The Historic Dockyard Chatham has won many awards since it was given stewardship of the Historic Dockyard more than 30 years ago. Awards include:

2017:

• Royal Institute of British Architects – RIBA National Award for Command of the Oceans 
• The Kent Excellence in Business Awards – KEiBA, The Tourism & Leisure Business of the Year Award
• Medway Design and Regeneration Awards –  Best Conservation Architecture Award – Command of the Oceans won
• Medway Design and Regeneration Awards  – The Greatest Regeneration Impact in Medway over the last ten years. 

• Sandford Award for Heritage Education – 2013
• Micheletti Award 2012 – Nominated Finalist
• Beautiful South Awards 2011 – Best Large Visitor Attraction of the Year – Gold Winner
• European Museum of the Year 2012 – Nominated Finalist
• Visit England Awards for Excellence 2012 – Best Large Tourist Attraction – Highly Commended
• Kent Excellence in Business Awards (KEiBA) 2011 – Best Leisure and Tourism Award – Finalist
• Royal institute of British Architects (RIBA) Awards
  • South East Regional Award Winner
  • South East Conservation Award Winner
• Royal institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards – Shortlisted (Building Conservation & Community Benefit)
• Third Sector Awards – Best Charity Partnership (CHDT, NMM and IWM) – Highly Commended
• National Lottery Awards Best Education Project 2010 – Winner
• The Historic Dockyard Chatham named as “most enterprising place in the South East” in the government’s “Enterprising Britain” competition 2009.
• ‘Best Leisure and Tourism’ category of the Kent Excellence in Business Awards (KEiBA) 2009 – Winner
• The European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage awards, also known as Europa Nostra – Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust is recognised for its achievements during the re-development of The Historic Dockyard Chatham over the last 20 years.