Venue Information

Britannia Theatre, Dickens World, Leviathan Way, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4LL

The 2011 Maritime Jazz Festival is held in the Britannia Theatre which is inside Dickens World at Chatham Maritime leisure resort between the Historic Dockyard and the beautiful Quays of St Mary's Island.

The Britannia Theatre is a large Dickensian style theatre with table seating of up to 300.  The entrance walking into the theatre takes you through Dickens World itself where you are treated to a breathtaking view of Dickensian London. There is a restaurant and bar with food served into the theatre.  For more on food click here.

Dickens World is on the old site of Chatham Dockyard next to Medway Tunnel, situated between the Odeon cinema and the Dockside Outlet shopping centre.  There is ample free parking and shuttle bus services from Chatham train station.  The entrance to the festival is through the Porters Bar & Restaurant next to Nando's.  For directions click here.

The Chatham Maritime Leisure Resort has plenty of restaurants, a discount factory outlet shopping centre, a large Odeon cinema, Dickens World, St Mary's Island Quays, and across the road the Historic Dockyard, a Ramada hotel and the Universities of Medway.  For more on what to do when you are at the festival click here.

We are confident you will not only enjoy the Jazz but will have so much to do, see and experience during your time at the festival!