Max fun, min spend this summer
Save on your family’s visit (1 July – 1 Sept) with discounted tickets and cheaper kids’ meals.
A family ticket is now only £70.
*Price for family ticket bought online in advance of your visit between 1 July and 1 September.
Cheaper Kids Meals
Enjoy a delicious kids’ meal for less in the Mess Deck Restaurant. Reduced VAT means that feeding hungry kids this summer holiday is a treat for your pocket too.
We are proud that the Mess Deck Restaurant has achieved the Kids in Museums Family Café Standard.
Dive into the School Summer Holidays
Explore the planet’s coolest underwater habitats and discover the secrets of its most fascinating creatures with Steve Backshall’s Awesome Oceans Family Trail.
Step aboard for a self-led expedition. Come face-to-face with amazing marine life, from the tiny but mighty Bobtail Squid of the English Channel to the giant Dwarf Minke Whales of the Atlantic and the Emperor Penguins surviving the brutal Antarctic freeze.
There is no additional cost to Steve Backshall’s Awesome Oceans Family Trail, as it is included in your Dockyard ticket.
Your Voyage of Discovery
Families can expect an exciting, fun-filled day at The Historic Dockyard Chatham. Our admission tickets offer excellent value and, at no extra cost, are valid for one year, giving you plenty of time to explore. Access to all galleries and ships is included in your admission ticket.
Stay & Play
Let your kids’ imaginations come alive as they scramble over climbing frames, whizz down slides, or run free on the open grassy areas.
FREE ACCESS PLAY AREA
Located by our visitor entrance, this play area is free for anyone to enjoy.
It’s the perfect spot to burn off the last residual energy after a brilliant day at the Historic Dockyard before heading home in the car.
OUTDOOR PLAY AREA
Little adventurers can navigate the course: slide, jump and climb as they pretend to be pirates on the Seven Seas or escape from monsters of the ocean.
Perfectly located to break up your visit, pick up a snack in Wagon Stop or stop for a picnic. Toilets are located nearby.
*Dockyard ticket required.
INDOOR SOFT PLAY AREA
For our smaller visitors, we have a fun soft play area, located in our Wagon Stop canteen, alongside our Dockyard locomotive workshop.
On occasions, you may also see our Railway Volunteers at work carrying out maintenance on our locomotives.
Soft Play is open during Wagon Stop opening hours.
Please note: Soft play is occasionally closed for cleaning.
*Dockyard ticket required.
