Attend one of our talks, visits and social events to learn more about Eastgate House, our heritage and meet members of our group.
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.
Details of the next event planned by the Friends are set out below -
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?
'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
Thanks to Sue Haydock for the images displayed at the top of this page