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For four centuries, the Dockyard at Chatham built ships for the Royal Navy and her allies. Today it’s a massive museum, with ships from the age of steam, WWII and the Cold War.
This fantastic prize grants your family a whole year of access to The Historic Dockyard Chatham, including entry to Brickwrecks: Sunken Ships in LEGO® Bricks – a must-see family day out. From ...
She was the last boat built for the Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard, where she now sits. As a museum ship, she is in fantastic condition and easily accessible, sitting high in a former drydock.
The Historic Dockyard Chatham is launching a new film location tour this summer. Picture: Alex Bailey© Kent Online Tom Cruise filmed part of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in Medway.
Chatham Dockyard was once at the forefront of shipbuilding, throughout its history it provided over 500 ships for the Royal Navy and each of those ships needed a lot of rope.
Take a trip to the past at Chatham Historic Dockyard this weekend with a vintage festival unlike any other. Between Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15 the iconic Medway landmark will ...
Crowds gathered at a historic dockyard to celebrate the military, past and present. Almost 8,000 people visited Chatham Dockyard on Saturday (June 28) for Armed Forces Day 2025. Crowds watch the ...
Swing bands, tea rooms and destroyers - turn the clock back to the dramatic events of the summer of 1940 at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent. The Dockyard’s annual ‘Salute to the 40s’ festival ...
Helen Brown, of the Historic Dockyard, called the stories behind the Lego models "inspiring". Ms Brown said 20,748 bricks went in this model alone.
Helen Brown, of the Historic Dockyard, called the stories behind the Lego models "inspiring". Ms Brown said 20,748 bricks went in this model alone.
More than 170,000 Lego bricks have been used to make eleven models of eight sunken ships which go on display at Chatham's Historic Dockyard from 8 March.