STARTING OUT (from Gravesend)

 I've recently been shocked at the lack of knowledge of the United Kingdom. Even on a recent University Challenge, the students were unable to answer basic UK geography questions. Therefore I'm hoping to take you on a tour of Great Britain, visiting not just the lovely tourist places, but also the lesser known locations, where there's industry or run-down town centres.

We all end up in the grave, so I thought we'd start at an appropriate place; Gravesend, a town on the Kentish side of the River Thames. We won't look at Gravesend itself just now, as I thought it would be a good place to finish, so we'll take the ferry across to Tilbury, which is in Essex.

Ok, let's go!