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 miles
- Bexley 24.5 miles
- Basildon 13.4 miles
- Chelmsford 21.9 miles
- Maidstone 15.1 miles
- Gillingham 8 miles
- Grays 16.5 miles
- Chatham 10.1 miles
- Ashford 22.6 miles
- Dartford 21.5 miles
- Canterbury 20.3 miles
- Gravesend 14.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Isle of Grain Parish 0.7 miles
- Wallend Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Sheerness Built-up area 2.5 miles
- All Saints Ward 2.7 miles
- Allhallows Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Halfway Houses Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Queenborough Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Queenborough and Halfway Ward 3.4 miles
- Stoke Parish 4 miles
- Minster Cliffs Ward 4.2 miles
- Minster Built-up area 4.9 miles
- St. Mary Hoo Parish 4.9 miles
Example postcodes in Grain
ME3 0BA, ME3 0DU, ME3 0BT, ME3 0ED, ME3 0EN, ME3 0BH, ME3 0DA, ME3 0BZ, ME3 0EJ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 8.2 miles
- London City Airport 28.6 miles
- Sheerness-on-Sea Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Queenborough Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Grain Ad
- The Abbey Hotel and conference centre 3 4 miles
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- Royal Hotel Sheerness 2.3 miles
- WNS Southend-on-Sea 3 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 7.9 miles
- Seven Hotel 4 5.6 miles
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 8.6 miles
- The Hope Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- The Ship Hotel 6.6 miles
- Muthu Westcliff Hotel (Near London Southend Airport) 3 5.7 miles
Schools in Grain
- St James C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 1.4 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 2.2 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 5.6 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 6.7 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 8 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 8.3 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 8.4 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 9.4 miles
- Central Beach Beach 9.6 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 10 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 12.3 miles