Showing you the ropes
At the heart of The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Master Ropemakers maintains a process of ropemaking that dates back on this site for more than 400 years.
Christmas wreath workshop
Bring a piece of history into your home this Christmas.
Back by popular demand, our Christmas Wreath Making Workshops are not to be missed.
Join the Master Ropemakers in the festival surrounds of Commissioner’s House. Bring your wreath making ideas, chose your colour scheme, get creative and learn how to make a unique festive wreath to hang proudly on your door.
Workshops take place on 26 November, 3 December and 10 December.
showing you the ropes
The ropery
Visit The Ropery Gallery for an atmospheric journey through the lives of Ropery workers, past and present, before stepping out onto the iconic ropewalk and witnessing ropemaking in action.
Immersive film, hands-on interactives, and displays, including a vast collection of ropemaking and rope related objects from the Museum of Knots & Sailor’s Ropework, tell the story of rope and its place in British history.