St. Mary's Island – View of Upnor Castle loop from Gillingham

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St. Mary's Island – View of Upnor Castle loop from Gillingham

Easy

4.5

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hikers

St. Mary's Island – View of Upnor Castle loop from Gillingham

00:47

3.06km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

Check opening times.

After 2.21 km for 27 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

50 m

The Machine Shop (Former Slip Cover), Chatham Dockyard

Highlight • Historical Site

The Machine Shop is a former dry dock slip-cover originally built in the mid 1840s by Fox Henderson & Co. for the Woolwich Dockyard and is believed to be the earliest surviving metal-framed slipcover in existence. Following the dockyard's closure in 1865, it was deconstructed and rebuilt at Chatham where it came to be used as a machine shop

Tip by

114 m

No. 2 Basin, Chatham Dockside

Highlight • Viewpoint

No2 Basin Chatham Dockside

Tip by

1.00 km

Central Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view.

Tip by

1.35 km

St. Mary's Island

Highlight • Settlement

easy cycling with awesome view of Upnor castle

Tip by

1.94 km

Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard

Highlight • Monument

See some of the industrial heritage of the River Medway and the Dockyard with this giant crane and associated hardware.

Tip by

2.17 km

View of Upnor Castle

Highlight • Castle

Look across the River to Upnor and it's Castle. Built in the Elizabethan times to defend Chatham Dockyard and the Medway it is currently owned by English Heritage.
During the Summer it holds outdoor plays during the evening.

Tip by

2.45 km

Copper Rivet Distillery

Highlight • Rest Area

2.54 km

Copper Rivet Distillery (Former Pump House No. 5)

Highlight • Historical Site

A lovely brick-built pumphouse originally for the docks. Now a restaurant and distillery, there are distillery tours which you have to book. The interior looks stunning, I will plan a trip down here when I am not in my muddy walking gear.

Tip by

3.06 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.47 km

407 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.41 km