for three matching fragments of skull that turned out to be among the oldest human remains ever found in Europe.
• As well as quick links into central London, the town also benefits from designated areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty such as Dartford Heath. Scenic locations include the 26-acre Central Park, providing glorious floral displays and walks alongside the Darent riverside and the smaller Hesketh Park, with sport facilities.

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