Attractions around Chatham

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Chatham Attractions

A selection of attractions in and around Chatham:

Eastgate House, Rochester (3.2 Miles)

Fans of Charles Dickens will recognise this building as both Miss Twinkerton’s school for young ladies in The Mystery of Edwin Drood and the Westgate...

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New Art Centre, Chatham (3.3 Miles)

The New Art Centre is a charitable trust gallery that was established to help develop new artistic talent in this region. It comprises over...

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Rochester High Street, Rochester (3.5 Miles)

Visit Rochester High Street during the first week in June and you'll be joined by Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Magwitch and other Dickens' characters. They...

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Restoration House, Rochester (3.5 Miles)

Restoration House is so called because Charles II stayed here in 1660 on the eve of his coronation. It's perhaps more famous though as the...

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The Vines Gardens, Rochester (3.6 Miles)

This is where monks from Rochester's Priory grew grapes for their wine, and this statue of a monk is a reminder of that time. It...

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Rochester Cathedral, Rochester (3.7 Miles)

This striking building is England’s second oldest cathedral. It was founded in 604AD by Bishop Justus, although today’s structure only dates from 1080....

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Historic Lifeboat Collection, Chatham (3.7 Miles)

Housed in a covered slipway that was constructed in 1848, this lifeboat museum and gallery contains no less than seventeen lifeboats, many of which have...

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Kent Police Museum, Chatham (3.7 Miles)

The Kent Police Museum shows the history of the Kent County Constabulary from 1857 to the present day. The collection consists of police artefacts of...

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Medway Visitor Centre, Rochester (3.7 Miles)

Behind this neoclassical façade is an award-winning visitor centre. Here visitors can find out all about the historic city of Rochester, from its magnificent cathedral...

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Six Poor Travellers House, Rochester (3.7 Miles)

This is a fascinating place. Between Elizabethan times and World War II, it offered board and lodging to six travellers for one night - as...

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Old Corn Exchange, Rochester (3.7 Miles)

Another of Rochester's buildings that has featured in the works of Charles Dickens, the Old Corn Exchange has an enormous "moon-faced" clock - as Dickens...

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Rochester Art Gallery, Rochester (3.7 Miles)

Located at the very heart of the beautiful community in Rochester, this gallery provides an important cultural exchange for the people of the town and...

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Rochester Castle, Rochester (3.9 Miles)

This castle’s origins date back to the 11th Century when the Bishop of Rochester, Gundolf, undertook to build one of the first stone castles in...

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Draper's Museum of Bygones, Rochester (3.9 Miles)

Kent is often known as the garden of England, and it is a county that as well as having natural beauty has a long and...

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Museum of Kent Life, Maidstone (4.6 Miles)

Discover the rich and vibrant history of the people who lived and worked in the garden of England. We rear many varieties of farmyard animals...

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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)

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