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Newest Review: ... and antiques shops, some scruffy empty shops amd a few other places. Rochester is blessed with its history,the lovely cathedral and wonderful castle and this is used to promote tourism combined with the Dickens connection. It is a good place to visit for these reasons and despite the criticism of the High Street, it's still not a bad place to amble along for a browse. Tourism was not really a big thing when I was a child here but now the local council seems to want to make as much money out of it as possible,which is only natural I suppose, but it would be good if the shopping area was tarted up and developed a bit. ... more

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Rochester: tourism rules (176 words)
by - written on 29/10/00 (Useful, 40 readings)
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I was born and bred in Rochester and over the years have of course seen many changes,not all for the better. It is hard to believe that Rochester is actually a city as there is no shopping area to speak of.The High Street is a strange mix of pleasant restuarants and cafes, second-hand and antiques shops, some scruffy empty shops amd a few other places. Rochester is blessed with its history,the lovely cathedral and wonderful castle and this is used to promote tourism combined with the Dickens connection. It is a good place to visit for these reasons and despite the criticism of the High Street, it's still not a bad place to amble along for a browse. Tourism was ... Read the complete review