Our natural environment and greenspaces
Medway boasts many beautiful parks and greenspaces, with 8 of our parks having been recognised amongst the best in the UK.
We have received a Green Flag award for:
- Broomhill Park
- Capstone Farm Country Park
- Gillingham Park
- Hillyfields Community Park
- Riverside Country Park
- The Great Lines Heritage Park
- The Vines Gardens
- Ranscombe Farm Reserve.
Find out more about our wonderful country parks, open spaces and play areas.
Getting around Medway
If your journey is too long for you to walk, we have a variety of ways you can travel so you can keep your carbon footprint low while visiting Medway.
For example, you can use our:
- electric vehicle charging points
- 81 miles of cycle paths
- bus network
- 7 train stations.
To find out more about sustainable transport options in Medway, head to our Sustainable transport and electric vehicles page.
Refill
Once you’re in Medway, you’ll find us committed to reducing our single use plastic, with the community group Towards Plastic Free Medway taking us towards Plastic Free Community status.
Download and use the Refill app to find out where you can eat, drink and shop with less waste in Medway.
Medway on the Map programme
One of the priorities in our Council Plan is for Medway to be on the map. This programme is developed around our culture, tourism and regeneration strategies, including Medway 2035 and Creative Medway.
By building on what makes Medway unique - the river, our heritage, our creativity and sporting legacy - Medway on the Map promotes our area as a great place to live, work, learn and visit.