Riverside Country Park

Opens at 8am Monday to Sunday. Closing times vary depending on seasons, and sunrise and sunset times.

Park is locked in the evenings:

• January to February - 5pm
• March - 6pm
• April - 7.30pm
• May to August - 8.30pm
• September - 7.30pm
• October - 6pm
• November and December - 5pm.

From November until 1 March, Sharps Green car park will close at 4.30pm. 

The cafe is open 7 days a week from 10am to 4pm. Toilets will remain open until the cafe closes.

Vehicle height restriction

We have a height barrier of 6 feet and 6 inches at the main entrance of Riverside Country Park.

If you are planning to visit us with a vehicle that is over this height, please call us on 01634 337432 so we can meet you and open the barrier.

• email: medway-countryside-service@ncsgrp.co.uk  
• phone: 01634 337 432

To request a management plan for this park, email yournew@medway.gov.uk.

If locked on site, please phone 0333 0155 777.

333 Lower Rainham Road
Rainham
Kent
ME7 2XH

• visitor centre
• education room
• café
• picnic area
• ranger service
• sustrans cycle path
• trails
• car and coach parking
• venue and meeting room hire
• bee garden
• bug hotel
• nature plant area.

There's also a children's play area with:

• climbing unit
• slide
• swings with toddler seats
• swings with swing boat seats
• hopscotch
• play houses
• climbing and balance trail.

The car park has a height restriction. 

Parking charges come into effect at Capstone and Riverside country parks from Monday 2 September 2024.

Coach parking is only available in Capstone and Riverside main car parks.

An annual country parks any car park season ticket costs £60 and is valid for all country parks.

Apply for a country parks season ticket online.

View more parking information for:

• Riverside Country Park main car park
• Riverside Country Park overflow car park
• Riverside Country Park Sharps Green car park.

Our country parks are locked:

• January and February at 5pm
• March at 6pm
• April at 7.30pm
• May, June, July and August at 8.30pm
• September at 7.30pm
• October at 6pm
• November and December at 5pm.

If you find yourself locked in one of the sites you should phone 0333 0155 777.