A fascinating local history museum for Medway, housed in two historic buildings.
The Guildhall Museum is a fun place where visitors can discover the history of Rochester and Medway in a museum for all the family. Colourful and attractive displays in two stunning historic buildings feature the local, social and maritime history of Medway. Highlights of the museum include the beautiful ornate 17th century Guildhall Chambers, a walk-through part reconstruction of a Medway prison hulk on three deck levels, the Charles Dickens Discovery room, a fully furnished reconstructed Victorian Drawing Room and the world famous 18th century Seaton Tool chest which belonged to Benjamin Seaton of Chatham.