Top Things to do in Medway
Top Hotels in Medway
- 1. Premier Inn Rochester hotel
- 2. Premier Inn Chatham/Gillingham (Victory Pier) Hotel
- 3. Bridgewood Manor Hotel & Spa
- 4. St. George Hotel
- 5. Travelodge Rochester
- 6. Travelodge Chatham Maritime Hotel
- 7. Premier Inn Gillingham Business Park hotel
- 8. The Golden Lion Hotel
- 9. King Charles Hotel
- 10. Holiday Inn Rochester - Chatham, an IHG hotel
10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Medway That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Medway, United Kingdom including Jetstream Tours, Past and Present, 10:50 from Victoria Micropub, Escape Plan LIVE, Playopolis Board Game Cafe, Royal Engineers Museum, Fort Amherst, Six Poor Travellers House, Restoration House, Nucleus Arts.
Restaurants in Medway
1. Jetstream Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 541 reviews
Jetstream Tours is the leading operator for sightseeing tours on the River Thames and Medway. From River Cruisers to adrenaline fuelled Jetboats, we have something for everyone. Discover hidden castles, forts, U-Boats and wrecks. What better way to see Medway's sights than from the river? All our tours are supplied with an informative commentary which will let you know all about the rivers history. Depart from either Rochester Pier on our RiverCruiser or from Sun Pier on our Jet boat. Our most popular tour the "MedwayRaid" is a 90 minute experience tour aboard our 530hp Jetboat "Twist". But if it's a more sedate cruise your after, jump aboard our RiverCruiser in Rochester and enjoy a glass of wine while you cruise to Upnor and back.
2. Past and Present
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 26 reviews
Medway's first micro pub serves real Ale, Ciders,Key Keg,Bottle Beers and a range of Wine's, Gins,Rums,Whisky and soft drink's along with normal pub snacks. Tea and Coffee available Friendly atmosphere no tv or loud music just good conversation and old fashion pub games, dog friendly.
3. 10:50 from Victoria Micropub
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By mhinkley
Really nice independent pub, friendly atmosphere great on a sunny day, strangely tranquil space surrounded as it is by supermarket car park, roads and railway lines
4. Escape Plan LIVE
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 637 reviews
It's only a game, but that's easy to forget at Escape Plan LIVE! Thinking your way out of our movie-like scenarios is proving popular with families, friends, couples and companies! Whether you’re rescuing a hostage, solving a murder, or exploring an abandoned asylum - you have only one hour to do so and the question always remains the same… can you escape in time? Think fast, the clock is ticking.
Reviewed By Blueyebutterfli - London, United Kingdom
Yesterday, my friends and I popped over to Kent to play the newest game Escape Plan Live has to offer “Air Raid”. We were asked to wait outside the door so that the other group of escapees could leave first and we could observe the social distancing rule safely. We were then shown to the hand sanitiser and taken into the room. The pre game banter was excellent with our host playing along with our private joke. Then we started the game. Wow! From the second you walk in, the scene is set. The scenery, the props, the background noise, the whole atmosphere is so authentic. We worked through the clues asking for a few prompts along the way. My friend, being a bit “jumpy”, genuinely screamed at one point, believing one aspect of the game to be believably scary, which set sympathetic me off in laughter! The game was well planned out, and the clues weren’t too easy, although prompts can be given if you’re struggling. They only had one game at a time playing, to ensure no groups overlapped and masks were worn by all staff. They also had the Track and Trace QR code available upon entry should you wish to scan it. We were not able to chat afterwards as they needed to get in and deep clean and reset the game straight after, but we totally understand that. We have enjoyed every game so far (and another two new ones to play there soon). We come all the way over the bridge from Essex, just to play these games in particular. That tells you how good we find them! Can’t wait for Santa’s Naughty List, and Classified. Definitely a Five Star establishment! Thank you very much Escape Plan Live!
5. Playopolis Board Game Cafe
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 221 reviews
Reviewed By AlexPolishZ
Absolutely amazing place! Super friendly staff; amazing selection of games; nice selection of coktails and milkshakes- even have vegan options. 100% reccommend this place. Great atmosphere overall :)
6. Royal Engineers Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 274 reviews
The Museum tells the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers and how they have helped the British Army live, move and fight for over 300 years. Highlights include 25 Victoria Crosses, Wellington's map of Waterloo, Chard's weapons from the Zulu War, an amazing collection of bridge laying tanks the world’s first useable guided torpedo, a huge piece of the Berlin Wall, a Harrier Jump Jet and a deadly V2 Rocket. The Royal Engineers’ story is one of courage, innovation, skill and endurance which is told through the many galleries, enabling you to follow the evolution of the Sapper from military architects and specialists in siegecraft, to the Army's innovators on everything from diving to surveying, flying to photography and transport to combat engineering. With interactive exhibits, indoor and outdoor play areas, a cafe and gift shop, there is plenty for all the family – tickets valid for a whole year! Please check our website for more details on visiting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reviewed By S2629LIdavidt - Gillingham, United Kingdom
I was taken to the Museum by my Son as a birthday gift. We spent over 2 hours perusing the very interesting exhibits and information, only reaching Word War I. With closing imminent, we had to rush around the rest. It is therefore ideal that the ticket lasts for 12 months, giving us plenty of time to return and complete our tour. Very well laid out and presented in both an interesting and informative manner. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in our long and varied military history.
