Chatham Historic Dockyard will reopen to visitors this weekend But it has announced it will also be opening its gates for free, from Wednesday, July 22 until Friday, July 24, exclusively for Blue ...

The Historic Dockyard Chatham is one of over 200 attractions around the UK that Blue Peter badge holders can get into for free. To gain free entry, each child must have a Blue Peter badge ...

But since Chatham Dockyard shut down in 1984, millions of pounds has been spent regenerating both the site and the town. It came as a bolt from the blue. The devastating news that Chatham Dockyard ...

Over the sinister black bulge of the sonar I could see the Georgian and Victorian spread of The Historic Dockyard Chatham ... He went to the Tower for it, poor Pett. The unmissable thing is ...

The Historic Dockyard Chatham should be on everyone's radar... or sonar. The Kent attraction is simply stupendous. Honestly. I've spent 20 years writing about the cultural spaces of London ...

On 31 March 1984 more than 7,000 skilled workers at Chatham Dockyard lost their jobs, as well as another 10,000 people in supporting industries. With them went the Kent town's long history of ...

A major visitor attraction has reopened its riverside bar for the summer season. Chatham Dockyard’s Copper Rivet Distillery will welcome people back to the Pumproom from today. The Copper Rivet ...

Terry Lewis (top left), Eileen Griffin (centre) and Alex Routen (bottom) have fond memories of the dockyard The closure of Chatham Dockyard on 31 March 1984 brought to an end more than 400 years ...

The closure of Chatham Dockyard on 31 March 1984 brought to an end more than 400 years of shipbuilding and naval tradition, but three decades on what is the legacy that was left behind?