The Guildhall Museum
Museums & Science Centres · Rochester, Kent
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Closed — opens Tuesday at 10am
🏠 IndoorEducational
What’s there
- Baby changing
No on-site parking listed; the council points visitors to Cathedral and Corporation Street car parks nearby. Short walk from Rochester and Strood stations; bus routes stop nearby.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
A museum that follows the story of the Medway area from prehistoric times to the present day, housed in a Grade 1 listed civic building dating from 1687. Families are drawn first to the reconstruction of a 19th-century prison hulk, which visitors can walk through across three levels, and to the Making of Mr Dickens gallery, which covers the author's childhood years in Medway. Other displays include a 200,000-year-old axe that can be handled, Roman domestic objects, a model of Rochester Castle under siege and a collection of 18th-century cabinet maker's tools. The Guildhall Chamber, with its ornate ceilings, is also worth a look. The building has many stairs and level changes, so visitors with mobility needs should check the access details before visiting. It suits school-age children and history-minded adults.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Travel sickness bands
- Travel games
- Backseat organiser
- Lunch boxes
- Pocket money purseGift shop answered in advance, in numbers.
- Bum bag
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