WELCOME TO THE ROYAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM

  We stumbled upon this place at Chatham Dockyards, and we're so glad we did. It wouldn't have been on our radar otherwise!

This museum's got a ton of info... read more covering conflicts from the Normans to today. It really makes you realise how crucial engineers are. You could easily get lost here for a whole day or more if you like to read everything.

Highlights include Wellington's map of Waterloo, Chard's weapons from the Zulu War, and a part of the Berlin Wall.

  re visit - An amazing museum to vsit. Plenty to see inside and outside. The history of the Engineers is told as you go around the different displays. The medal room is must... read more to visit. There is also a cafe as well. Staff are on hand to answer questions. There is also an exibition of the Gurkha engineers on till the 23rd December 2023

  Good time for all - We decided to visit while we were in the area as my other half had been a member of the Royal Engineers 35 years ago and both learned things we... read more didn't know about before . Good displays, lots to look at for both of us, The cafe was reasonable with tasty sandwiches. Will definitely come back

  Pity we couldn’t spend more time at this great collection of historic artefacts starting from the Civil War through the period of the Empire and right up to the present... read more day.
The medal collection is especially thought provoking with the stories behind the awards.
There are also plenty of large military vehicles displayed outside.
You will need at least a day to do the museum justice.

  Great museum for all the family - Fantastic museum with great artefacts and good interpretation. We particularly liked the cold war exhibits. Great display auditorium with vehicles and aircraft. Well balanced interpretation for enthusiasts and general visitors.... read more Cafe is very reasonably priced.

  Excellent Museum! - Your reviewer is a keen student of Military history, so the list to this museum was much anticipated. And I'm happy to report it was well wort it.
Small... read more and compact with just the right amount of exhibits, well laid out with the history of the RE very easy to follow, in a series of exhibit rooms, that follow a circular route around the ground floor of the building. While outside are the heavy duty stuff, tanks, etc.
Weather you are 6 or 60 there is something for everyone! The medal rooms are a must, more so given the fine collection of VC's on show (along with the citations).
The cafe situated on the first floor, serves light snacks, tea's, coffee's, etc. Overall a really enjoyable visit.

  If you have an interest in military history then this museum is well worth two or three hours of your time, it covers the Romans (briefly) through to modern day.... read more There are some unexpected artifacts and well layed out exhibits. There are some dress up oppotunities for kids and a few hands on exhibits for all. Our one dissappointment was the cafe where food from the fridge that needed to be heated (pasties and toasted sandwhiches) could not be heated,

  An excellent place to visit - So much history amazingly well presented, well worth visiting. It tells the story in an understandable manner.

  Hidden gem - Really comprehensive museum about the history of the royal engineers. Exhibits large and small from a V2 rocket to Wellingtons Waterloo map

  Armoured Vehicles - Called into the Royal Engineers Museum, unfortunately didnt pre-book tickets as the trip was last minute exchange from Madrid.

This didnt put off walking round the vehicle exhibits outside... read more which are huge, great to see

  A Quality Museum - We Spent three hours going around the museum and got the feel for the displays. To do it justice a second or even third visit is needed to do... read more it justice. It is extremely good value for money

  Family friendly museum - A real family friendly museum! Lots of activities available for young kids throughout to keep them entertained while the adults have lots of amazing and interesting historic information to read... read more and look at! Lovely fun activity today was making swords out of clay! We received great help from staff member Ian who chatted with us and gave us lots of useful help and information about the area-thanks Ian! All staff very friendly lovely day out!

  Brilliant Museum - We found this Museum on the Internet whilst browsing for new things to see while in the Medway Towns . We visited in June on a Monday , unfortunately they... read more don't open on Mondays . However we were still able to spend an hour looking at the various outdoor exhibits such as Bridge laying Tanks and even some Cannons from the Napoleonic Era .
We came back in July (Not on a Monday)
With highlights including 25 Victoria Crosses, Wellington’s map of Waterloo, Chard’s weapons from the Zulu War, an amazing collection of bridge laying tanks, Chinese silks, the world’s first guided torpedo, Indian battle axes, a huge piece of the Berlin Wall, Zulu shields, a Harrier Jump Jet and an deadly V2 rocket, it is no surprise that the Museum’s collection has been designated as being of historical and international importance.
We spent several Hours exploring the Museum . I could have spent a Week it was so interesting.

  Great museum - What a great museum , firstly on arriving after a long motorcyle ride the last thing I wanted was to lug my gear around on a hot day ,so asked... read more the staff if I could put it somewhere on which they kindly led me to a set of lockers that for £1 I could put my motorcycle jacket ,bag and crash helmet , ( well done guys , try telling Chatham dockyard thats how it should be done ) The museum itself is really interesting and nicely laid out, my only gripes being the lighting in certain areas mainly the WW2 exhibit ,some of the cabinets were so dark I couldnt read the cards explaining what is what, also regarding the cards some are so low its difficult to bend down and read them (unless your a teenager ) .
It would also be better if they could standardise the print size on the cards a little larger , I found I was constantly changing glasses from long to short distance within the same cabinets ect ( we are not all as young as we were ) .
Otherwise a great museum and well reckomended.

  Exceeded expectations - Fantastic. Our kids loved it, especially the WW1 bunker set up. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful or accommodating, from reception, to the lovely guide positioned within the museum... read more to the ladies at the cafe. There is a kids corner in the cafe with some building blocks and books to entertain them after lunch. Dress up areas and huge tanks. My 4 year old is now obsessed with the army and has been drawing tanks every day. Exceeded expectations and we are looking forward to going back.

There are some areas of the lunch area and bridges that need repairs to stop accidents with young children falling. Keep an eye on your children up there!