7. Fort Amherst
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 348 reviews
Originally constructed during Napoleonic times in preparation for a possible invasion, Chatham's Fort Amherst was also used as a civil defence centre in both world wars. The Fort has been in a near constant state of restoration since the 1980's by the Fort Amherst Heritage Trust, a charity who works hard to manage and maintain the vast site whilst sympathetically returning its grounds and buildings to their original state to ensure Britain's largest Napoleonic Fortress can be enjoyed by all.
Reviewed By Alwaysmagicmoments - Gillingham, United Kingdom
To my shame, I have overlooked this place for years. Looking for something to do with my teenage daughter and three year old son we went. Parking was great loads of room and free if you go in for a tour. The staff were very helpful, the internet said there was an afternoon tour but it was the start of the season and there was only ment to be one. I explained that it said on the internet the tour times. She had been speaking to the tunnel guides, who is a volunteer. He'd just finished his lunch. A stroke of luck, for us and a very kind gesture. Seeing us upset he said he would take us all, as another two groups were asking too. We had no idea we were in for a real treat. The place is a real surprise inside. It is steeped in history and our guide was so knowledgeable. My son wanted to fiddle with everything. And got cross when I wouldn't let him. The guide was very patient. He was fantastic with all he knew and smiled at Oberon's high spirits. I will bring a touch for my son next time. To keep him occupied. He enjoyed it loved the walk through the tunnels, but wanted it all quicker. He's no good at standing still and listening yet. Other kids there from other people were fine the whole time. You really have to see the place from the inside out. The veiws are amazing and you can see why they chose this location to build this place. Lovely walks around the grounds for you and dogs. Picnic area for food. The café is lovely, the hot food and drinks are hot and very tasty. Unlike other places I have visited. My daughter was buzzing after with all that she had seen. She wanted her dad to visit and her nanny too. We have called friends to arrange to meet up here for something to do together. Each tour is slightly different as each guide brings something to each visit. Which is great as you learn even more about the place and it makes it more interesting. They have an Easter hunts and other things for the kids too. Very good price a must see.
8. Six Poor Travellers House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 210 reviews
Also open some weekend during winter.
Reviewed By LadyGreenbaum - Rochester, United Kingdom
(Click here to read la première partie) https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g635679-d2433291-r723429508-Six_Poor_Travellers_House-Rochester_Kent_England.html?m=55593 ‘Watt(s)’ the Dick’ens is going on at the poor travellers’ house again - I hear you ask! The must see 6 PTH has undergone a cabinet reshuffle (literally) that’s ‘Watt’, which makes this 16th Century historic site well worth a 2nd visit & then some!! A fascinating alms house situated in ‘The silent High Street…’ ‘in the ancient little city of Rochester in Kent’ visibly inscribed, inter alia, in the annals of history and immortalised in Dickens’ very own short story ‘The 7 Poor Travellers’. However, far from being relegated to the annals of history, the ethos behind the 6 PTH has never been more relevant today! EXHIBIT: Enter Stage left or rather through ‘the quaint old door... (an arched door)’ ‘and… ben(d) [your] head, and [descend] down two steps into the entry.’ ‘Watt’ did the 21st Century ‘Lockdown’ and its mantra ‘We’re all in this together’ associated with the virulent strain of COVID-19 (already added to the OED) show us? Namely that ‘It is a time…when want is keenly felt’. Never has the chasm between ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ been more evident - the pandemic having given rise to an unprecedented number of calls for help on an ever dwindling charitable purse with ‘Many thousands…in want of common necessaries’ – to which the ‘Watts’ Charitable arm and its 6 PTH are no strangers, having seen it all before, especially during the 1630s and 1902 plagues and everything else in between. The paradox is simply, that in the midst of the health crisis, humans need connection with each other more than ever! Once again the Watts Charity continues ‘to execute in no niggardly spirit the intentions of Master Richard Watts!” and has risen to the challenge, bucked the national trend and met the ‘Great Expectations’ identified in its mission statement by providing much of the financial assistance needed to remodel the sensory/hydro pool at Abbey Court School, so its S.E.N.D pupils can benefit from a safe, stimulating space in order to understand and feel the freedom of movement that allows them to relate to their environment; to meet the cost for 5 nurses and a palliative care nurse to be trained at the Wisdom Hospice and to help AgeUK (Medway) distribute meals for