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The Historic Dockyard in Chatham Wedding Venue
New for 2026, The Commissioner's House returns to The Historic Dockyard Chatham; Restored, renewed, ready for your love story.
Stunning Georgian Architecture
Beautiful Location for Wedding Photographs
Dedicated Wedding Co-Ordinator
Get Married on a Unique Historic Ship
Newly restored for 2026
Beautiful Waterside Location
Business details last verified on 10th of August 2026 by The Historic Dockyard in Chatham.
Prices & Capacity
Prices
Typical Price: £15,000
Price Range: £4,850 - £17,715
Capacity
Ceremony: 70
Standing: 200
Seated Meal: 120
About The Historic Dockyard in Chatham
A fully licensed wedding venue in Chatham, offering a choice of beautiful spaces for your wedding ceremony, wedding breakfast and evening reception. Whether you're planning an intimate wedding or a large celebration, our experienced wedding team will help create a day that's uniquely yours. With flexible packages, exclusive-use options and stunning backdrops for your wedding photography, a perfet place to say I do!
Blending timeless charm with modern hospitality, The Commissioner’s House at The Historic Dockyard Chatham welcomes new beginnings to sit alongside centuries of love stories. 400 years of maritime history provides the backdrop to your day with this exclusive-use venue featuring heritage detailing, a modern orangery and walled gardens.
This exclusive-use venue features heritage detailing, a bright modern orangery and a walled garden and terrace, all sitting within 80-acres of historic architecture. 400 years of maritime history provide you with an iconic backdrop for wedding photography.
When it comes to planning your day, our packages ensure that your wedding feels authentic to you. Delicious food options developed by our head-chef will delight your guests, whether you’re looking for a wedding breakfast fit for a Commissioner, or relaxed and informal dining on our outdoor terrace as the sun sets.
Before the guests arrive, you can relax in our purpose-built dressing room, while our in-house team get to work delivering on the details. From the moment you book your first viewing to the last goodbye at the bar, you can plan your day knowing you’ve got a renewed venue, with years of experience.
Request a viewing today to be among the first couples to say ‘I do’ at The Commissioner’s House.
Unique historic maritime estate
With 400 years of maritime history, The Historic Dockyard Chatham
Exclusive venue use for every wedding
Make yourself at home at The Commissioner's House
Personalised service
Incredible backdrops for your wedding photos
With centuries of rich architectural and naval heritage, The Historic Dockyard Chatham offers striking backdrops for wedding photos. From sumptuous Georgian interiors and impressive Victorian buildings to historic ships, slips and even a submarine, a wedding here can provide photographs that feel authentically you.
Dedicated wedding coordinator
Dressing Suite (for the bridal party to get ready on the day)
The Details
Type of Ceremony
Civil ceremony licensed
Humanist / Celebrant weddings
Outdoor Ceremonies
Receptions Only
Venue Type
Stately home
Exclusive use
Country House
Manor House
Mansion
Boat
Land For Hire
Unique & Unusual
Intimate Venue
Outdoor / Garden
Museums and Galleries
Historic
Elopements
Weekend Hire
Additional Facilities
Outdoor ceremonies
Honeymoon suite
Orangery Or Marquee
Dance floor
Live music permitted
Discos permitted
Wedding coordinator
Onsite car parking
Licensed bar
Wedding packages
Bespoke weddings
Walled Garden
Bridal Dressing Room
Good Disabled Access
Venue Setting
Waterside
Town
Catering Options
Pre-approved Caterers Only
BBQ / Hog Roasts
Asian
Caribbean
Halal
Inhouse Caterers
Kosher
Vegan
Buffet
Champions of
Sustainability
Special Guides for Brides Offers
£1000 off your 2026 Wedding
Instructions
You can be married in the next six months… and for less than you think. To celebrate the first couples choosing to start the next chapter of their lives at The Commissioner’s House, we’re offering £1000 off our 2026 wedding dates. Book either our Bowline or Reef package for any date prior to 31 January 2027, to take advantage of this celebratory offer. The Bowline Package - As our traditional, all inclusive wedding package, the Bowline Package offers everything you need for a classic wedding day. Providing a complete and elegant framework for you to shape your perfect day while still allowing flexibility to personalise your celebration, our Bowline Package The Reef Package - Moving away from a traditional wedding breakfast and instead offering a free-flowing food and drinks menu, the Reef Package captures the joyful spirit of bringing people together. It focuses on creating a relaxed and sociable celebration where guests can move freely between the gardens and the house, enjoying food, music and shared moments throughout the day. Reach out today to request a viewing and start planning your day.
Terms and conditions
All bookings must be confirmed with a contract and non-refundable deposit for the discount to apply.
Check Your Date
Contact & Location
The Historic Dockyard in Chatham
The Commissioner's House, The Historic Dockyard, ME4 4TZ, Kent, United Kingdom
FAQs
Our wedding venue is exclusive use always.
Yes, we are licenced both inside and outside for civil ceremonies.
Yes, we have two outside ceremony venues.
No, we do not offer corkage.
All of our weddings are catered for in house.
From 8am on the wedding day but we do offer set up prior to the day where available.
Midnight
Yes, we do have sound monitoring in the venue but the levels are always high enough for you and your guests to enjoy!
We do not permit fireworks on site.
Yes, but please ensure it is biodegradable!
We do not permit real candles in the venues but please do bring as many LED candles as you wish!
We offer a dressing room suite for the party to get ready in the morning.
There is no accommodation on site.
There are a range of local hotels close by (some even within walking distance).
Our Sustainability Commitments
The restoration of The Commissioner's House was approached sustainably. Reusing timber panels, moulding, cornice, skirtings and architraves where ever possible, striving to reuse all historic materials wherever possible. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and this approach is a fundamental given. The reuse of an old building is always the most sustainable route, and we have installed air source heat pumps to provide the primary source of heating. Starting at the roof we have installed wood fibre insulation to provide a air permeable thermal insulation barrier, we have install new timber sashes to the windows with slimline double glazed units with krypton gas, all the sash boxes are seal with air tight tape around the perimeter to reduce drafts and air leakage and maintain the thermal envelope.
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Personal Message
Chloe Wilson
Sales Manager
Congratulations on your engagement! My name is Chloe and I am the Wedding Coordinator, dedicated to making your wedding day perfect, and taking away any stress you may have! My job is to make sure your wedding day runs smoothly, from your initial viewing, to making your booking, to the day itself. I am here for you both to answer any questions and be a constant support at all times. I look forward to hopefully meeting you soon to show you around our unique venue.
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