Wow, what a great place for a day out. I totally agree with all the reviews, so much to see and do. Everything is so clean and well organized, all the staff are friendly and helpful. I can't wait to take my grandchildren.

We did the excellent Call The Midwife tour. Dawn was a personable, informative and fun tour guide. We learned loads about the history of the dockyards and the magic of TV making with lots of informative anecdotes. We finished with a walk around the well preserved HMS Cavalier. The museum is vast and well worth a return visit to see and experience everything.

Great place to visit. You can spend all day there ans still not see it all. One drawback is the food. Orderd fish and chips in the main restraunt but it was awful. The fish was so over cooked when it came it was bent over and was realy hard to straighten it out. The fish was so over cooked the batter was so crispy you had a job to cut through it and on top of that the peas where under cooked. We had a taxi booked and had to try to eat what we could it but that was impossible so we just had the chips. The dinner was so late arriving otherwise we would have sent it back. Will go to the museum again but next time take our own food.

There is a lot to see and the staff are friendly. You could stay all day there and it's very relaxed. The food options away from the main entrance is pretty poor and expensive. I don't think I've ever seen a sadder excuse for a sandwich before. Bring your own food and drink especially if you have young kids.

Wow! I spent almost 2 whole days visiting. The ticket is good for an entire year. I especially loved the Lifeboat Collection, the 1878 British Naval ship, the WW2 destroyer, the Victoria ship model that was made by a film studio, and the Ropery. I was told rope demonstrations are not held on weekends. I was told the steam train only runs once a month. I took a local bus from Chatham Railroad Station, found right behind the station, and thankfully another passenger & Dockyard visitor on the bus told me where to exit the bus & where to walk to get into the Dockyard. I enjoyed lunch in the Mess Deck. The fish & chips were especially good.

What an engaging Christmas event for all. A well organised and thought out walkthrough that brings Christmas and the Dockyards together - some good touches that bring artefacts in line to the Christmas mission. The elves that take you through the sections ensure all the children and adults understand and take part. Santa at the end took time to speak to our boys too - the free picture is a nice touch too.

You pay once for the year but there are quite a lot of days that it's either closed or your ticket doesn't cover you for special events, which have to be paid for in full, no discount for already having paid for yearly admission. I used the cafe quite a lot as a place to meet up with friends and family as parking was free. However, when the docks reopen in February 2024 the free parking will be no more. Your yearly ticket will only give you free parking for day one. My yearly ticket expires in May 2024 but I'll not be visiting the dockyard or its cafe again purely because of the parking charges. Had I known this before I bought my yearly admission in May 2023, I would have spent my money elsewhere. Note to the owners of Chatham Dockyard....I was spending a great deal more in your cafe than you would ever get from charging me to park. Go figure!

There is loads to see here - at least 2 days' worth. It was pouring with rain but we still loved it and there is enough that is inside to cope with the weather! We saw the Heart of Oak gallery which is very imaginative and the sections of the museum in that area. Also watched a demo of ropemaking in the Ropery, which was great and was a genuine commercial rope order being made for delivery. Had a tour of the submarine - not for the less mobile as the hatches are small. Gave a good feel for what a sub like that would have been like. Ran out of time (we were there all day) and we will certainly be back to see the rest ( the ticket gives multiple entry for a year, fortunately). Big car park, but you can also get a couple of buses from Rochester, changing at Chatham or just walk it from Rochester in about 30 mins

Thoroughly enjoyed our first ever visit yesterday and looking forward to going again! So much to see we shall be making good use of the entry for a year! Did the submarine tour and saw several of the indoor exhibitions but so much we didn't do! Lovely hot drinks and cake too so all in all a good day. Highly recommended.

Brilliant day out and I would definitely like to visit again. There is way more there than can be done in the day. The staff were excellent. On the ticket desk they were very friendly and helpful. The first guide when we went in was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. I was very nervous about going on the submarine but they took the time to explain the layout to me. The guide on the submarine was also excellent. She was very knowledgeable and made the 30 minute tour go very quickly. The site is massive and I need to go back and explore more of it but there was plenty do undercover despite the rain. We also had a very nice lunch at the cafe.