Sheerness sits at the north‑west tip of the Isle of Sheppey, at the mouth of the River Medway where it opens into the Thames Estuary. It’s a working seaside town with a long shingle beach and promenade, overlooked by rows of colourful beach huts and within easy reach of salt marshes and nature reserves popular with birdwatchers.
Part of the borough of Swale in Kent, England, the town grew up around a Royal Navy dockyard established in the 17th century and still shows its military past in areas such as the Garrison and Blue Town. Today Sheerness combines a commercial port and light industry with a small town high street and community events, and is linked to the mainland by the Sheppey Crossing, making it a place where maritime heritage and everyday coastal life coexist.
Postcode districts covering Sheerness
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 8.4 miles
- Basildon 15.9 miles
- Chelmsford 24 miles
- Maidstone 15.4 miles
- Gillingham 9 miles
- Grays 18.7 miles
- Chatham 11.1 miles
- Ashford 20.7 miles
- Dartford 23.5 miles
- Canterbury 17.8 miles
- Gravesend 16.3 miles
- Brentwood 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Halfway Houses Built-up area 1 mile
- Queenborough and Halfway Ward 1.3 miles
- Queenborough Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Minster Cliffs Ward 1.8 miles
- Grain Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Minster Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Minster-on-Sea Parish 2.6 miles
- Sheppey Central Ward 2.9 miles
- Isle of Grain Parish 2.9 miles
- Wallend Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Iwade Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Mud Row Built-up area 4.7 miles
Example postcodes in Sheerness
ME12 9BY, ME12 2PA, ME12 2AW, ME12 2BJ, ME12 1JL, ME12 1JF, ME12 1AW, ME12 2FN, ME12 2AT … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 9.9 miles
- London City Airport 30.8 miles
- Sheerness-on-Sea Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Queenborough Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Sheerness Ad
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Tonge Barn 4 6.6 miles
- Camelia Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 7 miles
- The Abbey Hotel and Conference Centre 3 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Sittingbourne 4 6.6 miles
- Seven Hotel 7.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 9.6 miles
- The Quay 9.8 miles
- Royal Hotel Sheerness 3 0.4 miles
Schools in Sheerness
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Rose Street Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Minster Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 1.1 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 4.6 miles
- Central Beach Beach 7.2 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 7.4 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 8.4 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 9.3 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 9.7 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 9.9 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 10.4 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 10.6 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 11.3 miles
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 12.4 miles