Travelling to Chatham Maritime

By rail

Chatham train station is the most accessible station for the campus and has regular services from Charing Cross, Waterloo East, London Bridge, Cannon Street, London Victoria, Ramsgate and Dover. Call 08457 48 49 50 for train times and further information. There is a taxi rank and various bus stops outside Chatham train station. A taxi to the campus from the station will take approximately 10 minutes or see information about buses.

• London Victoria to Chatham: Journey time approx. 55 minutes. 
• Dover - Direct trains from Dover Priory to Chatham every half hour on weekdays (hourly on Sundays). Journey time approx. 70 minutes. 
• Ramsgate - direct trains from Ramsgate to Chatham every half hour on weekdays (hourly on Sundays). Journey time approx 70 minutes.

Further information on all rail routes can be found from National Rail Enquiries and South Eastern Trains

By road

From:

• London, the north and west; M25, A2/M2 (16 miles, 25 km from M25 Dartford Crossing) 
• Dover; A2/M2 (47 miles, 76 km) 
• Canterbury; A2/M2 (31 miles, 50 km) 
• Folkestone (Tunnel Terminal); M20/A20, at Maidstone A229 (42 miles, 67 km) 
• Ramsgate; A253, A299, A2/M2 (45 miles, 72km) 
• Ashford; M20, A229 (27 miles, 43km) 
• Tonbridge; A26, M20, A229 (21 miles, 34km)

From London, the North and West: Take M25, then A2, leave motorway at A2/M2 Junction 1 for Gillingham.  Follow the brown anchor signs for the Historic Dockyard and Chatham Maritime via the A289 and the Medway Tunnel.  Take the first exit directly after emerging from the tunnel, turn right at end of slip road, leading up Maritime Way towards Chatham.  The campus entrance is the first exit at the next roundabout, signposted Pembroke and Universities at Medway.

From the East:  Take M2, leave the motorway at Junction 4 for Gillingham.  Follow the brown anchor signs for Historic Dockyard and Chatham Maritime via the A278, A2 and A289.  Take the last exit just before the Medway Tunnel, signposted Chatham and Historic Dockyard. At the top of slip road, turn left up Maritime Way towards Chatham. The campus entrance is the first exit at the next roundabout, signposted Pembroke and Universities at Medway.

Please consult your map or road information website for a more detailed outline of the route to the Medway campus.

Satellite Navigation: The post code for North Road is ME4 4EU. North Road at the bottom end of the Medway campus and leads into the Drill Hall car park which is the University of Kent car park.
 

Car parking

Enter the Medway campus via the main entrance on Maritime Way, immediately bear left into Pembroke Road and continue along into North Road. (Beware of the speed bumps.) Continue to the end of North Road, passing the back of the Pilkington Building, and the long library building on your right, pass the Rowan Williams Building on your left and turn right into the entrance of the Drill Hall car park. The entrance is guarded by a barrier, to gain access you will need to press the button on the barrier and speak to the attendant.
 

Overflow parking

Chatham Historic Dockyard is across the roundabout outside the main entrance to the campus and offers free parking to University of Kent visitors. From the roundabout outside the campus entrance (at the junction of Maritime Way and Dock Road) take the exit signposted for the Historic Dockyard. Continue up Western Avenue, passing the Encore hotel on your left, and take the first exit at the next roundabout. This will lead you into the large Historic Dockyard car park.
 

Walking

To walk to the campus main entrance from the car park: either walk back out to the roundabout via Western Avenue and cross Dock Road at the pedestrian crossing; or a shorter route is to take the footpath at the top end of the car park (near the back of the Encore hotel), walk up in front of the Leapfrog Nursery and turn left into Dock Road. Walk down Dock Road and cross at the pedestrian crossing.  The main campus entrance is by the roundabout at the bottom of Dock Road.

Bus

From Chatham train station: Arriva buses 100,140 and 141 leave frequently from the bus stops outside Chatham train station and take approximately 15 minutes to get to the campus. The nearest bus stop to the campus is on Dock Road outside of the campus entrance. This is known as the Chatham Maritime stop or the Compass Centre stop. For more bus information, please contact Arriva on 0870 6082608.