Royal Engineers Museum
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Tldr: Worth stopping by if you have a car, harder to reach by foot but still great. Plenty of displays and interesting sections about the unique section of British military history. I went mid-late September, when the weather was pretty good. To get to the museum from the train station its a bit of a walk and adventure so wear good shoes. If you are driving its going to much easier just look out for the tank by the turning entrance. There is a large number of tanks on display around and in the car park so take a good look at them, as some are really rare. My favourite picks would be the challenger 2 engineering vehicles, Titan and Trojan. Another interesting vehicle would be the Centurion AVRE that is popularised by the video game War thunder. To enter the museum you pay for a years pass that is common in British museums such as the Tank Museum in Bovington (I reviewed). The first section is about the much older more medieval engineers and their construction of castles. Second section is much larger and contains a lot more detail and displays. Probably my favourite as it shows of some unexpected aspects to the corps. I would recommend reading lot of the displays as it contains a lot of information. The third and fourth sections have the first and second world war. The corp takes more shape, to what you would expect, at this time. The final sections are in the court yard, a large open area in the centre. It holds a variety of different vehicles and displays up to present day. However, it can be a maze to navigate around! Check out the second floor where the café and modern displays are. Take your time to walk around as its not as clear cut as the rest of the museum. Overall I would take your time as the museum paints a pretty good picture of the groups history. It all very well put together with man rare items on display. Its a unique group not often talked about with the other sections of the military so the whole experience was eye opening to what else is going on the background. If you have previous knowledge of military history, there is guaranteed to be something new! Anyone with no prior historical information will also learn a lot. Stop by if you are in the area! 9/10
Oliver WOliver W
70
Lovely museum with loads to see and activities to do. I took my daughter here today and she found it really interesting (which for a six year old, trying to find anything that can capture her attention is a challenge but she watched the videos around the museum and took time to try and read the information on the displays - she was fascinated by so much of the museum). We did the workshop that was available for today which for £5 was brilliant value as we had a hour of learning about physics for kids (using paper airplanes) and Rosie Rivet. The lady who ran the workshop was lovely and the staff overall were fantastic as my daughter lost her toy lion and someone had handed him in and the ladies at the desk were helpful. Felt the cafe was pretty reasonably priced and the sandwiches were tasty. Given the price of the ticket is valued for a year we will come back to do the gallery which we missed due to time constraints. It’s worth a visit if you are in the area.
LollieLollie
10
This was a fantastic museum and we spent about 3 hours walking through the rooms, watching the evolution of the Royal Engineers. We actually ran out of steam by the Cold War section but the cafe was closed so we just skimmed the final part. The tickets are valid for a year so if we lived closer we'd probably return but the 4 hour drive is a bit offputting! There were lots of large engineering vehicles outside and then inside the rooms showed how military engineering has changed from the Roman period to the present day. There were plenty of exhibits and a nice mix between historical overview and personal experiences. Good value too.
Marcus HurleyMarcus Hurley
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Always dubious about this place but a wet miserable day and I thought the kids could do with something a bit different. Off we went. Easy to find, loads of parking, including the tank in a disabled parking spot (lol) and in we went. Not over priced. Learned loads, little engineer type things to do and learn about, what they get up to and what the got up to, how this and that works etc,etc. Loads of things to look at, lots of cool exhibits and a not over priced cafeteria. I'm going back without the kids at some point too. Go. You'll be surprised.
IanIan
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This is one of the best museum visits ive ever had. Before even entering you Can see half a dozen combat vehicles in the car Park and these arent common vehicles theyre very particular and unique, most people wont have Seen them. Then following on from this the museum teels the story of the developmemt of modern royal engineers from the medieval siege engineers. The exhibits are really well themed and the voulenteers working on restoration are incredibly nice and very talkative , they really make the experience more interactive.
jezzaftwjezzaftw
00
Good for a couple of hours mooching about. Some great displays. My kids loved it. Very few places have the space to house a harrier jump jet, various military tanks and vehicles and the chronological exhibits highlighting the history of the Corps is brilliant. Free entry to veterans, but cheap enough if not and tickets last all year! Events are always good and the cafe is a great place fir meetings and chats that even cater for little ones.
Hysterical HistoryHysterical History
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Basic Info
Address
Prince Arthur Rd, Gillingham ME7 1UR, United Kingdom
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Phone
+44 1634 822839
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Website
re-museum.co.uk
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Overview
4.7
(516 reviews)
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cultural
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Description
The Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive is a military engineering museum and library in Gillingham, Kent. It tells the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers and British military engineering in general.
attractions: The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Great Lines Heritage Park, HMS Cavalier, RNLI Chatham Museum, UNSOLVED MYSTERIES ESCAPE ROOMS, HMS Gannet, No. 1 Smithery, LV21, The Victorian Ropery, Gillingham Street Angels - Charity Shop (Kings Street), restaurants: Costa Coffee - Gillingham, The Hollywood Bowl, Bollywood Box, Tai Won Mein Noodle House, Falcon Cafe, Plan Burrito - Gillingham, KFC Gillingham - Canterbury Street, Chef's Delight 1 Cafe & Restaurant, Pathiri Gillingham, Gillingham Cafe pie & Mash
