Buckmore Park

Being together in the towns of Medway Chatham between Gillingham and Rochester. A perfect place for family holidays all. With accommodation and attractions to its failure seems that you can see why people come here year after year.

Chatham's historic harbor is exciting to see a revival, another work site now includes museums, exhibitions and renovations of historic buildings of the site growing arsenal is going to World Heritage status!

Chatham as Rochester has strong links with the world famous author Charles Dickens. Chatham wharf is home to one of the newest and biggest attractions Kent Family Dickens World.

The area's Historic Dockyard Chatham has played a leading role in the history of British Maritime History, for over 400 years and the complex is a delight of tourists, full of historic ships, museums and the cutting edge of historic architecture mixed with modern business and leisure facilities.

To truly appreciate all that Chatham and its dockyard have to offer, you need a whole day to take everything in. The centerpiece of the arsenal is the Museum of the Royal Arsenal, showing a combination of objects art, photography, ships rebuilt, the documents of the Navy and maps taking you in 400 years Chatham Dockyard to. You can even find information on the role of the Chatham docks in the abolition of the slave trade in Great Britain in 1807.

Chatham is also home to the Wooden Walls exhibition, which focuses on life during the 18th centaury during hours of carpenter William Crockwell and just how wooden ships were built. Chatham Dockyard played an important role in the Battle of Trafalgar and this information can also be found here.

Chatham is known Ropery was made famous by the BBC in which they used for the filming of scenes Chatham in an adaptation of Oliver Twist.

On the road Dock, Chatham headquarters at Fort Amherst, the fort dating from 1756 and was built on the main ditch and a rampart to protect specifically the shipyards. You can visit the fort today and take one of their popular ghost tours, lovers of Dickens will recall the Fort gets a mention in the Pickwick Papers.

Chatham Dockside also houses the newly constructed shore power, a wide variety of shops with high street and designer names offering big purchases to low cost. A must see for any buyer.

In the vicinity of Chatham, Walderslade you find that is a beautiful place for walking and exploring the Kent countryside.

Another great family attraction famous Chatham Buckmore Park, there is a license MSA karting 1200m International Circuit outside catering for sports, business and hire-kart drivers aged 4-84 years. Located just off junction 3 of the M2 its easily accessible to all.