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Plenty of new family activities offering great value for money this Easter!
The Historic Dockyard Chatham has lots of new activities to entertain the whole family throughout the Easter school holidays.
Entrance to all the galleries and attractions plus the Easter school holiday family activities are included in the normal admission price, offering great value for money as all full price tickets are valid for one year from the date of first visit! In addition to these all inclusive activitiees, visitors are now able to purchase a special two day ticket for the popular event, the Medway Festival of Steam & Transport on 4th and 5th April (details of which can be found here|)
Using puppets and lively storytelling, the role of the humble moggy will be brought to life for children of all ages. Visitors can ‘meet’ Jasper, the Ship’s Cat aboard HMS Cavalier|; hear stories of cats like Annie who lived aboard HMS Anson and discover that she produced as many as 50 kittens during her long tour of duty! Eagle eyed youngsters can be on the lookout for the resident rat “Tricky Dicky” who pops his head up from time to time too. These fun story telling sessions are back by popular demand and will take place daily from 2nd – 18th April on board HMS Cavalier, the Second World War Destroyer (excluding 4 & 5 April).
The Dockyard Film Trail, downloadable from the website here| has been inspired by the recently released Sherlock Holmes film and complements other activities families can take part in during the school holidays including a Sherlock Holmes related ‘Word Search’. A Family Fun Trail (also downloadable from the website here|), the popular Family Ropery Tour where visitors can make their own piece of rope and themed colouring are other activities which run during the holidays from 2nd – 18th April.
Opportunities for children to ‘let off steam’ are offered by the outdoor adventure play area and the recently refurbished indoor play area and ball pool – The Railway Workshop, Picnic and Play where visitors can see the dockyard’s locomotives up close and personal!
The Commissioner’s Garden and Pavilion Marquee will be the beautiful setting for brand new Easter themed activities running from 6th – 9th April between 11am and 3pm. The Witch and the Rabbit story will be told at 12 noon plus there will be an egg hunt, bunny mask making and other children’s activities. For the first time at Easter, refreshments will be available to purchase in Commissioner’s House|.
The popular annual ‘special event’ – The Medway Festival of Steam & Transport| takes place on Easter Sunday and Monday, 4th and 5th April (event prices apply). Hundreds of vehicles and steam engines, plus family entertainment and activities makes this a great Easter event for everyone. Families with small children won’t want to miss the chance to see Fireman Sam and Naughty Norman on Monday 5th April. They be making ‘meet and greet’ appearances and starring in the Fireman Sam show at various intervals throughout the day.
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For further PRESS information please call Gail Louise James on 01634 823813 or email gjames@chdt.org.uk|
Editors Notes:
Main Season opening times: Every day at 10am from 13th February until 31st October 2010.
Closing times: 4pm until 27th March; 6pm 28th March until 23rd October and 4pm 24th October onwards. Galleries at The Historic Dockyard include Three Historic Warships – the cold war submarine Ocelot, HMS Cavalier the Second World War destroyer and HMS Gannet (1878) the last sloop of Queen Victoria’s Navy; the Royal Dockyard Museum which traces 400 years of maritime history; the Victorian Ropery Tour and the Wooden Walls of England gallery incorporating The Road to Trafalgar exhibition, plus the RNLI’s Historic Lifeboats collection. 3 Slip – The BIG Space is open to the public plus gardens to explore and indoor and outdoor children’s play areas, plus a licensed restaurant.
2010 admission prices:
Adult - £15.00
Concession - £12.50
Child - £10.50
Family - £42.50
Additional family child: £7.50
Medway Festival of Steam & Transport admission prices for one day entry:
Adult - £12.50
Concession - £12.50
Child - £10.00
Family - £33.50
Additional family child: £5.00
(two day tickets are available see thedockyard.co.uk for details.