Visitor Section - Visitor Information

Opening Times

Museum

• Open - Tuesday to Friday - 9.00am to 5.00pm
• Open - Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays - 11.30am to 5.00pm
• Closed - Monday, Christmas week and New Years Day

Opening times may vary on special event weekends.

Library (By appointment only)

• The Library is only be accessible by appointment.
• All appointments must be made at least 2 weeks in advance of any visit.
• For appointments please call 01634 822221

For further information please call 01634 822839 (closed on Monday).

Entrance Prices

• Adult - £7.13
• Concessions - £4.75
• Family Ticket (2 Adult & 2 Children or 1 Adult & 3 Children) - £19
• Children under 5 years - Free

On provision of name and postcode tickets entitle customers to 1 year entry

• Serving Royal Engineer - Free
• Friends of the RE Museum (FoREM) - Free (subject to membership)

Prices include admission to the Library (by appointment only).

Starting in 2008 we will be offering concessions tickets to any holders of ISIC, NUS Extra, IYTC, and ITIC cards.

Medway Attraction Pass - allows you access to 6 of Medway's Attraction including the Royal Engineers Museum

Joint tickets can provide admission the RE Museum and one of the following:

Firepower (Royal Artillery Museum), Woolwich

Rochester Castle, Rochester (about 30 mins car journey from Museum)

The Historic Dockyard, Chatham (about 10 mins walk from Museum)

See Joint Tickets page for full details

View a Currency Converter at www.xe.com

Part of the set of rare Chinese 19th Century court dress with which Major (later General) Charles Gordon RE (of Khartoum) was invested after his successful campaign against the Tai Ping rebels (1860-64)

Any of the above fees may change without prior notice or before this web site has been updated.

Visitor Facilities

• Large car/ coach park
• Toilet facilities (Ladies, Gents, Disabled)
• Baby changing
• Wheelchair
• Wheelchair ramps for access
• Outdoor picnic area
• Museum Shop selling souvenirs, gifts, postcards and books
• Refreshment area with vending machines selling crisps, sweets, hot and cold drinks

Find Us

By Road

From London ~ A2 to Dover - (Junction 1) A289, Medway Tunnel, Right towards Brompton, Right into Prince Arthur Road (B2004).

From the North of the Thames ~ M25 - Dartford Crossing - (Junction 2) A2 to Dover - (J 1) A289, Medway Tunnel, Right towards Brompton, Right into Prince Arthur Road (B2004).

From the South West ~ M25 to Dartford, (Junction 5) M26-M20 to Dover/Folkstone, - (Junction 5) A229-A230 to Chatham.

From Dover ~ A2-M2 to London - (Junction 3) A229-A230 to Chatham.

From Chatham centre ~ take the A231 (Dock Road) to Gillingham, follow the A231 into Wood Street, at the roundabout, turn left at the traffic lights into Prince Arthur Road (B2004). The entrance to the Museum is on the left.

From Gillingham centre ~ take the A231 (Brompton Road), turn right at the traffic lights into Prince Arthur Road (B2004).

Plan your route with:

RAC Route Planner

AA Route Planner

By Rail

There are direct rail connections from London Waterloo, London Victoria, London Charing Cross, and Dover Priory to Chatham Railway Station or Gillingham Railway Station.

The Museum is next to the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME), Brompton Barracks and only a short bus or taxi journey from either station.

Gillingham Railway Station is the closest station, only a ten minute walk to the Museum.

Maps

Download - Directions Sheet

A detailed map can be obtained at www.multimap.com