Dartford, England
Toll Booth Town
"Where Kent Begins and Your Wallet Ends"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing a stylised toll barrier rampant, flanked by two traffic cones on a field of brake lights, with the River Darent depicted as a thin blue trickle beneath the mighty QE2 Bridge. The motto beneath reads 'Non Sistimus' (We Do Not Stop), in reference to the town's status as England's most successful drive-through.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Visited Dartford for the Crossing and honestly the bridge was the highlight of the trip, which tells you something. The Bluewater shopping centre nearby is impressive but Dartford town centre itself feels like an afterthought squeezed between the QE2 Bridge and the Dartford Tunnel. Nice Priory ruins if you can find them past the traffic, and the Mick Jagger connection is milked for all its worth in the local pub quiz. Would come back but mainly just to get to somewhere else."— BarryFromBexley_TollDodger
Property Listing
Nestled at the gateway to Kent, this vibrant riverside town offers unrivalled connectivity via the iconic Dartford Crossing, meaning you're never more than a toll charge away from anywhere else! Enjoy proximity to the retail utopia of Bluewater, rich Rolling Stones heritage, and the gentle ambient hum of the M25 as your permanent soundtrack.
Twinned With
Calais — Both towns exist primarily as a place people pass through while paying tolls on their way to somewhere more interesting.
Supporting Evidence
Dartford is the birthplace of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who famously met on a train platform there before going on to write songs about places considerably more glamorous than Dartford.