Enjoy TWO free events & exhibitions included in your entry to Historic Dockyard Chatham!
This Easter...it's The Great Ocean Egg-sploration! 28th March - 19th April 2026
This Easter, something unexpected has swept through the Historic Dockyard — a powerful ocean current has carried precious eggs belonging to the sea creatures all across the yard
Say hello to Horatio, the ocean’s very own Easter Bunny. Unfortunately, the sudden current has caused chaos beneath the waves, splashing Horatio's eggs far and wide across the Dockyard! Now Horatio needs brave ocean explorers to help bring them home. Could that be you?...
Ocean Photographer of the Year Exhibition: 28th March - 31st August 2026
Step into an underwater world bursting with colour, movement and life. Discover drooling dragons, playful penguins and a puffin on the run, alongside ethereal stingrays swirling through sand clouds and a candy‑coloured crab ruling its pink paradise. These captivating scenes sit alongside powerful human stories — from rainbow‑chasing surfers to teams racing to rescue a stranded whale.
Highlights include Indonesia‑based photographer Yury Ivanov’s award‑winning image of two synchronised amphipods, the “ladybugs of the sea,” and Jailing Cai’s inspiring portfolio, winner of the Female Fifty Fathoms Award.
Perfect for nature lovers, photography fans and families, this is your chance to experience one of the world’s most prestigious ocean photography exhibitions in the northern hemisphere.
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The story of Chatham Dockyard and its people can be discovered in their incredible immersive exhibition galleries.
Explore three historic warships to learn about warship construction, refit and repair and examine important objects related to the Dockyard and the wider maritime world from the collections of Royal Museums Greenwich and Imperial War Museums.
What can I explore at The Historic Dockyard Chatham?
- HMS GANNET: Explore the amazing HMS Gannet. Powered by both sail and steam, with a hull constructed from stout teak planking on a strong iron frame, this highly significant vessel forms part of the United Kingdom’s core national collection of historic ships
- HMS CAVALIER: Launched in 1944, HMS CAVALIER is a CA-class destroyer. She is preserved as The National Destroyer Memorial commemorating the 11,000 lives and 142 Royal Navy Destroyers lost during the Second World War.
- HM Submarine OCELOT: Launched in 1962, HM Submarine OCELOT was the last warship built at Chatham for the Royal Navy. She was one of 57 submarines built between 1908 and 1966 and served during the Cold War in the Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Baltic Seas.
- The Ropery: Visit The Ropery Gallery for an atmospheric journey through the lives of Ropery workers, past and present, before stepping out onto the iconic ropewalk and witnessing ropemaking in action.
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