St George's Chapel, Gillingham

Name: St George's Chapel
Address: Gillingham, United Kingdom

#39 among attractions in Gillingham

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Facts and practical information

St. George's Chapel at Chatham, Medway, Kent is the chapel in an area that used to be Chatham Dockyard known as HMS Pembroke, used by the Royal Navy for centuries. It is notable for its naval connections. ()

Coordinates: 51°23'50"N, 0°32'5"E

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Chatham (Brompton)Gillingham United Kingdom

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Day trips

St George's Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pentagon Shopping Centre, Upnor Castle, The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Dockside Outlet Centre.

1 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Pentagon Shopping Centre, Gillingham
27 min walk • The Pentagon Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Chatham in Kent. The centre's name derives from the fact that its main courtyard is five-sided. The shopping centre is located next to the Waterfront bus station which replaces the Pentagon bus station, which 80% of services use.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Military museum, Forts and castles
Upnor Castle, Gillingham
19 min walk • Upnor Castle is an Elizabethan artillery fort located on the west bank of the River Medway in Kent. It is in the village of Upnor, opposite and a short distance downriver from the Chatham Dockyard, at one time a key naval facility.
~1560 ftSW
Museum, Specialty museum
The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Gillingham
8 min walk • Chatham Historic Dockyard is a maritime museum on part of the site of the former royal/naval dockyard at Chatham in Kent, South East England. Chatham Dockyard covered 400 acres and was one of the Royal Navy's main facilities for several hundred years until it was closed in 1984. After closure the dockyard was divided into three sections.
~1380 ftN
51°24'4"N • 0°32'5"E
Dockside Outlet Centre, Gillingham
7 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre, Outlet mall
0.8 miSW
Museum, Military museum, Military base
Fort Amherst, Gillingham
21 min walk • Fort Amherst, in Medway, South East England, was constructed in 1756 at the southern end of the Brompton lines of defence to protect the southeastern approaches to Chatham Dockyard and the River Medway against a French invasion.
0.9 miS
Memorial, Cemetery, Sculpture
Chatham Naval Memorial, Gillingham
24 min walk • Chatham Naval Memorial is a large obelisk situated in the town of Chatham, Kent, which is in the Medway Towns. The memorial is a feature of the Great Lines Heritage Park.
~1910 ftS
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham
10 min walk • The Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive is a military engineering museum and library in Gillingham, Kent. It tells the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers and British military engineering in general.
~1560 ftW
Museum
Kent Police Museum, Gillingham
8 min walk • The Kent Police Museum is located at Faversham Police Station in Kent, England. The museum was previously located within Chatham Dockyard. In September 2015 it relocated to temporary accommodation at the Kent Police Headquarters in Maidstone, and moved to Faversham on 8 Dec 2016.
0.9 miN
Forest
Tower Hill to Cockham Wood, Gillingham
23 min walk • Tower Hill to Cockham Wood is a 47.8-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Rochester in Kent. It contains two Geological Conservation Review sites.
1.1 miS
Museum, Science museum
Old Brook Pumping Station, Gillingham
28 min walk • Old Brook Pumping Station, was a water pumping station operating in Chatham, Kent from 1929 until 1980. It now survives as a working museum.
1.2 miW
Area
Frindsbury, Gillingham
32 min walk • Frindsbury, sometimes called Frinsbury, is part of the Medway Towns conurbation in Kent, southern England. It lies on the opposite side of the River Medway to Rochester, and at various times in its history has been considered fully or partially part of the City of Rochester.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St George's Chapel?

Nearby attractions include Drill Hall Library, Gillingham (6 min walk), Dickens World, Chatham (8 min walk), Kent Police Museum, Gillingham (8 min walk), The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Gillingham (8 min walk).

How to get to St George's Chapel by public transport?

The nearest stations to St George's Chapel:

Bus

Dockside Outlet • Lines: 100 (9 min walk)
Maritime Quayside House • Lines: 100 (9 min walk)

Train

Gillingham (26 min walk)
Rochester (34 min walk)