Culture

Jeskyns Community Park in Gravesend features creative contemporary sculptures of the human form.

Waterstone Park is home to Tim Carrington’s 5m high sculpture of recycled glass taken from the Thames foreshore. It celebrates the former Greenhithe resident Sir Erasmus Wilson, who financed the transportation of "Cleopatra’s Needle" from Alexandria, Egypt.

Ingress Abbey (Grade II) is a prime example of respectful heritage restoration. Ingress Park, Greenhithe, is set in a glorious landscape which includes Ingress Abbey, garden follies and waterfront walkways with decorative paving and sculpture.

Bluewater’s architecture was inspired by Kentish oast houses, and the surrounding parkland includes water features and contemporary sculptures.

The White Horse was the winner of the Ebbsfleet Landmark Project. Mark Wallinger’s 50m white horse will be taller than Nelson’s column and be the country’s largest artwork.

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