The Historic Dockyard Chatham

Venue at a glance

The Historic Dockyard Chatham is an 80-acre historic dockyard estate in Chatham, Kent, with restored heritage buildings including the Georgian Commissioner’s House and Victorian industrial buildings. The venues are used for weddings, corporate events, conferences and private celebrations, with on-site catering.

Spaces and capacities

• Royal Dockyard Church — a theatre-style space, seating up to 200 guests in tiered seating.
• Orangery — seats 120 guests.
• Commissioner’s House (whole venue, exclusive use) — 15 to 200 guests.

Facilities

• In-house catering, ranging from drinks and canapés to afternoon teas and formal dining.
• Reliable Wi-Fi and audiovisual facilities in meeting and conference spaces.
• On-site parking, including disabled parking near the admission point.
• Disabled facilities on site.

The combination of a 200-seat theatre-style venue, a 120-seat dining room and whole-site exclusive hire makes the Dockyard suited to conferences, weddings and private celebrations of varying sizes.