family days out in kent

Upnor Castle

Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships moored at Chatham dockyards. Despite a brave attempt, it entirely failed to do so in 1667, when the Dutch sailed past it to burn or capture the English fleet at anchor.

Dates Opening Times Opening Days 21 Mar-30 Sep 10am-6pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun. 1-31 Oct 10am-4pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun. Closed 24-26 Dec and 1 Jan Last admission 45 minutes before closing  

Dickens World (0.5 miles)
Chatham Maritime 01634 890 421
Dickens World Dickens World is a brand new, innovative and exciting indoor visitor complex themedaround the life, books and times of one of Britain's best lovedauthors, Charles Dickens...

Chatham Historic Dockyard (0.7 miles)
Chatham 01634 823807
Chatham Historic Dockyard The town of Chatham has long held links with the Royal Navy and when its dockyard was closed in the 1980’s it was decided that it should be turned into a museum..

Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle (0.7 miles)
Chatham 01634 827648
Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle The coal-fired paddle steamer KINGSWEAR CASTLE was built in 1924 by Philip & Son of Dartmouth and sailed up and down the River Dart with her virtually..

Monkey Bizz (0.8 miles)
Rochester 01634 717788
Monkey Bizz Monkey Bizz is a childrens activity centre, offering indoor softplay. We are a play centre for children up to 12 years old. We hold Special Disco events e.g. Halloween and..

Fort Amherst (1 miles)
Chatham 01634 847747
Fort Amherst & Ghost Tours Fort Amherst tunnels offer an interesting venue for a tour that is somewhat different from the normal!   A tour of over half a mile of darkened tunnels..

Royal Engineers Museum (1.2 miles)
Gillingham 01634 822261
Royal Engineers Museum One of the three military museums designated under the National Designation scheme this museum houses one of the most important and comprehensive collections about..

Strand Leisure Pool and Park (2.3 miles)
Gillingham 01634 852907
Strand Leisure Pool and Park is one of Medway's most popular outdoor attractions. The main pool has six 25-metre lanes opening out into a large fun pool. And, running around the outside..

Diggerland (3 miles)
Strood 08700 344437
Its Digger Time! Diggerland is a unique adventure park where children and adults can drive real diggers and so much more.Groups & Parties catered for. ..

BUCKMORE PARK KARTING LTD (4 miles)
Chatham 01634 661610
BUCKMORE PARK KARTING LTD To experience the thrill of real outdoor Karting, why not head for Chatham's 1200m Buckmore Park International Outdoor Kart Circuit, just off junction 3 of the M2...

Splatters Mobile Studio (4.1 miles)
Kent 01446 771211
Splatters Mobile Studio Welcome to Splatters, the paint your own pottery shop in Rochester, Kent. Come and join us and have fun painting your own design on a blank piece of pottery in a relaxed..