Visiting Darent Valley Hospital

From the M25 northbound you must exit at junction 2 (Darenth Interchange) and follow the signs to Dartford, take the A225 (Princes Road) towards Gravesend (Bluewater/Bean). There is no exit from the M25 at junction 1b unless travelling southbound. Go straight over the roundabout onto B2200 (Watling Street) signposted Bluewater/Bean. At the next roundabout take the third exit onto Darenth Wood Road. On site car parking and disabled parking is available. You can plan the best route for you using the AA route planner.

Cycle racks are available outside the main hospital entrance and the front of the Philip Farrant Education Centre.

The buses that stop in the hospital grounds are as follows:

• Route 96 runs between Woolwich and Bluewater shopping centre via Plumstead, Welling, Bexleyheath, Crayford and Dartford. Between Dartford, East Hill and Bluewater, buses will run via Park Road, Princes Road, the Fastrack system, Darent Valley Hospital (serving the bus stops near the hospital entrance) and then back on to the Fastrack system.
• Fastrack ‘B’, running from Temple Hill to Gravesend - for more details (including bus times) please see Fastrack. 
• 422 from East Hill to Gravesend.  For times visit 422 bus route (Thursdays only)

• 423, running from Swanley to New Ash Green, via Dartford; For information and bus times visit 423.

• 428, running from Erith to Bluewater, via Dartford;  For times visit 428.

• 429, running from Swanley to Bluewater, via Joyden's Wood, Keyton Cross, Wilmington and Dartford (NB The 429 only stops at the hospital on Sundays. This service is operated by Go-Coach - see www.go-coach.co.uk)

• 433, running from New Ash Green to Bluewater;

• 477, running from Orpington to Bluewater via Swanley and Dartford; For information and bus times, visit 477.

• 228, running from Tonbridge Station to Bluewater via Shipbourne, Ightham, Borough Green, Wrotham, West Kingsdown, Farningham, Sutton at Hone, and Darenth (N.B. The 228 only operates on Tuesdays in school term time. This service is operated by Red Route Buses Ltd – see www.redroutebuses.co.uk).

The majority of the buses are managed by Arriva For information please go to www.arrivabus.co.uk. Alternatively, go to www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk or call 0871 200 22 33.

The nearest train station is Dartford. All the buses services listed stop at either the station or Holmes Garden - just a short walk from the station. Taxis are available from Dartford Train Station and for return jouneys payphones in the hospital foyer have a button that links free to a local taxi firm. Greenhithe station is nearby and a Fastrack bus service is available. For further rail information contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950 or visit their website at http://www.nationalrail.co.uk.

Darent Valley Hospital is a SMOKE / VAPE FREE site. Smoking and vaping is not permitted anywhere on the hospital grounds. 

If a patient wishes to leave a clinical area to smoke

If a patient wishes to smoke but needs to be accompanied, they will be advised that staff are unable to accompany them offsite to smoke.

For free support and advice on how to quit smoking call: 0300 123 1220; Text QUIT to 87023 or visit www.oneyoukent.org.uk.

Original Food Company Resturant 

The restaurant is located on Level 1, open 7 days a week, at the following times:

• Monday - Friday: 07.15 – 19.15  (supper served from 16.30 – 18.00)

• Saturday - Sunday: 08.00 – 17.00 (light snacks available from 15.00 – 16.30)

There is a call order menu available all day.

Shops

In the hospital main entrance there are the following commercial premises:

Also available are:  public wheelchairs (£1 returnable deposit), a public telephone, a Royal Mail postbox, a cash machine and an Hospedia TV/phone card vending machine.