Wooden Walls of England

Go back in time and become absorbed in our tale of 18th century dockyard life.

Join William Crockwell on his first day at work as an apprentice shipwright and meet his fellow dockyard-men - from the Commissioner to the Rat Catcher - in our award-winning reconstruction of the dockyard of the Age of Sail. Discover how wooden warships were built - and who built them - at Chatham.

Return to the 21st century and explore The Road to Trafalgar - our exhibition to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar - and discover Chatham's role in supporting the Royal Navy in the fifty years leading to Nelson's epic battle.