CALL THE MIDWIFE TOUR + CHATHAM HISTORICAL DOCKS Picking up from Northampton, Wellingborough and Thrapston
THURSDAY 31st JULY 2025
Times
Northampton, Victoria Street 7.30am
Wellingborough, Castle Way 7.55
Thrapston, Coop 8.20
Leaving The Historic Dockyard, Chatham 5.10pm
£60 adults 15+ years
£52 children 4-14 years
£18 infants 0-3 years
£32 carer (disabled guest pays full price)
In addition
£16 2 course meal**
£7 cream tea*
Deposit is £30 per person, the remaining balance is due please by the 31st May
Price includes coach, entry to the Historic Dockyard, the Call the Midwife Tour(60 mins), tour of the ropery (30mins) and access to some of the site as indicated on the day of the tour. There will be an option to add on meals if you like, info TBC
If you’re a fan of the hit series and you’ve been wondering where Call the Midwife is filmed, put yourself in the picture and explore where the real drama happens with a Call the Midwife Official Location Tour at The Historic Dockyard Chatham.
Walk in the footsteps of Nurse Trixie Franklin, Sister Julienne and Dr Turner and explore where the real drama happens. The walking tour is led by your very own costumed midwife. Along the tour you’ll recognise the cobbled streets and buildings of ‘Poplar’ plus iconic locations such as the Grosvenor Hotel and ‘Chummy’s Hill’, where Nurse Noakes famously learnt to ride her bike.
With a picture book to help trigger your memories, you’ll see just how Neal Street Productions transform 400 year old Chatham dockyard into to East London. The tour culminates with our exclusive Call the Midwife exhibition containing set, props and costumes.
On the day you can also book a free ‘tour’ of the landed submarine, a walk through tour with questions at the end. Suitable for able/limber bodied people only, low ceiling height and small holes to climb through! Amazing to see the insides though. Also, we were free to explore the boat that is moored there, this appears in Call the Midwife a few times. I assume the submarine and boat will be available to see again when we go 😊 The Call the Midwife Tour itself is an hour, you will have lots of other things to explore whilst you’re there! A fantastic day out for everyone, the dockyard has a lot of history and so much to see!
The food was rather tasty too! You can just order food there but book in advance and it’s a little bit cheaper. Plus you don’t need to wait in the queue, they just bring the food over. I’ll keep a list just in case you forget what you ordered! We had fish and chips and were very tasty!
*Cream tea = Freshly baked scones with cream and jam, chocolate dipped strawberry, with tea or coffee
**Main Meal
Traditional Fish & Chips
Cod in Kentish beer batter, served with chips, peas & our home-made tartar sauce
(Gluten Free poached Cod option available)
Kentish Korker Sausages
Served with seasonal potatoes, vegetables & gravy
(Vegetarian & Gluten free option available on request)
Penne Pasta with Basil Pesto (V)
Or
Penne Pasta with Tomato & Basil Sauce (Vegan)
Dessert
Selection of Cakes
Tea & Coffee
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