Chatham Historic dockyard in the Medway Towns. It was a huge Naval shipyard that closed down in about 1984. A large part of it has been turned into a brilliant museum of gigantic proportions with all manor of interest connected to shipping, not just naval, you can find here a Westland Dragonfly.
It is often used for film locations as there are many original Victorian buildings, the biggest being the Ropery which still does demonstration today.
The Historic Dockyard Chatham
Chatham
Kent ME4 4TY
+44 1634 823800
- Mid February – 31 March: Wednesday- Sunday 10:00 – 16:00
- 1 April – end October: Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 – 18:00
- November – mid November: Wednesday- Sunday 10:00 – 16:00
Admission fee

Aircraft collection

WG751/GJ710 | Westland Dragonfly HR.3 |
Chatham Historic dockyard in the Medway Towns. It was a huge Naval shipyard that closed down in about 1984. A large part of it has been turned into a brilliant museum of gigantic proportions with all manor of interest connected to shipping, not just naval.
It is often used for film locations as there are many original Victorian buildings, the biggest being the Ropery which still does demonstration today.
Photo Mark Griffiths