Eastgate House events
Find out what's happening at Eastgate House
Both the Friends and Medway Council schedule events during the course of each year.
If you would like to attend one of our events or register your interest in hearing about future events please use the link below.
We also welcome invitations to speak to other groups and organisations about Eastgate House and its fascinating history. Please use our Contact page to request a speaker.
Both the Friends and Medway Council schedule events during the course of each year.
If you would like to attend one of our events or register your interest in hearing about future events please use the link below.
We also welcome invitations to speak to other groups and organisations about Eastgate House and its fascinating history. Please use our Contact page to request a speaker.
For information and Medway Council events at the house visit: https://www.visitmedway.org/attractions/eastgate-house-1805/
Upcoming events
Details of the next events at Eastgate House are below:
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DON’T FORGET Friends have free entry to the house (bring your membership card with you) and one guest with you can enter for £2.00. So if you are not a member why not sign up and support your local heritage?
Friends' past events
'Dickens and Kent' by Christoph Bull - Tue 9th Sep 2025
'The Great Fire of London and its Aftermath' by David Carder - Thu 20 Mar 2025
'Medway Muddies' by Adam Taylor - Tue 18 Jun 2024
The Domesday Book, by David Carder - Thu 21 Mar 2024
A Musical History of Eastgate House - Sat 7 Oct 2023
Romans in Medway - Tue 25 Jul 2023
Place Names and What They Mean - Thu 30 Mar 2023
The Baby Boomer Nostalgia Show - Sun 4 Sep 2022
The Fabulous Fifties, various dates Aug-Sep 2022
Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, various dates Jul 2022
The Queen's Treasures, various dates Jul 2022
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, various dates May 2022
Kentish Spas and Seaside Towns, 5 April 2022
Knights Templar and Temple Manor, 28 February 2022
The Nine Worthies and Eastgate House, 19 Oct 2021
Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Eastgate House, 30 June 2021
Building a Medieval Castle, by David Carder, 12 February 2020
Talk: Plasterwork at Eastgate House, with Dr Claire Gapper. 25 September 2019
The History of Maps by David Carder, Thursday 7 March 2019
The Hysterical History of Sir Henry Palmer, Sunday 4 November 2018
Portraits, Prints and the Picturesque Visual Art from the Guildhall Museum, 4 July 2018
Tea with Mr Shakespere at Eastgate House, 22 April 2018
Pilgrimages' by local historian David Carder, Thursday 22 February 2018
Special Screening: 'The Battle of Medway' film at Eastgate House, Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Chatham Dockyard in Tudor and Stuart times, Richard Holdsworth MBE - Thursday 7 September 2017
Historical Talk: An Engishman's home- wattle, wood and brick, David Carner - Friday 24 February 2017
Eastgate House Revival, Doug Evans from Thomas Ford and Partners - Wednesday 9 November 2016
My Time on HMY Britannia, Garry Carden - 5 September 2016
What the future holds for the Dickens' Chalet and the gardens at Eastgate House, by Fiona Leadley, Medway Council - 26 April 2016
Discovery and Innovation in the Stuart Period with David Carder - 9 March 2016
Christmas Rochester Dickensian Festival - 5-6 December 2015
Unusual Kentish Buildings - 1 April 2015
St George's Day Treasure Hunt - 23 April 2014
The Story or Vernon and Irene Castle, film show - 6 March 2014
Eastgate House gardens: their history and significance - 27 January 2014
Musica Cantiana Concert - 28 September 2013
Elizabeth, film show - 9 May 2013
'The Great Fire of London and its Aftermath' by David Carder - Thu 20 Mar 2025
'Medway Muddies' by Adam Taylor - Tue 18 Jun 2024
The Domesday Book, by David Carder - Thu 21 Mar 2024
A Musical History of Eastgate House - Sat 7 Oct 2023
Romans in Medway - Tue 25 Jul 2023
Place Names and What They Mean - Thu 30 Mar 2023
The Baby Boomer Nostalgia Show - Sun 4 Sep 2022
The Fabulous Fifties, various dates Aug-Sep 2022
Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, various dates Jul 2022
The Queen's Treasures, various dates Jul 2022
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, various dates May 2022
Kentish Spas and Seaside Towns, 5 April 2022
Knights Templar and Temple Manor, 28 February 2022
The Nine Worthies and Eastgate House, 19 Oct 2021
Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Eastgate House, 30 June 2021
Building a Medieval Castle, by David Carder, 12 February 2020
Talk: Plasterwork at Eastgate House, with Dr Claire Gapper. 25 September 2019
The History of Maps by David Carder, Thursday 7 March 2019
The Hysterical History of Sir Henry Palmer, Sunday 4 November 2018
Portraits, Prints and the Picturesque Visual Art from the Guildhall Museum, 4 July 2018
Tea with Mr Shakespere at Eastgate House, 22 April 2018
Pilgrimages' by local historian David Carder, Thursday 22 February 2018
Special Screening: 'The Battle of Medway' film at Eastgate House, Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Chatham Dockyard in Tudor and Stuart times, Richard Holdsworth MBE - Thursday 7 September 2017
Historical Talk: An Engishman's home- wattle, wood and brick, David Carner - Friday 24 February 2017
Eastgate House Revival, Doug Evans from Thomas Ford and Partners - Wednesday 9 November 2016
My Time on HMY Britannia, Garry Carden - 5 September 2016
What the future holds for the Dickens' Chalet and the gardens at Eastgate House, by Fiona Leadley, Medway Council - 26 April 2016
Discovery and Innovation in the Stuart Period with David Carder - 9 March 2016
Christmas Rochester Dickensian Festival - 5-6 December 2015
Unusual Kentish Buildings - 1 April 2015
St George's Day Treasure Hunt - 23 April 2014
The Story or Vernon and Irene Castle, film show - 6 March 2014
Eastgate House gardens: their history and significance - 27 January 2014
Musica Cantiana Concert - 28 September 2013
Elizabeth, film show - 9 May 2013
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