Salute to the ’40s 2025

We have a variety of catering options on offer including our famous Fish & Chips or Pie & Mash from the Mess Deck Restaurant. We have freshly made sandwiches, sausage rolls and pies available in the Wagon Stop Canteen, as well as outlets serving Indian Street Food, Greek Wraps, Sausages and Churros.

Unfortunately, we can not allow alcohol to be brought in to, or out of the site (a range of premium alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be on sale from our bars)

The gates open at 10am. Please have your ticket information at hand ready to be processed and to receive your wristband

This event finishes after the finale at 5pm.

Tickets for our events can be booked securely through this website, links posted by us and links on our social media pages. Tickets are also available via Love To Visit and Get Your Guide.

Please check your junk inbox in case the email has been sent there.

For all other ticket enquiries, please contact info@chdt.org.uk and our team will do our best to help and send your reference number to you.

In our efforts to make Salute to the ’40s vintage festival accessible to everyone, we offer disabled ticket holders, a free ticket for a personal assistant.

This offer is open to those who hold a current higher rate of DLA or other UK government approved supporting evidence of their requirement for a personal assistant.

Carer tickets can only be issued against general entry tickets.

IMPORTANT: This offer is only available to those people that would be unable to attend the event without a full time assistant.

To apply for a carer/ personal assistant ticket, please follow the procedure below:
– Buy a standard general admission ticket for the person you are caring for as they require ticket for entry.
– On the day of event please bring a copy of your letter of award for DLA (or equivalent) and our team will process your ticket for you.  You cannot buy your carer/personal assistant ticket in advance

Parking for Salute to the ’40s is within the main Historic Dockyard visitor car park with overflow parking provided nearby at the University of Greenwich (Pembroke). Our team will be managing the car parking and will direct you to the nearest vacant space on arrival.

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The Historic Dockyard Chatham’s nearest train station is Chatham Station which is regularly served by Southeastern High Speed travelling to/from London St Pancras as well as regular services via London Victoria and Charing Cross.

Important information about walking from Chatham Station – It’s around a 25 minute walk from Chatham Station to The Historic Dockyard Chatham. For Salute to the ’40s ticket holders, the Main Gate will be open and this is the closest entrance from the station. If you’d prefer not to walk, the station is well served by local bus routes and taxis are also available (just 5 to 6 minutes by car).

We welcome dogs to this event (some even dress up) but please note that we do not allow entry for dogs inside our galleries and restaurants (with the exception of guide dogs).

Please also be aware that this is a busy and loud event so some dogs may find this unfamiliar.

Yes, we have made the site wheelchair friendly but please lookout for the railway tracks to ensure wheels do not get stuck. There may be areas that get busy from time to time, but our staff are on hand to help with any issues.

If you need a wheelchair please contact us on – 01634 823800 – and we can book one for your visit.

Please also see our Accessibility page for our Accessibility guide.

Yes, if you need to leave the event during the day, please speak to a member of staff at the exit points and they will stamp your hand and allow re-entry.

We do not allow visitors to bring gazebos, but you are welcome to bring umbrellas or individual parasols.

Yes, please see the table below.

Tickets for Salute to the ’40s are non-refundable. In exceptional circumstances, tickets may be transferred to another date, subject to a £10 administration fee.

For your security random bag checks will be in operation conducted by our security team.  We advise the following:

• No Sharps
• No Alcohol
• No Drugs
• No Firearms

Weapons Checks:

The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust welcomes the carrying and display of deactivated and replica weapons by our Military reenactors.  For the safety and security of our visitors a weapons check will take place on arrival. Entry onto the site will not be permitted until all weapons have been checked and tagged by the Security team.

Salute to the ‘40s is a celebratory and inclusive event. We ask all visitors, participants, performers, staff and volunteers to follow our Code of Conduct to help us create the best possible atmosphere.  We reserve the right to refuse entry. Please find out more about our Code of Conduct policy using the link below:

The reference number you have received is valid for everyone in your group. If you are arriving at separate times, please ensure that members of your party have access to the reference number.

We reserve the right to refuse admission to the venue at our discretion and any person who fails to comply with instructions from a member of Dockyard staff or other person acting on behalf of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust may be asked to leave. In addition, anyone found to be causing damage to the venue, the venue infrastructure, causing harm to any other person onsite, behaving in an illegal, anti-social or aggressive manner, appearing to be under the influence of drink or drugs or in breach of these conditions will be ejected and reported to the police.

No alcohol to be brought into our site. Any alcohol consumed onsite must be purchased from one of our licensed venues.