The Historic Dockyard Chatham

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Happy Easter! 🐣 Today we are open for Festival of Steam & Transport! Please visit our main FB page for live updates throughout the day 🙂 Historic Dockyard Chatham Tickets are available on the door. Please visit our webpage for all the details and any FAQs http://thedockyard.co.uk/w…/festival-of -steam-and-transport/

Roll up Roll up!... the 25% online discount off Festival of Steam and Transport tickets ends this Sunday 11th March - be quick! Annual ticket holders - A family ticket for 1 day is only £26.50 orginal price is – £35.50 Non ticket holders - A family ticket is currently £40.50 original price is – £54.50 http://bit.ly/2nWIFLk

To take part in our #winningwednesday then head over to Historic Dockyard Chatham page!

We may be snowed under but let’s look ahead to sunnier times! Festival of Steam and Transport is back on 1st & 2nd April and we have 25% off online tickets! ...annual ticket holders are now able to buy online too!- simply have your ticket ready to enter your membership number shown on your card 🙂 http://thedockyard.co.uk/w…/festival-of -steam-and-transport/ 🎡🎠☀️

ATTENTION ❄️ Please be aware that the site will be closed to visitors TOMORROW - Friday 2nd March due to the severe weather. This is to ensure the safety of all visitors to our site. We apologise for any inconvenience. Please check our website and this Facebook account for any further information. ⚓️❄️ ⛄️

ATTENTION- updated! ❄️ Please be aware that the site is closed to visitors today - Thursday 1st March AND tomorrow - Friday 2nd March due to the severe weather. This is to ensure the safety of all visitors to our site. We apologise for any inconvenience. Please check our website and this Facebook account for any further information. ⚓️❄️ ⛄️ (Picture taken by photos_from_the_air)

We may be in Narnia now but come and visit us when the sun is back! We have 25% off our ONLINE tickets! Activate your tickets upon arrival and enjoy your family day out with us in warmer weather ☀️ 25% off ONLINE tickets valid until Sunday 4th March and that’s snow joke! ❄️ http://thedockyard.co.uk/buytickets/

ATTENTION- Please be aware that the site is closed to visitors today (Wednesday 28th February) due to the severe weather. This is to ensure the safety of all visitors to our site. We apologise for any inconvenience. Please check our website and this Facebook account for any further information. ⚓️❄️

Please be aware that the site will be closed to visitors tomorrow due to the severe weather warnings that are being proposed. This is a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of all visitors to our site and to alleviate pressures on the local road networks. We apologise for any inconvenience. Please check our website and this Facebook account for any further information. (Picture taken from 2017)

Roll up! Roll up! Tickets for the Festival of Steam and Transport are now available with 25% off online tickets! Have you heard of the Steampunks before? ... they consist of an imaginative array of fashion and gadgets all inspired by 19th century industrial steam-powered machinery will be on display. Steampunk, for those of you unfamiliar, is a subgenre of science fiction based on an alternative history of the British Victorian 19th century, in a post-apocalyptic future where steam power has sustained mainstreamed usage. say hello to them out at Slip3 over the event weekend! :) http://bit.ly/2nWIFLk 25% off online offer ends 18th March. PS - Annual ticket holders can now buy their event tickets online too!

With our big event Festival of Steam and Transport only being weeks away now... we will be doing #WinningWednesdays on our main page Historic Dockyard Chatham every Wednesday up until 28th March, prizes will be up for grabs! :) Make sure you follow our page to enter! :)

Good morning all! :) The sun is shining here at The Dockyard this morning! We've been having fun this week with Doc.Yard's Secret Lab! Discover the different zones of the lab - from red lights, bursting balloons,to paint, to the UV zone! Tickets for Doc.Yard’s Secret Lab are booked when you arrive at The Historic Dockyard Chatham and is included in your entry ticket. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment! ... http://bit.ly/2CS8ZQb PS... don't forget we have 20% off online entry tickets too! Follow our main FB account - Historic Dockyard Chatham for all news and insights :)
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Tickets are now LIVE for our Call the Midwife location tours! What's new about these tours we hear you ask?... We are now working in partnership with the creators of Call the Midwife & Neal Street Productions launching the OFFICIAL Call the Midwife tours! It will feature material from the latest series, as well as props, costumes, set and of course our very own costumed midwife! Tickets are online now! http://bit.ly/2Eah7J2

