WELCOME TO THE ROYAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM

  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!

  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!

  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

  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.

  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

  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.

  What a find....... - We cannot believe it has taken us this long to find this fantastic museum!
Easy to find.
Plenty of free parking.
Value for money admission price.
Friendly staff... read more and a warm welcome.
Museum is well laid out and items well cared for.
We cannot believe the variety of exhibs on show in this museum.
Highlight for us has got to be, Wellington's, actual, Waterloo map, WOW!!!
We can recommend wholeheartedly.
Enjoy.
A + M Melia.

  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,

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

  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.

  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.

  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

  Great museum. - We went the first time in November 2022 for the WWII Christmas event. As the ticket is valid for a year we went back a few times to explore the... read more museum. It is such a little gem and learnt so much for all our visits. I would definitely recommend to visit.

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

  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.