Wooden Walls - Discover the dockyard of 1758

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

Wooden Walls :: Slip back in time to 1758 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.

The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TZ, England
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