Cliffe is a small riverside village in the unitary authority of Medway, England, sitting on the Hoo Peninsula beside the River Thames and backed by the flat salt marshes of the North Kent Marshes. The landscape is defined by reclaimed marsh, gravel workings and shallow pools, giving wide skies and strong birdlife that contrast with the industrial silhouettes on the estuary horizon.
Historically the settlement grew around river industries such as brickmaking and later coastal defences, and its fortunes have often been shaped by wider plans for the Thames estuary. Today Cliffe remains a small community with a keen interest in conservation - the Cliffe Pools area is notable for birdwatching and walking - while being within easy reach of Rochester and other North Kent towns.
Postcode districts covering Cliffe
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 11.4 miles
- Bexley 15.3 miles
- Basildon 7.7 miles
- Chelmsford 19.2 miles
- Maidstone 12.9 miles
- Gillingham 6.8 miles
- Grays 7.3 miles
- Chatham 6.8 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 24.3 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 17.3 miles
- Dartford 12.2 miles
- Gravesend 5.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish 0.7 miles
- Cooling Parish 1.5 miles
- Cliffe Woods Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Strood Rural Ward 2 miles
- Lower Higham Built-up area 2.5 miles
- High Halstow Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Chattenden Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Hoo St. Werburgh & High Halstow Ward 3.3 miles
- Higham Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Frindsbury Extra Parish 3.6 miles
- Hoo St. Werburgh Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Lower Upnor Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Cliffe
ME3 7SP, ME3 7SY, ME3 7EY, ME3 7QL, ME3 7SR, ME3 7RH, ME3 7UJ, ME3 7PL, ME3 7QB … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 11.5 miles
- London City Airport 19.4 miles
- Higham Railway Station 2.6 miles
- East Tilbury Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Cliffe Ad
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 5.5 miles
- King Charles Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- Best Western Manor Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Trivelles Rochester 2 4.2 miles
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 8 miles
- The Clarendon Royal Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- The Gordon House Hotel 2 4.8 miles
- Inn on the Lake 3 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Rochester Chatham 4 7.6 miles
- The Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel 4.6 miles
Schools in Cliffe
- St Helen's C of E Primary School, Cliffe Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 4.5 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 4.8 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 5.2 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 5.4 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 5.6 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 5.7 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 7.6 miles
- Blue Water Shopping centre 9.9 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 10 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 10.1 miles
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 10.5 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 10.8 miles