Good morning, Today Rivermead Primary School are holding their Christmas Fair outside of The Dockyard area on Slip 5. This is NOT run by The Historic Dockyard Trust - For any enquiries on this event please contact the event organisers on 01634 338348 or see their Facebook page for details https://www.facebook.com/events/145313696 1442324/

Good morning! Just a reminder that we are now closed for the winter! However our Christmas wreaths are still available from the ropery shop! Call 01634 823890 to order! See you in 2018 :D - please 'Like' Historic Dockyard Chatham for all insights, news and announcements over the winter break :)

Don't forget to see our main FB page Historic Dockyard Chatham for all our Enchanted Garden photos taken this week!

If you visited the Enchanted Garden today then see our main FB page Historic Dockyard Chatham for photos! ⚓️🍄🍂🍃💫

Good morning! Looking for something to do today? Why not join us at the Enchanted Garden :) From wand making, interactive story telling, fairy trails and more! With 20% off entry tickets... it'll be silly not too! :) http://thedockyard.co.uk/whats-on/half-te rm-halloween-fun/ See Historic Dockyard Chatham for all insights and news this half term!

Yearly ticket is expensive but worth it for us as we've happily visited a few times in the first few months. Lovely for my 2.5 year old to wander around and explore, including the tour of the submarine. Lots to look at, some interactive bits and the events held throughout the year and in school holidays are great. Both cafes are lovely but the one with the soft play is perfect for her age. Loads of parking ��

Wonderful day out. Lovely and spacious setting - except the submarine of course! Great tours. Loved the first diyish tour & the lady who took us on the tour of the roppery was amazing, completely engaging & extremely knowledgeable! We needed a couple more hours to do more. But then again we still have stuff to do on another visit. Who'd have thought we'd see Kitchener's Wagon!

Went on call the midwife tour, Irene was our tour guide, she pitched it just right, lots of info, bit of humour. This was a treat for my mum's birthday, she enjoyed it as well. Thank you

Went for the first time and we took just our 2 year old, what a great day we had! Our boy loved running round/looking at the boats, loved the soft play when we stopped for lunch. It was very interesting and great that the ticket is now valid for 1 year 😊

Food/drinks are pricey for what they are - but not marked down for this, as this is standard and expected for tourist attractions, and it actually was quite nice regardless of price. The pies in the train shed were delicious.

We had a lovely day .took our 9 year old boy,he really enjoyed every aspect of the dock yard..my only complaint would be the way the children's meals are presented is slightly impractical,how a child is expected to eat sensibly is beyond me,where does the ketchup go and peas in a pot..ummm...not practical..otherwise a lovely day

We did the "Call the midwife tour" it was great and Nat was brilliant! We had a wander round afterwards and some lunch, could have spent a lot longer there! If it was more local to us we would have paid for an annual pass.

Visited yesterday as taking the 'Call the Midwife' tour. From the parking, to the cafeteria, layout of the site everything was very good. The staff were fantastic and a special thankyou to our tour guide 'Nurse Phyllis' who was very entertaining and mindful of the heat so tried to keep to the shade for us! Although there for the tour, we found the Cavalier fascinating and especially enjoyed the RNLI exhibition. We were surprised to find the dockyard so empty of crowds on a hot, sunny Sunday but suspect Wimbledon and the World Cup final might have played a part but all good for us as no queues!!!

We were surprised that the beautiful Commanders House isn't open for tours, would love to have gone inside.

Took my 2 year old during half term (what was I thinking!), despite a bit of a wait to buy tickets (to be expected at half term) everything was great.

