Connect Tilbury with Slow Ways
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Tilbury’s four Slow Ways are 44% checked
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Tilbury from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Grays—Tilbury
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Gratil one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 19m | Descent 11m | ||
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Grays—Tilbury
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Gratil two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent 12m | Descent 19m | ||
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Tilbury—Chadwell St Mary
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Tilcha one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 30m | Descent 3m | ||
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Tilbury—Chadwell St Mary
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Tilcha two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 29m | Descent 1m | ||
Tilbury—Gravesend
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Tilgra one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 14m | Descent 28m | |
Tilbury—Gravesend
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Tilgra two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 31m | Descent 17m | |
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Tilbury—Stanford-le-Hope
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Tilsta one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent - | Descent - |
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Collective progress
43% of Tilbury’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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3 people have contributed to Tilbury’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Tilbury
18km out of 37km have been walked and reviewed
35km of reviews have been shared in Tilbury
Latest Updates
Sadly the Tilbury - Gravesend ferry has stopped running, and it is no longer possible to do this route....
Jane Taylor
Sadly the Tilbury - Gravesend ferry has stopped running, and it is no longer possible to do this route....
Jane Taylor
The highlight is the foot (and cycle) passenger ferry between Tilbury and Gravesend. Tilbury is a port town, a lot of vehicles coming and going, and the route has to follow the approach road in places. At Tilbury ferry, pedestrian access is across a covered bridge with an exhibition, in glass, celebrating the people who arrived on ships at Tilbury to start a new life in England....
Jane Taylor
Nicer than GraTil 1 as you get some true respite from the A-road full of HGVs and that happens to be along a very pleasant and surprisingly scenic riverside path between housing estates, and was being used by a handful of locals....
Daisy C
The contrast between Gravesend (traffic free town centre, independent shops, dedicated and well-signed ferry pontoon) and Tilbury (docks, cruise terminal, ‘A’ roads, ferry access a squeeze through a car park, signage fallen down) is extreme. 3 stars seems a bit harsh, but after the brilliant ferry the section on the A1089 approaching Tilbury Town station was pretty awful - a lot of large articulated port traffic, combined with a ‘park on the pavement’ attitude which forced me out into the road....
Jane Taylor
Following the cycle path from Tilbury Town Station to the roundabout by Asda and McDonalds feels counterintuitive as you head towards the heavier traffic road, but it does mean that I had light controlled crossings for all the busy roads. Eventually it turned off onto Dock Road, less traffic and few HGVs here but still busy. There's a level crossing at Grays Station, so no need to use the footbridge but there is a small flight of steps between Seabrooke Rise and Sheffield Street, which is hidden from view as you approach, it feels as it it will be a dead end....
Daisy C
Second half - 2 stars: Leaving the ferry it's impossible to avoid walking along the A1089 which had a steady stream of HGV traffic. But about halfway to Tilbury Town is a footbridge which you could take over to Dock Rd, a quieter residential road that's also a straight line to the station and would add barely any distance....
Daisy C
Although cold somewhat overcast winter weather is generally unflattering to such urban areas so this might be an unfair perception....
Daisy C
Daisy C added Tilcha two, a new walk from Tilbury to Chadwell St Mary
Walk this routeSlow Ways Cristie added Tilsta one, a new walk from Tilbury to Stanford-le-Hope
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Tilcha one, a new walk from Tilbury to Chadwell St Mary
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Tilbury’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TQ6360576373
Lat / Lon
51.46269° / 0.35378°
Easting / Northing
563,605E / 176,373N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Tilbury's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town
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