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Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard – View of Upnor Castle loop from Medway

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United Kingdom

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South East England

Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard – View of Upnor Castle loop from Medway

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Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard – View of Upnor Castle loop from Medway

02:14

8.62km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 1.58 km for 27 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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368 m

Central Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view.

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1.30 km

Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard

Highlight • Monument

See some of the industrial heritage of the River Medway and the Dockyard with this giant crane and associated hardware.

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1.54 km

Look across the River to Upnor and it's Castle. Built in the Elizabethan times to defend Chatham Dockyard and the Medway it is currently owned by English Heritage.
During the Summer it holds outdoor plays during the evening.

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1.89 km

Copper Rivet Distillery (Former Pump House No. 5)

Highlight • Historical Site

A lovely brick-built pumphouse originally for the docks. Now a restaurant and distillery, there are distillery tours which you have to book. The interior looks stunning, I will plan a …

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2.77 km

The Historic Dockyard Chatham

Highlight • Historical Site

Here you can visit the destroyer HMS Cavalier, the submarine HMS Ocelot and the sailing boat HMS Gannet. I found the HMS Cavalier and HMS Ocelot particularly impressive. I think that alone makes the visit worthwhile. Parking is free.

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3.50 km

Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets Memorial Plaque

Highlight • Historical Site

Google this after seeing it on the wall during my walk, sad story of a bus running into a groud of cadets walking to an event in the dock yards.

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4.78 km

Cave Entrance

7.67 km

The Machine Shop (Former Slip Cover), Chatham Dockyard

Highlight • Historical Site

The Machine Shop is a former dry dock slip-cover originally built in the mid 1840s by Fox Henderson & Co. for the Woolwich Dockyard and is believed to be the …

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8.62 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.72 km

1.38 km

1.14 km

815 m

575 m

Surfaces

3.62 km

2.92 km

1.30 km

413 m

359 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 17 July

24°C

14°C

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Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard – View of Upnor Castle loop from Medway

Central Lookout

Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard

View of Upnor Castle

Copper Rivet Distillery (Former Pump House No. 5)

The Historic Dockyard Chatham

Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets Memorial Plaque

The Machine Shop (Former Slip Cover), Chatham Dockyard

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