Blog - Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust

Our Blog highlights even more locations, attractions, and activities you can enjoy at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, with news and interesting ideas on how to make the most of your next visit.

23 July 2021

3 kids on Anchor The Historic Dockyard Chatham

23 July 2021

Family Activities

Are you ready for a sensational summer day out?

20 July 2021

Arts Award

The power of the arts in Medway

15 July 2021

Dockyard Characters

Celebrating Medway’s Black heroes

10 July 2021

Collections

Football’s Coming Home – the people’s game

07 July 2021

07 July 2021

Collections

Warship Wednesday: HMS Cavalier

05 July 2021

Dockyard Characters

The “legacy” of Medway in the work of Charles Dickens

01 July 2021

Behind the Scenes

Preparing a WRNS Uniform for display

28 June 2021

Nature

Gardening Top Tips by the Master Ropemakers

24 June 2021

Collections

Fanny Palmer Austen, a 19th Century Hidden Heroine of Chatham Dockyard

22 June 2021

On This Day

Local Windrush Hero – Asquith Xavier

16 June 2021

Warship Wednesday

Warship Wednesday: HMCS Onondaga

12 June 2021

General News

Former Chief Executive honoured with CBE in Queens Birthday list

04 June 2021

Behind the Scenes

Microplastics and the River Medway – understanding our environmental impact

20 May 2021

Behind the Scenes

Queen bee welcomes new Dockyard apiary volunteer on World Bee Day

19 May 2021

Warship Wednesday

Warship Wednesday: HM Submarine Churchill

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May 15

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As a charity, our two core purposes are 'learning' and 'preservation'. If you visit us this season you will see preservation in action as we undertake some essential works to the mast of HMS Cavalier.

Whilst the scaffold might detract a little from the spectacular sight of our Second World War Destroyer, the tower has been constructed around the main mast whilst we determine the severity of some corrosion that was discovered on a routine inspection. We are working with a Structural Engineer to assess the extent of the damage and develop a repair strategy.

Income from our visitors helps support this important work. Each time you purchase a ticket, buy a coffee in our cafe or pick up something in our shop you are contributing to the ongoing maintenance of our historic ships and the preservation of the most compete Dockyard from the Age of Sail for generations to come.

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May 12

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It's full steam ahead to the #weekend, our historic locos will be running through the 'yard on Saturday and Sunday.… https://t.co/5lt4DVWrS8

5:30 PM Jul 23rd

We're taking a leaf out of the book of these happy sailors, joining fellow museums and going on a #MuseumStaycation… https://t.co/CNc3QQC10n

3:04 PM Jul 23rd

#Weddings are go! We are very excited to be hosting our first wedding of 2021 this weekend. Our Historic Ships Ma… https://t.co/NSa7x14NBl

12:15 PM Jul 23rd

An example of some of the brilliant artwork on display in No.1 Smithery this summer ... #ResdisoverSummer… https://t.co/4ZQkr5Yf5N

9:37 AM Jul 23rd

In partnership with @MessRoomMedway @kentblind, Peer Arts & #DeafPeerArts we are thrilled to open Hidden Heroines:… https://t.co/LD3hqTue2I

3:47 PM Jul 21st

#OnThisDay in 1948, #KingGeorgeVI visited Chatham Dockyard. He is pictured with Admiral Superintendent Rear Ad. G.B… https://t.co/hqoScelZCt

2:56 PM Jul 21st

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May 7

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Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, HMS Victory, launched on this day in 1765 from Chatham.
Proclaimed 'the biggest and best ever' in an 18th century London newspaper, the 104-gun first-rate ship was wished bon voyage by 'many persons of quality and distinction' as she embarked on her first mission for the Royal Navy's reserve fleet. She returned to Chatham for major repairs both before and after the Battle of Trafalgar.

Today Victory resides in Portsmouth but we have a model on display in our Command of the Oceans galleries.

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May 3

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🌞 Commissioner's Garden 🌞

Thanks to our hardworking gardeners our secret garden, tucked behind Commissioner's House, is looking stunning in the Spring sunshine.

Hopefully it won't be too long before we can reopen our gates and everyone can enjoy a dose of the Garden of England in full bloom.

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