the elderly in the ME1/ME2 areas, to name but a few! Watts ‘was simply and staunchly true to his duty…’ and I feel certain that both he and Dickens (considered travellers / migrants both) would be proud to see the continuation of the Charity’s ethos resonating through the streets of Rochester today, in what can only be described as some of the hardest social restrictions put in place since the 2nd World War and the effect it has on those who have fallen on ‘Hard Times’. It simply does what it says on the tin! EXHIBIT: Enter Stage right this time – in ‘Watt’ was the original supper room: ‘Lockdown’ also afforded the venerable, passionate Custodians - Elizabeth et al; the time to reorganise the exhibition, which includes many wonderful artefacts from the 6PTH’s golden era, now collated under one roof, as well as a 19th Century register of travellers, which takes pride of place in the adjacent ‘Travellers Room’. Then take a well-earned breather on the garden bench just outside the 2nd and 3rd bedrooms to pause, listen to the audio transcript and reflect on the evocative recollections of travellers experiences; like those of ‘Rags’ who, with britches held up by string, had need of the hospitality offered at the 6PTH after walking all the way from Wales during the 1920s depression, armed only with the vain hope of finding work in the coal mines at Dover, only to return to Wales without any luck! ‘Watt’ better way to while away an afternoon, with the peal of the Cathedral bells and sounds of trickling water never far away! And not forgetting the charm of the physic courtyard garden where 'the...perfumes of the little flower-garden [at the rear] scented the air around’; the fruit, vegetables and medicinal plants all in abundance ‘[shine] in the morning dew…: and the birds [sing]…’ and ‘. . . a very preserve of butterflies as I remember it. . . where the fruit clusters on the[vines], riper and richer than fruit… in any other garden…’ – it’s true, things just grow well here and all evidently a labour of love, for there’s a spirit here which clearly manifests itself through abundance! It’s a haven from the hustle and bustle of modern day life. There is no doubt in my mind that the 6PTH has – in the words of Gerry Rafferty - ‘got it made (yeah) in the garden of England, where the sun comes up to see us every day’! All this and to think, it was at the 6PTH itself, where I rubbed shoulders with Charles Dickens’ great, great grandson, Gerald Charles Dickens, whilst he was filming the latest adaptation of the great man’s work - A Christmas Carol - standing in the very place where Dickens’ himself once stood! So Hear ye! Hear ye! - partake in the latest 21st Century fashion trend and don on that mask, make good use of that antibacterial gel and get thee to the 6PTH – and if the Reader would indulge me a little longer - I may be so bold as to borrow yet another quote from Dickens himself “Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.” After all ‘Mankind was [Watts’s] business; charity, mercy forebearance were, all, [his] business’!
9. Restoration House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 92 reviews
Ancient mansion house in historic Rochester. Just off the High St., this house is like entering into another world. The rooms have an historic ambience, with early surviving paint schemes and original floors, windows and furnished with fine English furniture and portraits. The gardens are exceptionally well maintained in classic English style, with immaculate lawns, yew hedges, topiary, an astonishing geometric parterre. There is a lush cutting garden which supplies flowers for the arrangements in the house. After 7 years of restoration the so called Tudor garden is emerging as an Italian water garden with statues and fountains, the water sourced from the aquifer and recycled through a gravity feed system. This private gem is open to the public on a restricted basis, on Thursdays and Fridays from the end of May to the end of September. If you're in the area (on an open day), make sure you don't miss out. This is a real treat!
Reviewed By 400ahmeto - Rainham, United Kingdom
The tour, that included a visit to the location of the Restoration House, lasted almost 3 hours and run by Shane Waterman. No fixed charge are enforced. Instead voluntary donations is encouraged with emphasis on encouraging participation and learning. Shane is very knowledgeable about Dickens, his art and the area, taking you through a journey of discovery from Dickens humble beginnings to ascension to world fame and fortune. The tour illustrates how Rochester is littered with locations (Restoration House, Eastgate House, Six Poor Travellers House, Minor Canon Row) and names which Dickens took inspiration from using many of them in his works. Shane not only tells you all about Dickens but also illustrates other events and characters that also played a significant role in the development of the Christmas traditions as we know today. All in all a very informative tour of developing cultural traditions, characters and history in time and place. Well worth a go.
10. Nucleus Arts
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
