Conference and Meeting venues in Chatham

Chatham is a fascinating destination for conferences, meetings and events thanks to its maritime heritage which reaches back over 400 years.


Renowned for its naval dockyard, which produced illustrious ships such as Nelson’s HMS Victory, Chatham is one of north Kent’s Medway towns and is surrounded by glorious countryside perfect for teambuilding events and corporate activities. Meeting planners will find that easily accessible Chatham offers a good range of conference venues to suit all corporate events, blending town and country as well as old and new for a successful business environment.

Chatham can be easily reached via the A2/M2 by road, via good rail links including London, via cross-channel services and flights into Gatwick, Heathrow or Stansted airports for international conference delegates.

The Historic Dockyard is Chatham’s most prestigious landmark and a memorable venue for any conference, meeting or event. The dockyard boasts a number of meeting spaces including unusual venues such as the HMS Cavalier, The Achilles Room and Commisioner’s House. Commisioner’s House is synonymous with successful meetings, conferences, exhibitions and training events providing an excellent choice of conference spaces for up to 200 delegates, whilst the Royal Dockyard Church caters for up to 400 delegates in this magnificent historic location. Another unusual venue is Dickens World which explores the life and times of the famous past inhabitant whilst providing first class conference and exhibition centre facilities. Equally unusual is the Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle offering a truly unique conference setting aboard a traditional steam ship for small meetings and events. Sporting venue Buckmore Park Karting provides the ideal environment for teambuilding events whilst also offering conference suites on site, whereas Kent Science Park offers exceptional conference centre Newton House which boasts several meeting and conference rooms alongside a lecture theatre for 300 delegates, all set in 114 acres of grounds. Cultural venues include The Central Theatre and Brook Theatre, the former catering for up to 960 delegates whilst the latter, situated in the historic Old Town Hall, has capacity for 400 delegates. Chatham hotels include the Holiday Inn Rochester Chatham and Bridgewood Manor which offers 9 conference and banqueting suites for all corporate events.