Chatham

Worth seeing in and around Chatham

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Rochester Cathedral

   Rochester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is in Rochester, Kent, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester and seat of the Bishop of Rochester, the second oldest bishopric in England after that of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

   2.4 km · Norman church in Rochester, Medway, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Rochester Castle

   Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, South East England. The 12th-century keep or stone tower, which is the castle's most prominent feature, is one of the best preserved of its time in England or France.

   2.5 km · castle in Rochester, Kent, South East England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Priestfield Stadium

   Priestfield Stadium is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent, England. It has been the home of Gillingham Football Club since the club's formation in 1893, and was also the temporary home of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club for two seasons during the 1990s.

   3.2 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Anglican Diocese of Rochester

   The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in the English county of Kent and the Province of Canterbury. The cathedral church of the diocese is Rochester Cathedral in the former city of Rochester.

   2.4 km · Church of England diocese in England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Blue Bell Hill

   Blue Bell Hill is a chalk hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent. It overlooks the River Medway and is part of the North Downs.

   4.2 km · hill in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Rochester Bridge

   Rochester Bridge is a bridge over the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, England. For centuries, it was the lowest fixed crossing of the river in South East England.

   2.8 km · bridge in Rochester, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Mary's Church, Burham

   St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church near the village of Burham, Kent, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

   5.9 km · Grade I listed church in Burham, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Dickens World

   Dickens World was a themed attraction located in the Chatham Dockside retail park in Kent, England. It was themed around elements of the life and work of Charles Dickens.

   3.6 km · Amusement park in England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Cockham Wood Fort

   Cockham Wood Fort was constructed in 1669 on the north bank of the River Medway in Kent in south-east England. In conjunction with Fort Gillingham it took on the role of defending Chatham Dockyard from seaborne attack, a role which had been performed by Upnor Castle for the previous hundred years.

   5.1 km · fort in Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Royal Engineers Museum

    The Royal Engineers Museum is a military engineering museum and library in Gillingham, Kent, England. It tells the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers and British military engineering in general.

    2.8 km · military museum in Gillingham, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Chatham

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 55 km · London Stansted (STN), 61 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 69 km

Stations

Rochester Airport, 2.3 km · Rochester railway station, 1.8 km · Chatham railway station, 1.2 km · Gillingham railway station, 2.8 km · Halling railway station, 5.6 km

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  48 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £5–6
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• Luton, Luton → Chatham

  86 km · quickest by road, 2h 8m · £10–14
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