This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The ship on which Admiral Nelson won the battle and lost his life 200 years ago, HMS Victory, was built at Chatham Dockyard. The ...

For over 400 years the Chatham Dockyard just outside London built boats for the British Navy and their allies. From sailing ships to submarines, Chatham built over 500 vessels. Today it's a naval ...

The reverberations from the closure of one of the UK's last royal shipyards 40 years ago are still being felt. On 31 March 1984 more than 7,000 skilled workers at Chatham Dockyard lost their jobs, as ...

Between its opening under Elizabeth I in 1567 and its closure under her namesake in 1984, Chatham Dockyard, on the Medway in Kent, delivered more than 500 of the ships that built the British Empire.

A historic Kent dockyard with 100 buildings where Bridgerton and Call the Midwife were filmed is just 50 minutes away from south east London. Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent, spanning 80 acres with ...

Crowds gathered at a historic dockyard to celebrate the military, past and present. Almost 8,000 people visited Chatham Dockyard on Saturday (June 28) for Armed Forces Day 2025. Crowds watch the Armed ...

During a major restoration at one of Kent's most well-known historic naval residence, workers were surprised to discover a 300-year-old Jack of Spades card under a floorboard. The Historic Chatham ...

A Lego model of the RMS Titanic will be among those to go on display at a new exhibition Some of the world's most famous shipwrecks will be brought to life at a Lego exhibition which opens this ...

Swing bands, tea rooms and destroyers - turn the clock back to the dramatic events of the summer of 1940 at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent. The Dockyard’s annual ‘Salute to the 40s’ festival ...

A major heritage site has been handed a huge cash boost to help protect its future. Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust has confirmed it will receive £533,084 from the Art Council’s Museum Renewal Fund.