Attraction · Chatham · Kent

Old Brook Pumping Station

This is Old Brook Pumping Station, an attraction in Chatham. Close by, within 5 km, are 26 more places to see. It is run by Medway Industrial Archaeology Group (MIAG).

Where

In Chatham

inside the built-up area

Run by

Medway Industrial Archaeology Group (MIAG)

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Attraction in Chatham

Inside Chatham

Old Brook Pumping Station is inside Chatham’s built-up area, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

Afternoons in Chatham reach 17–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°67 mm

Feb8° / 2°55 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May17° / 8°52 mm

Jun20° / 11°51 mm

Jul23° / 13°46 mm

Aug22° / 13°59 mm

Sep19° / 11°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°80 mm

Nov11° / 5°80 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Chatham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Chatham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Chatham’s full climate →

About

Old Brook Pumping Station

Look also at Rochester Cathedral, 1.8 km away.

Type: Attraction
Run by: Medway Industrial Archaeology Group (MIAG)
Town: in Chatham
Official site: oldbrookpumping.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Old Brook Pumping Station

Orange shows Old Brook Pumping Station; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns around Old Brook Pumping Station, by distance

Gillingham, with 108,485 people, is the largest of the 7. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

2 · 300 m east of it

Gillingham

108,485 people · 33 places to visit

3 · 800 m west of it

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km north of it

Lower Upnor

837 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Old Brook Pumping Station is	People	Places to visit
Chatham	It’s in town	76,956	37
Gillingham	300 m east of it	108,485	33
Rochester	800 m west of it	67,279	34
Lower Upnor	2.2 km north of it	837	27
Chattenden	3.7 km north of it	2,417	24
Hoo St Werburgh	3.8 km northeast of it	8,758	25
Cuxton	4.1 km west of it	3,039	25

Make a day of it

Also within reach

A visit can add 4 historic ships, 2 castles and a cathedral, from 59 places within 15 km.

CathedralRochester Cathedral1.8 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle2 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle2.8 km away 4

Historic shipHMS Cavalier1.4 km away 5

Historic shipHMS Gannet1.5 km away 6

Historic shipHMS Ocelot1.5 km away 7

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)2.2 km away 8

MuseumRoyal Engineers Museum1.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Old Brook Pumping Station

Where is Old Brook Pumping Station?

Old Brook Pumping Station is in Chatham, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Old Brook Pumping Station?

Attraction.

Who runs Old Brook Pumping Station?

Medway Industrial Archaeology Group (MIAG).

When is the best time to visit Old Brook Pumping Station?

May to September are the warmest months in Chatham, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Old Brook Pumping Station?

Within 15 km: Rochester Cathedral (1.8 km), Rochester Castle (2 km), Upnor Castle (2.8 km) and HMS Cavalier (1.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Cavalier: en:User:Swpmre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Gannet: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Engineers Museum: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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