Town Hall Gardens is in the heart of Chatham behind the Brook Theatre. The gardens have many naval history links. They were used as a graveyard before becoming a formal public garden in 1905.
Funding for improvements comes from developer contributions at Whiffens Avenue car park (Garrisons Point).
Consultation
Following consultations in 2022 and 2023, we developed an improved proposal for Town Hall Gardens based on the feedback.
Download the Town Hall Gardens masterplan.
Improvements so far
- tree works - to open views in the garden and to remove trees that were in poor condition
- improved the play area - completely refurbished with 2 new multi-play units, swings, springers, a carousel, seating and floor graphics, all inspired by castles and dragons. There are now more play facilities and for a wider age range
- improvements to the existing footpaths and entrance points to the gardens, including:
- resurfacing a large number of footpaths in the garden
- a new footpath and entrance at the corner of Rope Walk and Whiffens Avenue
- a new pedestrian and maintenance vehicle entrance at the top of Whiffens Avenue
- a formal entrance with steps to the Gardens at King Street
- more benches.
Future improvements
Further improvements are currently being reviewed for the gardens, including enhancing the planting beds.
Further details will be shared with our mailing list once we have plans in place.
For more information, email yournew@medway.gov.uk.
