Grain is a small village at the tip of the Hoo Peninsula in Medway, where the River Medway flows into the Thames Estuary. Its low-lying position has long made it strategically important: coastal forts and WWII defences once guarded the approach to the river, and later industrial developments such as power stations and maritime terminals shaped the shoreline and local economy.
Nowadays Grain combines that industrial legacy with stretches of saltmarsh and reclaimed land, making it a surprisingly quiet spot for birdwatching and nature interest around places like Northward Hill. The result is an unusual mix of maritime commerce, historic military sites and countryside living close to towns such as Rochester and the wider Medway conurbation.
Postcode districts covering Grain
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 6.9 miles11 km
- Bexley 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Basildon 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Chelmsford 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Maidstone 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Gillingham 8 miles12.9 km
- Grays 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Chatham 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Ashford 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Dartford 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Canterbury 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Gravesend 14.3 miles23 km
Neighbouring places
- Isle of Grain Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Wallend Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Sheerness Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- All Saints Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Allhallows Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Halfway Houses Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Queenborough Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Queenborough and Halfway Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Stoke Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Minster Cliffs Ward 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Minster Built-up area 4.9 miles7.9 km
- St. Mary Hoo Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
Example postcodes in Grain
ME3 0EJ, ME3 0BB, ME3 0DL, ME3 0DP, ME3 0AR, ME3 0EL, ME3 0DT, ME3 0BH, ME3 0BU … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 8.2 miles13.2 km
- London City Airport 28.6 miles46 km
- Sheerness-on-Sea Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Queenborough Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Grain Ad
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Camelia Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Tonge Barn 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Seven Hotel 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Hope Hotel 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Abbey Hotel and Conference Centre 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Holiday Inn Sittingbourne 4 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Park Inn by Radisson Palace 3 5.6 miles9 km
Schools in Grain
- St James C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 5.6 miles9 km
- Roots Hall Stadium 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 8 miles12.9 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles13.1 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 8.3 miles13.3 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Central Beach Beach 9.6 miles15.4 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 10 miles16 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 12.3 miles19.8 km