Chatham
Chatham Historic Dockyard, a museum built around the naval buildings that once supported one of Britain's most significant Royal Navy bases, anchors this Kent town on the River Medway. The dockyard's attractions include the submarine HMS Ocelot, and the wider town centre offers a walkable concentration of listed historic buildings, churches, and cafés. The Corps of Royal Engineers remains based at Brompton Barracks, giving Chatham a continuing military presence alongside its heritage industry.
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- Population80,596
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.4 km3.4 mi
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Chatham: quick answers
Where is Chatham?
Chatham is in United Kingdom, about 40 km25 miles in a straight line from Canterbury.
How do you get to Chatham?
The nearest airport is Rochester, Kent (RCS), about 15 min away by road. The nearest train station is Chatham, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Chatham?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 5°C41°F. The wettest month is August, with about 70 mm2.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Chatham?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 23 restaurants, 62 cafés and 48 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Chatham?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Gravesend, Braintree and Little Parndon. Chatham is listed among the day trips from London.