Royal Engineers Museum

The Royal Engineers Museum is a military engineering and in , , . It tells the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers and military engineering in general.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    December 24th—January 4th: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: military museum in Gillingham, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive”
  • Address: Prince Arthur Road, Gillingham, ME7 1UR
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Medway Park Sports Centre and Brompton Barracks Gymnasium.

Sports venue
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, formerly known as the Black Lion Leisure Centre, is a prominent sports facility located in , , . Opened on 14 December 1973 by Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a sub-four-minute mile, the centre has undergone significant transformations over the decades. is situated 920 feet southeast of Royal Engineers Museum.

Historic building
is a historic military gymnasium at Brompton Barracks in , , . The building was completed in 1863 for the Corps of Royal Engineers and is one of the earliest surviving British Army gymnasia. is situated 890 feet west of Royal Engineers Museum.

College
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is a further education college in , . It runs courses from two separate campuses in and , including a number of higher education courses. is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Royal Engineers Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brompton and Gillingham.

Village
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban village situated between the town centres of and , lying adjacent to Chatham Dockyard in , , . Its name means "a farmstead where broom grows" — broom is a small yellow flowering shrub.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic maritime town in the county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.

Royal Engineers Museum

Latitude
51.39224° or 51° 23′ 32″ north
Longitude
0.53783° or 0° 32′ 16″ east
Open location code
9F329GRQ+V4
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node 192128728
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7374153
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Portuguese—“Royal Engineers Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “皇家陸軍工兵博物館”
  • Japanese: “王立工兵隊博物館”
  • Portuguese: “Royal Engineers Museum”

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Highlights include Ravelin Building and Moat (disused).

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