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The Historic Dockyard Chatham

The Historic Dockyard Chatham

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Contact Details

Dock Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4TZ

T: +44 01634 823807

Fax: +44 01634 823801

Type: Historic Site

The Historic Dockyard Chatham is a unique, award winning maritime heritage destination with a fantastic range of attractions, iconic buildings and historic ships to explore, PLUS a fabulous programme of touring exhibitions at No.1 Smithery.

From the Ropery to Robots, Treasures to Titanic, and Ships to Street Art, your visit will be full of excitement, choice and discovery!

Make rope on the Victorian Ropery Tour; be gripped by stories of life aboard our Three Historic Warships, be absorbed by the sights, sounds and smells of the dockyard of 1758 recreated in the Wooden Walls of England and be inspired by 400 years of history in the Royal Dockyard Museum, BIG ‘things’ in 3 Slip The BIG Space and heroic stories in RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection. Visit the beautiful Commissioner's garden for a little peace and quiet and allow the children to let off steam in the Railway Workshop Picnic and Play indoor soft play or the outdoor adventure play areas.

No. 1 Smithery: National Treasures Inspiring Culture is an all round treasure house for the whole family. It has brilliant new galleries displaying world class maritime treasures from two national museums and a changing programme of interesting touring exhibitions and family activities. During the school holidays, ‘The Courtyard’ is home to family fun including Pirate Play Days and Myths and Monsters.

Incredible value for money! With so much to see and do at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, you can come back again and again with your 12 month ticket. (Terms and conditions apply).

Visit www.thedockyard.co.uk or telephone 01634 823807 for details of our programme of special events, prices and gallery opening and closing times.

Road Directions

If you are using Satellite Navigation, insert the postcode ME4 4TY and use your Satellite Navigation system in conjunction with the brown tourist signs to find the visitor car park and entrance to The Historic Dockyard Chatham.

Public Transport Directions

Nearest rail station: Chatham is 2 miles

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Gradings

  • Quality Assured Visitor Attraction VB Attraction VAQAS
Quality Assured Visitor Attraction VB Attraction VAQAS

Awards

  • Tourism South East Award - TSE Member 2011
  • Visit Britain Awards - Code of Practice 2011
  • Tourism South East Award - 2011/12 Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Gold Award 2011

Opening Times

12/02/2012 to 31/10/2012

* Open daily from Saturday, 12 February 2011 from 10am to 4pm. For winter closures and further information please visit www.thedockyard.co.uk

Facilities

Provider Preferences

  • In town/city centre
  • Outdoor Attraction

Accessibility

  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Catering

  • On-Site cafe/restaurant
  • Picnic Site

Payment Methods

  • American Express accepted
  • Delta accepted
  • Maestro Accepted
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Visa accepted

Establishment Features

  • Dogs Accepted - on a lead
  • Toilets

Specialist Features

  • Family Fun
  • Marketed Towards Children
  • Marketed Towards Families
  • Marketed Towards Senior Citizens

Ticket Information

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Concession ticket£13.00 per ticket
Adult ticket£15.50 per ticket
Additional Family Child£7.50 per ticket
Child 5 - 15£10.50 per ticket
Family 2+2 or 1+3£42.50 per ticket

All tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of issue.

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