Yuck Yard: Barnaby Bilge's Big Mess
The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Chatham · 17 October to 8 November 2026
Image: The Historic Dockyard ChathamImage: The Historic Dockyard Chatham
A mucky Halloween mystery around the Dockyard, where families follow a security incident report to track down ghostly grime. A live show called The Night Shift adds some theatre to the visit.
Highlights
- Glowing handprints and slimy puddles to investigate
- Security Incident Report trail
- Interactive live show, The Night Shift
- Combines with the ships and galleries on site
Good to know
- Pair it with the separately ticketed family ghost tours on 27 to 31 October
Getting there
The Historic Dockyard Chatham, The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ
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Nearby
Image: The Historic Dockyard ChathamFamily ghost tours at The Historic Dockyard Chatham
A guide leads families round the Dockyard after hours by torchlight, telling stories of shadowy ships and badly behaved spirits. Expect spooky tales and a few gentle jump scares rather than full-on frights.
Image: The Historic Dockyard ChathamMission Christmas
A guided, story-led adventure in which families help an elf called Elfenezer recover his Christmas spirit by travelling through his past, present and future. After solving challenges to unlock the Golden Ledger, each family has a private meeting with Father Christmas and children receive a wrapped gift. The guided part takes about 45 minutes, and the venue suggests allowing around two hours in total.
Image: The Historic Dockyard ChathamThe Historic Dockyard Chatham
The Historic Dockyard Chatham is an Age of Sail dockyard of international importance, now a huge museum site. Climb aboard HMS Gannet, the destroyer HMS Cavalier and the submarine Ocelot, walk the Ropery and explore galleries including Command of the Oceans. One ticket covers a year of visits, so you do not have to see it all in one day.