We did the monster parts hunt and stayed for pirate story time.

My toddler loved the soft play and garden, and especially loved going on the boats. I've never seen her climb so fast!



Had lunch at the Wagon Stop and found the food reasonably priced and good quality.



We will definitely be coming back lots, especially as our ticket lasts all year!



Looking forward to the pirate event coming up!

This was a brilliant day out for my husbands birthday, despite the little bit of rain. We visited a few years ago, and how things have changed, for the better. There were several new exhibits which were very enjoyable. We went back to The Ropery. Our guide was Clare. She was absolutely brilliant and made the visit so enjoyable. She was so believable as a worker in the rope making process. My husband helped, so received his piece of rope. This matches the piece I got on our last visit. We had lunch in the Mess Deck and we did not have to wait long once we’d ordered. The fish and chips and burger were very good and substantial portions. All in all a very good day out, also knowing that the tickets last for a year so could go back again if we choose.

This place is fantastic, so much to do and the ticket is for a year so you can keep coming back again and again. They have lots of different events happening during the year too, highly recommend ���

Popped in yesterday not expecting much. Was totally surprised. Ships to explore science lab for adults and kids was excellent and can’t wait to go back for the submarine tour. We only saw about half of it. Book online for a good discount and then you get to use your tickets for a whole Year. The volunteers and staff are so helpful.

My daughter brought me here today for my Mother’s Day Present, it was all a secret. Sadly due to many mistakes on the part of Britmovies our tour couldn’t go ahead as we hadn’t even been put on the list of guests ! We should have been part of the tour for Call the Midwife.



I cannot praise the staff enough here today, they couldn’t have been kinder or more helpful. In particular I would love to say a very very special thank you to Hilary, what s wonderful lady she is, my daughter and I had been in the car for three hours so we were somewhat frazzled when we arrived and my daughter very stressed as her surprise for me was ruined, but Hilary and her colleagues were nothing short of amazing! We were even offered a cream tea on the house.



It’s so refreshing to go somewhere, where the staff have such a positive ‘can do’ attitude and we will be returning for the tour in April.



Well done all of you and thank you for salvaging my special day with my daughter ���



Much love



Teresa and Rachael xxx

My 12 year old son loved the Dockyard, it was all good. Well spaced out, really interesting tour of the submarine and even the ropery was much better than expected. Really great family day out.

I did the Call the Midwife tour which was really good but I was absolutely disappointed in the lack of souvenirs for this. Just the dvds and books which I already have and one fridge magnet. Pretty poor I thought. And I can't go back - I live in Australia!

Great day out with my wife Tina.

Our one and only whinge was about the size of the tour party on the submarine. We felt that the numbers could be smaller, or was it the intention to give an experience of how crews really lived on board?

We will definitely return though, on the whole a very enjoyable visit.

Boarding HM Submarine Ocelot is a must do. Remember to book a slot as soon as you arrive. Vital. You also need to be reasonably agile. Chris, our guide, was very knowledgeable and a credit to Chatham Dockyard. (Chris...do well at Dartmouth. From your friendly Bootneck!).



A proper tour of the site takes a day. Outstanding history (eg the ropery) well worth spending time over. Beware that some of the dockyard hosts are somewhat over zealous in their health and safety nonsense. They’re best avoided all at costs. Overall 5 stars for a terrific family day out!

Best day out in Kent and we’ve been everywhere else!! The interactive displays are state of the art and very engaging for youngsters. Something for all the family to enjoy. Staff are helpful and friendly. A fraction of the cost of visiting somewhere like Leeds Castle and there’s way more to do here.

Went on call the midwife tour was a bit disappointed as I thought that there would be more of the props/outfits from the show. Would of been nice to have some bikes so you could have your photo taken. Tour guide was knowledgeable .Submarine was good and dockyard was very interesting.

Just do it and if you run out of time you can go back on the same tickets and pick up where you left off.